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For a number of years, our academics and intellectuals have been retreating from the public space back to the confines of university classrooms and offices, away from public platforms and media commentary, and to a certain degree, even from the...

As we reflect on the progress made, the verdict is frankly speaking an indication that things are still moving ‘slow’. Reforms are taking too long and they appear to have stalled. The President’s forte, however, has been on reigniting an...

The fundamental question from Dr. Matsheka’s maiden delivery is: What will it take to truly transform the economy, and does the budget demonstrate that appetite? If we judge the budget entirely on the resource allocation and reallocation metric,...

Although the President’s team didn’t take part in any of the discussions on the evolving nature of capitalism, I couldn’t help but relate the debate to our own shores where big corporations have become mega institutions interwoven into public,...

But it seems the institution itself is hell-bent on being stuck at this intersection when the way to go is as clear as crystal. Parliament has seen its fair share of very liberal members over the years. But the dumbing down effect of party caucuses...

But the world is changing and Davos isn’t what it used to be anymore. This year it is happening on the same week as the UK-Africa investment summit. So, whether the decision to go shake hands with the political and business elite of the world in...

That wasn’t the most important lesson of the year. As 2019 winds down; it also marks the end of a tumultuous decade. It is worth reflecting and highlighting the ‘pop’ moments that qualify as lessons for the country. The year all around has...

Now faced with the challenge of governing from their side of the aisle, opposition parties must recalibrate, move forward and take their role seriously as legislators. Without a vibrant multiparty democracy with a strong opposition, the potential...

But, after a decade of hits and misses during the era of Ian Khama’s presidency, Botswana will have to hit the ground running, charging at full speed in pursuit of its economic interests globally. The global geopolitical environment isn’t...

Part 1 - Can Masisi transform ruling party and save the country?   The BDP’s impetus for reform is propelled by two major reasons. The first is the decade of Ian Khama’s misrule. The second is as a result of the first: the reality the country...

In its current form, the BDP’s model of electing leadership and subsequently how they govern the country without appropriate bottom-up checks and balances is unsustainable and presents a risk for both the party and the country. The ‘grand old...

The Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) performance is a clear vote of confidence in Masisi’s leadership. Now to the task of governing, the President must and will have to use the State of the Nation Address (SONA) coupled with his newly endorsed...

The consensus, triggered in Serowe that led to the formation of Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), feeds on the misappropriation of Bogosi and cultural sentiment to inappropriately influence political discourse. The consensus achieved what it set out...

Garnering three parliamentary seats in all the Serowe constituencies, BPF has essentially made history, becoming the first political party to unanimously defeat and oust all BDP candidates for parliamentary seats. This first of many unique outcomes...

But the country has never had to deal with open disagreement and tension between a sitting President and his predecessor. This seems like a script from the Art of War. The 2019 polls were unique in that they were the first election in the post-Khama...