While he distinguished himself as a pioneering community activist, social commentator, and non-politician politician, he may be best remembered for his passionate championing of the value of local heritage through his many writings, museum work,...
It should be noted that the rating had been adjusted in May 2020 from A2 with a stable outlook to A2 with a negative outlook, essentially forecasting the current downgrade. Previously, Botswana had been rated as A2 and stable since November 2011 but...
Several local youth believe that corruption is the major cause of poverty and the reason why entrepreneurship is becoming difficult. In their eyes, some of the organisations created and funded by taxpayers to support youth development, help with...
Being in the centre of many things, she is herself the centre of attraction. This centredness of this sculpture appears to be a sign less of its intrinsic worth than of the kind of worth that it actually offers – an inviting, comforting and...
He referred to the United Nations 2030 Agenda (hereinafter referred to as UN 2030 Agenda) for Sustainable Development. Goal 12.7 of this agenda sets out the target to “promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with...
Biolyse is a small pharmaceutical manufacturer in Canada with a simple proposition: provide a recipe for a coronavirus vaccine, and it will produce 20 million doses for nations in the global south. It has approached AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson,...
The first time I ever visited Mozambique, was sometime in 2016, possibly around April/May in my late 20s. At the time, I had been living in Maseru, Lesotho for about two years. I had taken the bus, starting the journey in Maseru, then Bloemfontein...
First, in mid-March the US government designated an armed opposition group operating in Cabo Delgado as a “terrorist” organisation and sent military advisers to train the Mozambican army in counterterrorism measures. A fortnight later, the town...
This does not mean they are all exactly the same. Rather, God has sent a series of Divine Educators, whose purpose is to guide humankind. The faiths established by these Educators represent successive stages in the spiritual evolution of human...
The Monitor: You are described in the trade union movement as a fervent, no-nonsense activist, how did you get the label? Radikolo: Hahaha, I take that as a compliment. But you see comrade (cde) when elected into the leadership of any organisation...
The Ridvan Festival commemorates the anniversary of the garden sojourn where Baha’u’llah declared His mission outside Baghdad during the 12 days before His banishment to Istanbul (then called Constantinople) in 1863. Baha’u’llah had been...
When news circulated of his passing I was in a state of denial, until I spoke to his sister, Nandi, who confirmed that it was true that her brother was no more. I had not met Lizo for a while since he last acted as a master of ceremonies at my...
Then the motto of the NYT was ‘Expect The World’, and in so writing about Botswana, it gave us a glimpse of that world, however incomplete that might have been. In any case, it might be that for a reader of that newspaper, these radio...
The AfCFTA is a trade agreement signed by almost all African countries sometime in 2018 in the Rwanda capital, Kigali. The agreement is to commit the countries to remove tariffs on over 90% of tradeable goods, make trade in services simpler and...
One traces the origins of bad press against Choppies when it emerged that the then Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) chief, Isaac Kgosi acquired shares at this company. Out of ignorance, the media started a smear campaign that Kgosi got...
History teaches that humanity has always been plagued by disasters and Covid-19 is most certainly not the last. It is therefore important to reflect on the role of Parliaments in responding to disasters using COVID-19 merely as a spring board, for...
However, the advent of Corona has shown us that we are just another poor African country. Nothing exceptional about us. At the drop of a hat, government ran out of ideas and revenue. The first instinct became to tax citizens more and more. As well,...
This conflict-driven development and prospect of instability in the region challenges Botswana’s interests. President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s persistent adamance on immediate intervention is almost a revival of former president Sir Ketumile...
Once in a while, I would tease them about it especially when I sent them to deliver anything related to the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). My relationship with Mathokgwane has never been threatened by our political differences. He was a political...
Kohdai Aoyama majored in African studies and linguistics at the University of Waseda in Japan because he was passionate about learning about Africa. The Japanese student recalled that the first time he heard about Botswana was in primary school on a...
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