Masisi will update the nation on his government’s challenges and achievements as well as the promises to deliver in the next 12 months and/or beyond.While this SONA will not be different from the previous ones, it will be delivered against the...
The interpretation of this provision of the Constitution in manner that embraces media freedom is in accordance with what courts have said is a generous and purposive interpretation aimed at giving full effect to rights guaranteed in the...
Being spring in our country, confident people will start to bare their flesh or at least flash it. Being the last springtime before our country's general elections, politicians will start to ‘speechify’ in earnest.In both instances, their...
Post COVID-19, across the world, people increasingly began to appreciate the importance of mental health, self-care, and wellbeing.For some, this may have always been a priority, but for much of us, the concept of work-life balance and the...
MAUN: Normal to below-normal precipitation is expected to negatively impact the first half start of the 2023-24 agricultural season from October to December 2023.The forecast came out of a statement, released by the 27th Southern Africa Regional...
Masunga, 60, breathed his last on Saturday at Riverside Hospital after a long illness while holding the position of Deputy Court President at Block 4, Francistown.The former Itekeng ward councillor had been in and out of hospital until he finally...
Again, to them, it is an area with extremes in both landscape and weather. It is a very high plateau of hamlets, villages, townships and ports of entry, built on land that has an average height of 1,000 meters above sea level.Measuring 2.5 million...
As a result of the global pandemic, the last three annual conventions were attended virtually by Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide.“Around the world, approximately 6,000 conventions similar to this one were organised, with an expected attendance of...
Unconfirmed reports indicate that SADC has mandated South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to lead the dialogue with Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa. The only certainty is the submission of the SOEM report to the chairperson of the SADC Organ on...
Secondly, in many legal systems, Constitutions are superior to all other laws, making them critical tools for overturning discriminatory legislation.For instance, in India, in 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that the traditional practice of “instant...
Fourteen years ago, rich countries made a significant pledge to channel $100 billion a year to developing nations by 2020 to help them adapt to climate change and mitigate the situation. None of this finance has come.Fast forward from Copenhagen,...
As the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, we call on stakeholders to increase funding for TB prevention and treatment programmes in Africa. Partnerships between the government, private sector organisations, civil society groups, and international...
To him, his daughters were just as exceptional as his sons, and with my mother, he loved us and supported us while teaching us about duty, responsibility and service.Throughout my life and career, I have learned that, whether in the home, in work, or...
This passage from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, one of the greatest literary works of its epoch, informs us that we forget the good deeds of the departed easily but the bad deeds linger longer in our minds.Someone in response to why Shakespeare uses...
To varying degrees, our independence Constitution has its supporters and critics. Despite the various amendments that were introduced over the years, it did not change much from its original form and content.It was certainly not a perfect document. I...
Led by former permanent secretary Dr Howard Sigwele, the alumni has formed the Moeng College Alumni Agricultural Cooperative Society, with specific aim of venturing into horticultural business.The cooperative society has already leased almost 20...
This week, I traveled to a remote village near the furthest northern edge of the Okavango River, where the farmers of Xakao faced a problem: elephants raiding their crops and cattle pasture. Conservationists and tour guides in the region also...
Because they know it: a Southern African stage performer will hold an audience enthralled as he or she breathes life and gives substance and emotion to forms of art; as if he or she is merely going through a routine; an East African athlete will...
MAUN: The seemingly lacklustre manner in which President Masisi’s administration is approaching the Constitutionalv review process has raised concerns and anxieties from day one.Understandably, the Constitution-making process is a serious matter as...
This year, the union is introducing a new format for its Annual Conference, aiming to enhance engagement and discourse. The official opening ceremony is scheduled from 7:30am until around noon.In the afternoon, a round table symposium will feature...
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