The state-owned abattoir had lately outdone itself with most payments for the cattle that were sold in April/May only paid for in November.Prominent farmer and former chairman of North West Integrated Farmers Association (NWIFA), Simon Bojosi has...
He has been BCP YL president for a single term from 2019 to July 2022, interestingly quite aware of what he is getting himself into. And readily admits that his is of course an uphill battle, but not an insurmountable one.In an interview, the young...
Popularly known by the moniker Mike, he started primary education in Kanye at Matsaakgang Primary School and completed it at Boitumelo Primary School in Sebele. He proceeded to secondary education at Moeding College in 1981 and completed it in...
While locally, the period 2014-2016 will be remembered as the worst of the unforgiving El Niño phenomenon, even, drying up Gaborone Dam, scientists have dubbed 2023 “the warmest year in recorded history”. Furthermore, a SADC report released...
The group, chaired by Zambia said there was no robust, decisive outcome on adaptation, which is the heart of the global stocktake. The global stocktake is an assessment of “where the world stands on climate action and support, identifying the gaps,...
Liphi was crowned the winner in a ceremony held at the Egyptian Pavilion at Expo2020, the COP28 venue in Dubai on Sunday.The award distinguishes Liphi’s invention, which is a compact backpack, made from durable, waterproof canvas, and includes an...
* Media Landscape:• Southern Africa is home to a diverse media landscape, with both state-owned and independent media outlets. However, in some countries, media freedom may be restricted, and journalists might face challenges in reporting...
I first met Mike when we were active in student politics at the University of Botswana (UB). I believe we also served in the editorial board of the UB Scope together. But most importantly, we were members of Mass, the Botswana National Front (BNF)...
The study, whose initial phase has already mapped out climate change hotspots at the sub-national level, presents a gloomy picture in the climate-sensitive agriculture sector where less than 16% of women are employed with less than 40% land ownership...
A few other comrades joined in but midway through this political project that Mike led with intention and purpose, we could tell the battle was lost.Many fell by the wayside, but Mike kept pushing. I had to confront him, showing him that we were...
As a result, in collaboration with other civil society organisations, DITSHWANELO has organised a peaceful march with an intention to raise awareness about the bombardment, siege and the serious situation of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. On...
It is on this basis that the president of BCP, Dumelang Saleshando, sent the President of the Republic of Botswana a letter on November 20, 2023, proffering his advice on a way forward. While the registration crisis escalates and threatens our...
1.4 As things stand, we are behind schedule with the registration process and do not know when the process will commence and the duration over which it will take place. If this issue is not resolved soon, it is likely to cast a dark shadow over the...
This case had originally been brought against 27 banks including Standard Chartered, Barclays now known as ABSA, FNB, Nedbank, Citibank and many other mainly international banks. The case alleged that the 27 banks were colluding to manipulate the...
The figure of 36,000 is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) expected turnout, while the COP28 presidency anticipates about 70,000.In mid-May, the COP28 President-Designate, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, received demands for...
What does this negative rate of return mean? Dr Howard Sigwele, a retired agricultural and trade economist explains that the country is spending more to realise a single pula. The reality is that the investment in the agricultural sector is not...
The summit is a moment for children and their countries’ leaders to discuss solutions to accelerate action to protect and fulfil the rights of every child.The summit takes place a year after the presidents of the four countries met with children in...
I embarked on a mission to live a life that defied the ordinary. I aspired to accomplish the extraordinary and to stare down impossibility without flinching. My journey was marked not by fear but by audacity. I feared nothing and regretted even less,...
Socrates (470 BC - 399 BC), the founder of Western philosophy, its first martyr, and the first public intellectual, said that philosophy is a task of examining and investigating things, and to be critical about concepts that underlay everything....
Her clinching of the South African Presidential Order of the Baobab Award in 2014 put then-President Jacob Zuma in a good light: committed to the recognition and revival of indigenous culture and languages. Esau attracted the attention of the London...
Mmegi is the leading independent source of breaking news, latest news, current
affairs, Politics, Business, Sport, debates, analysis, and entertainment news in Botswana.
