Last week’s article helped us to appreciate that it is not easy to tell whether a man would ever metamorphose into an abuser. In view of the fact that some men could be deceptive, what can women do to protect themselves? Is there anything they can...
This revised edition is not an exact version of the first. There are several reasons for deciding not to simply scan and upload the first edition. One, we located an old file and transferred it from a floppy disk to a modern PC, thereby enabling us...
He was born in Poole, England on April 5, 1951. He began his career as a Science Teacher at Tavistock Comprehensive School in Devon, in 1972; subsequently teaching at Seldon Secondary School, 1973-1976 in Dorset, where he became the Head of the...
If we consider the occupational structure, we find that a considerable number of our populations workers are committed in highly susceptible occupations including; small shops salespersons, labourers in construction, manufacturing and transport,...
“Run like a dog.” “Eat like a dog.” These are statements that were uttered by two men to their wives. The first man used a rope to tie his wife to the rear of his bakkie, occupied the driver’s seat, switched on the engine and drove off, all...
They are happy and motivated. They know they are on the right path and their future is heading in the right direction. They have the desire to do and be more. But for most of them, that hype ends when they approach their third years or towards the...
This document is meant to be the roadmap by government to stimulate and shock the economy out of the worst economic crisis Botswana has ever had and was prepared by a committee led jointly by the Governor of the Bank of Botswana (BoB) and the...
They would be keen to see a shift in the business model that would result in sustainable operational efficiencies and less pressure on an already strained balance sheet. They would be keen to see evidence that would demonstrate that operators are...
Botswana’s economy has always punched above its weight. The country has been lauded for consistent growth of some five percent per annum over the past decade and has the sixth highest gross domestic product (GDP) per capita on the continent. This...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all around us, with innovations such as drones, self-driving cars and robotics. This is the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). It uses digital technology to facilitate and further automate systems and processes that...
The President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi later pronounced during the coronavirus-induced (COVID-19) State of Emergency Parliamentary proceedings that he would be pushing to have the law tabled and possibly enacted in the July 2020 Parliamentary...
And no, I am not talking of the question of who is the ‘citizen’ who is going to be empowered. Here I am referring to the incestuous relationship between business and politics. Where do we draw the line? That is the million-pula...
He says today the idea that judgeship is akin to priesthood subsists because of the belief that judges epitomise righteousness, fairness and justice. Justice Dingake in his deep and thought-provoking book for any lawyer and judicial officer writes...
As the UDC we give our unwavering support to our VP and are disturbed but not surprised by this trend. Before the elections, the President of the UDC, Cde Duma Boko was the daily target of the ruling BDP social media propagandists. The maligning of...
Growing up I listened to Thusoski on radio and for one second didn’t even anticipate that I would ever share the stage with him, as I had no ambitions for radio broadcasting. But as fate would have it, I ended up sharing the stage with him and I...
If the greatest painter of the 16th century Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni were to be assigned to work on an artist’s impression of the hotel industry, it would be quite telling. In this coronavirus (COVID-19) era, no doubt there will...
In terms of the history of professions, social work is a new profession, which was first established in the USA and UK around 1800 and later imported to Africa around 1910 in the Union of South Africa. Social work as a profession came to Botswana...
The post COVID-19 era is bringing in a ‘new normal’. Part of this new normal is increased digital interconnectedness. In the new normal, people are expected to fulfill their professional and life vocations remotely through the use of cyber...
But back in the capital Gaborone, the city is a gloomy picture. The clicking sound has become the norm and character of the day as bankers hit the keyboards, huffing and puffing, trying to harvest any of the remaining breadcrumbs on relief packages...
Delegates from almost every country in the world were present and adopted a landmark resolution to bring the world together to fight the novel coronavirus, sending a strong message that global unity is our most powerful tool to combat the...
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