9th December 2021 Dear Mr President. RE: BOTSWANA CONSTITUTION REFORM – BAKGATLA BA KGAFELA POSITION I hope this correspondence finds...
OSCAR MOTSUMI This is a question that should seriously exercise the mind of every Botswana citizen and every science researcher,...
MELANIE WALKER The eve of International Women’s Day presents an opportunity for us to think about gender equality and the...
Parliament, the second arm of State through its parliamentary committees are one of Botswana’s most powerful mechanisms to ensure that...
THABO MAJOLA His Excellency Dr Mokgweetsi EK Masisi, the President of the Republic of Botswana found it appropriate to invoke...
Parliament was this week once again seized with matters that concern them and borders on conflict of interest and abuse...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi may have breathed a huge sigh of relief when he emerged victorious in last year’s 2019 general...
MARCUS COURAGE The seismic shifts that Covid-19 has introduced to the way we live, work and consume, has brought nature’s...
In ‘civilised’ democracies, old democracies, cultured democracies, the adherence to norms, standards and shared values is a practice. That is...
In ‘civilised’ democracies, old democracies, cultured democracies, the adherence to norms, standards and shared values is a practice. That is...
Corruption = Monopoly + Discretion – Accountability Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain (Transparency International). The...
One of the most important freedoms that citizens should enjoy is the freedom of the speech. This freedom is granted...
DR KESITEGILE GOBOTSWANG This week parliament entered the Committee of Supply stage where Ministers present their Ministerial Budget Proposals “for...
COMRADE MARUPING Bofepusu played a huge role in influencing dwindling of the results for the Umbrella Democratic Change (UDC) for...
Do we really understand the powers that parliamentarians have in our lives? A re a thaloganya gore thopho ga se...
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi is embroiled in an undesirable situation relating to giving his presidency direction. The President appears to...
Parliament is charged with the mandate of making laws and providing oversight, but for them to continuously change laws in...
The increment of Cabinet size over the years have dealt a heavy blow to Parliament efforts to play its role...
PUSETSO MORAPEDI Oversight is important in a democracy, in organisations, in companies and especially in government. The biggest body/institution to...
Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr Thapelo Matsheka announced his maiden Budget Speech on Monday, the speech was also...
MARCUS COURAGE Many African countries were caught in a debt trap at the turn of the century. A number of...
Let’s Get Serious about Declarations of Assets and Transparency if we Want to Fight Tshenyetso Sechaba Bagetsho. A politically exposed...
TOOD MAJAYE THOUGHT LEADER Nkami, currently known as Khami ruins, was the next city-state to Great Nzimabwe. It was situated...
It is no longer the Botswana of the pre-colonial, colonial era or pre-independence. The generations of that time were different...
Botswana Forum for Action and Reform (B-FAR), is a group of well-meaning Batswana, from different walks of lives, were concerned...
The electoral cycle has almost come to its conclusion. Botswana conducted a successful 12th general election that has ushered in...
World over, trade unions are known to be the voice of people’s aspirations, particularly when labour is confronted by political...
Voting is the cornerstone of any democracy, but sadly far too few people vote. On the week of 23rd October...
The issue of Bogosi and politics has resurfaced again. As usual, what is driving this narrative is politics. The founding...
PUSETSO MORAPEDI The worst thing a leader can ever do is to destroy the capacity of state institutions to safeguard...
