ESP Should Be On The President�s Menu

This afternoon President Ian Khama is expected to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA). Khama will also take his time to report to the nation, his employers, his achievements since he took the same podium 12 months ago.

That was after his party, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) was reelected to serve Batswana for the next five years. So many things have taken place in the last 12 months. There are so many challenges that the country is undergoing.

To mention but a few, unemployment especially amongst the young graduates, the diamond dependent economic is not coping, the sales of copper nickel are down and Ebola outbreak in some parts of Africa has also affected our tourism revenue.

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Be careful on the road this festive season

Over the past weekend in Greater Gaborone, four people tragically lost their lives in separate accidents, a stark reminder of how vulnerable we are on the roads, especially during this busy time of year.The accidents, which claimed the lives of three pedestrians and one driver, paint a grim picture of the dangers faced by everyone on the road, not just motorists but also pedestrians. In one case, a young man was fatally struck by a truck whilst...

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