Furthermore, according to this report, while just 10 years ago, the annual rate of increase for this age group was 2.86 percent, now it is 4.36 percent, almost double the one of the previous decade.Put somewhat differently, more and more people in...
This is estimated around the same levels ten years back although it had been brought down over the years as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Does this development raise any eyebrows?Many may wonder what has contributed to these...
Her voice is loud. It rises above the din of splashing water, the grating and clanking of shovels scooping and throwing concrete mix into a water-filled wheelbarrow. The end result is a grey porridge subsequently dumped into a digester pit pre-laid...
The world may once again lose a chance to control a pandemic. The zoonotic viral disease, which is already endemic in 10 countries in West and Central Africa, only drew the world's attention after affecting people in rich countries in the Global...
Usually, such is life in a village. Actually, in a village, there isn’t much of a maze of a complicated ecosystem, but often just a simple human plan: here you will live, there will live somebody else; this will be her livelihood, there will be...
In our previous articles, we've discussed at length about the energy price shocks that have traumatised most of Europe and the rest of the world. Multiple corporations do trade with governments and corporations listed in the stock exchanges of...
The door-to-door preaching that Witnesses are known for around the world was suspended in March 2020 as a safety precaution to stem the spread of COVID-19.For most of the last two and a half years, Witnesses have remained closed globally due to the...
Burkina Faso is one example of a fragile state in Africa that has gone through many successful coups (nine in total) and the success of last week’s coup is the second in a space of eight months.In fact Burkina Faso has never experienced a...
It is not a new phenomenon to adapt to changes in accountancy.Essentially, technology brought drastic changes including the Accounting software systems which are in use in the present day such as QuickBooks, Sage, Xero, AccPac, and many others.To a...
Tahirih lived during the Qajar Dynasty, when women were ignorant, illiterate, and kept hidden from the public gaze – a milieu marked by totalitarianism, dogmatism, and unquestionable patriarchy in its most severe forms.Tahirih's intellectual...
But since 2008, this brief claim to movie-making (about a fearless woman sleuth) is no more – confirming that pop names are intrinsically ephemeral, although in their wake, we may be left with memorable performing artistry! What still remains...
A great opportunity to connect and network – but how can we ensure synergies to implement solutions between these parts when we all go home after the event? It has never been more necessary to have the discussion of how than now!The World Bank...
However, in Botswana, our connectivity gap is still too high as remote areas critical to our economic engine (like the Okavango Delta, farmlands and mineral deposits) remain unconnected by terrestrial broadband infrastructure.Considering that mining...
To qualify for the windows 11 laptops with Microsoft Office preinstalled, not only did the students have to be fulltime and government sponsored, but also had to be citizens who would complete their courses before reaching the age of 35.They also had...
The In Danger: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022 shows that over the last two years, crises have created extraordinary headwinds that threaten national AIDS responses in Botswana and beyond.Amid these challenges, Botswana was the first high-burden...
At that time, we had seen the BoB raise its Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points (0.5%) in order to try to slow down inflation in the economy.In that article, I had written about how following textbook economics, this move could be argued as...
This week started with an announcement by Russia that it will cut off gas supplies to Europe indefinitely and the unfortunate, sad truth is that Africa will feel the ultimate pinch of this. Let’s give this context: the economic sanctions imposed by...
The cash threshold refers to the total amount that an individual or entity can receive, carry around, or payout in the form of cash.Cash transaction makes the first stage of money laundering known as Placement practical.This is where the 'dirty...
Earn more money or spend less is a straightforward strategy you can use if you are having trouble saving money.This article serves as a helpful reminder that you must either reduce some expenses or take up a side part-time activity that will allow...
Since the beginning of the year, for example, Botswana has blocked SA exports of tomatoes, carrots, beetroot, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, garlic, onions, ginger, turmeric, chilli peppers, butternut, watermelons, sweet peppers, green mealies and fresh...
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