When you consciously, with a clear sense of honesty, reflect on how our country is governed you will immediately realise that there are deep rooted political...
I have never really trusted politicians especially those in the ruling party since my youth. The reason being that during the elections every five years they...
Our public service or civil service as it is commonly known is very unproductive by any measure. It currently lacks initiative and creativity. It just exists...
Last week my submission was headlined, ‘a culture of dependency must fall’. This week I want to continue to talk about the dangers of this dependency...
It appears to me that our leadership is generally selfish and devoid of genuine compassion. The interests and welfare of the people is generally far removed...
This submission was motivated by an article attributed to the Honorable Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Tshekedi Khama titled ‘the natural jewels in Africa’s crown’. ...
As a parent and as a citizen I would like to add my voice through my pen to the many voices that have fittingly been so...
Water security is a critical national responsibility and is possible if we effectively on large scale harvest storm water and safely store it; if we build...
Last week I intimated that our education system continues to let us down despite spending close to P12 billion from our public coffers annually. I also...
Last week my submission was titled diamonds, water and electricity waiting for a key holder to unlock for our future prosperity. Yes, indeed we await a...
The national budget presented beginning of this week (1st February, 2016) by Minister Kenneth Matambo did not have many surprises, if any at all. The much...
NATIONAL BUDGET, WATER, REVENUE SOURCES, OUR NATIONAL VISION CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES!! Like the annual state of the nation address by the president, the annual national...
This is a word I have learnt recently after BDP Gaborone region proposal to increase our constituencies from the current 57 to 120 for the 2019...
This article was motivated by a comment from a colleague who recently said that ‘politics is too important to be left to politicians alone’. I concur...
A lot of writers, commentators and politicians have written and talked about youth development. We have all heard that the future belongs to our youth. Without...
My humble assessment is that the presidential 5D roadmap is on slippery ground and rapidly collapsing despite the assertion by Dr. Jeff Ramsay, the government spokesperson,...
This is a follow-up on last week’s submission where I visited the 2008 inaugural address by the president; when he presented his four lanes roadmap, each...
Following the SONA week with the much talked about ESP that left more questions than answers; the tragic week that saw seven of our young lives...
As economists would say economic stimulus package is an economic package that governments adopt to financially stimulate an ailing economy by use of monetary or fiscal...
We must accept that the gender movement has created explosive societal divisions which we are failing to face head-on for reasons that border on timidity or...
The gender movement should pause for a moment and consider a fresh approach towards addressing the gender imbalance. The fundamental aim should be to achieve a...
The current government persistent failure to implement projects on time and within budget is not only embarrassing to Batswana but is also making our country a...
The government has once more lost an appeal against the provision of ARVs to foreign inmates. I think this is a decisive win by BONELA and...
The question of gender is one that raises emotions when discussed, but it is a subject that we should engage in with honestly, without fear or...
Today I am leaving party politics to focus on business development and empowerment of the private sector to meaningfully lead the economic development of our country....
The just ended congresses or conferences of the opposition parties usher in a new phase towards the desired opposition unity leading to the 2019 elections. Batswana...
There has been a spirited and emotional debate led by BONELA against government on the provision of ARVs to foreign inmates. This debate has been raging...
It never amazes me to see how our leaders take Batswana for granted without any shadow of shame or remorse. For many years Batswana have accepted...
This week I would like us to recognise some very special and dedicated ordinary people in our society who relentlessly and judiciously carryout extraordinary work for...
During the elections last year BDP promised to ‘move Botswana forward’ and itemised five key areas which the President put in a red card on which...
The University of Botswana is truly a national institution of higher learning, research and development. This institution was built by EACH Motswana by what was a...
Our country needs moral regeneration as another important pillar to build our nation and propel it to greater developmental heights. I recently listened tentatively to a ...
Bernard Busani It is almost impossible to talk about the future of Botswana without mentioning diamonds. Recently, there have been a number of press reports and...
Two weeks ago Mr. Tebogo Toteng in his column in the WeekendPost posted a thought provoking article which he titled ‘Money does not make one an...
Two weeks ago I talked about lack of Long-term National Development Planning as a factor that contributes to the multiplicity of artificial shortages we experience in...
The Gaborone dam which has a carrying capacity of 141 million cubic meters was declared officially dry in February this year after its water level went...
I believe that our national development planning as it stands now is totally inadequate and incompetent. What we have as a National Development PIan is a...
Just a few questions to note: Have we done our groundwork on sustaining this industry? Is our approach not flawed? Last year, before the October elections...
I can pick any one of the many projects the government plans to execute during the next five years. The core message in this submission would...
Well, the year just ended was a momentous year that will be remembered for more wrongs than good that happened in the country. The invigorating election...
‘You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free’. How do you know the truth? Arm yourselves with knowledge and understanding. Someone once...
BCP leadership may call me a prophet of doom or whatever they prefer to call one like me, but the truth is that BCP leadership is...
‘You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.’ If we arm ourselves with knowledge you will know the truth. Without knowledge the...