In the words of former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, “Corruption hurts the poor disproportionately diverting funds intended for development, undermining a government’s ability to provide basic services, and feeding inequality and injustice”....
The memorial service held two days short of Christmas was akin to a live exhibition on the culture and history of this denomination in Botswana. Attended by hundreds of mourners, the memorial service was a packed congregation that took advantage of...
This is evidenced by continued terrorist activities across the continent especially in the Sahel region. The Sahel region, which includes countries such as Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Cameroon, Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Chad, Ethiopia and Somalia...
Success at social activism ordinarily requires either charismatic characters, or at least, individuals who appeared quixotic in their time but come to seem prescient in ours. He fell in the latter category. Although he was for some time one of them,...
Jurisprudentially a close academic scrutiny of his judgements; how he elected to exercise the options before him in any case reveal him as being inclined to legal positivism. In many high stake cases of national importance his deference to the...
The meeting was attended by a diverse group of individuals, which facilitated a stimulating discussion. The diversity is in recognition of the complexity of the issue and the need for a comprehensive approach that can be made possible through...
African regions such as the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin and Horn of Africa are not the only ones considered new theaters of terror activity but the phenomenon has expanded to West Africa’s coastal states, Central Africa and Southern Africa.The 2020...
Like the late Justice Scalia of the Supreme Court in the United States of America, history will confirm Justice Kirby as a brilliant conservative judge, occasionally prone to progressive impulses as his last judgment delivered on the 29th of November...
The Okavango Delta and its ecosystem will come to life, some rivers will begin to run, vacations and staycations will be taken, Christmas shopping will abound and domestic spending will hit the high-water mark just as the summer rains start to fall...
It is December 2019 and the upcoming festive season calls seductively. We have battled gamely through the year. A year fraught with stresses hidden around most corners and yet we conquered all obstacles along the way.Time to savour the victory and...
FOCAC is a cooperative platform established by China and friendly African countries for collective consultation, dialogue and cooperation mechanism between the developing countries which falls into the category of South-South cooperation.The main...
The fact that our largest democratic partner refers to us as ‘deviant democracies' is the utmost disrespect for the democratisation efforts and achievements of Botswana and Africa as a whole.The African continent has made significant progress...
This year marks an important milestone as the HIV community reach 40 years since the first reported case of HIV. These past 40 years of experience in the HIV response have provided evidence of what works and instilled a hope that solutions to the HIV...
The EU has made it clear that future EU development assistance to Afghanistan will depend on the respect for the international legal framework and for norms on human rights, including women’s and girls’ rights. The EU is determined and committed...
During Khama's administration, it culminated in the break-up of the BDP leading to the formation of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). During President Mokgweetsi Masisi, factionalism is taking place and it’s likely to tear the party...
Upholding unity as the fundamental principle of His teachings, Bahá’u’lláh established the necessary safeguard to ensure that His religion would never suffer the same fate as others that split into sects after the deaths of their Founders. In...
The plenum was convened in a year of significance, which marked the 100th anniversary of the CPC’s founding. The plenum considered and adopted the resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the party over the past century,...
While inevitably peppered with self-praise and gloating for some of the accomplishments, SONA 2021 failed to address some of the pressing social, economic and political challenges the country is currently facing. In failing to broach these, the...
Scenes of life that appear commonplace, may actually be compelling us to acknowledge the presence of others in our midst, or even to reckon with their usefulness. Oftentimes, the nameless individuals inhabiting them are in many ways just like us, but...
Even though kleptocracy (governance characterised by rampant thievery of public resources) has been largely synonymous with Africa’s immediate post-colonial dictators, it is still very much alive today but perpetrated through sophisticated...
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