Author: Iqbal Ebrahim In every community and society there those who are in need, be they the destitute, the needy, the elderly, the lonely, the sick,...
Dr Jeff Ramsay BUILDERS OF BOTSWANA Botswana's second Vice-President was born on the 25th of June 1920 in Serowe, of a prominent Bangwato family being a...
It is beyond question that the Constitution of the Republic of Botswana proffers equal right upon all people in the country. Among the right so protected...
An article published on the 27th August 2016 issue of the Weekend Post under the headline ‘Water infested with ARVs’ has misrepresentations of a research paper...
BMI View: Sovereign risk will remain elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the coming years, amplified by continued fallout from the commodity bust and elevated political...
This month, Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) is honored to announce that the Huawei P9 has been named ‘European Consumer Smartphone 2016-17’ by the European Image...
Paralympian, Keatlaretse Mabote who has hopes pinned on him to restore the nation’s pride, following the Rio Olympics disappointment by the historic 12 athletes, has hinted...
Resistance and egoism are the order of the day at the stubborn Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) executive committee boardroom as they continue to trample upon their...
In an unexpected turn of events, League sponsors, Botswana Telecommunications Limited(BTCL) have made a turnabout, and are considering releasing prize money, individual awards and trophies directly...
The Ministry of Sports, Youth and Culture is seriously contemplating to introduce constituency league in athletics to meet the ever changing dynamics of sports in the...
Traction alopecia as its name explains is the hair loss that occurs due to traction (or pulling). It is a condition well known to many especially...
Kabelo Bobby Mosimanewakgosi was this week; Wednesday, announced winner of the “Photo interpretation skills” photography competition organised by the Embassy of Sweden in commemoration of the...
Taung, St Bernard’s Catholic Church is opening of their new church building today. The celebration that will bring together all the catholic faithfuls from all the...
In astonishing and overwhelming live performances, before a live audience at Westwood School, viewers were drawn down memory lane as the spirit of Sir Seretse Khama...
In an age when publishers are looking to add ecommerce solutions to content, the music industry is to an extent looking at this conundrum from the...
Two factions to meet in court One group questions legality of the other Registrar fails to solve the issue The power struggle at Mochudi...
As the pinnacle of comedy in South Africa, the Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards, celebrates the best of the best in comedic talent, local comedy sensation Phenyo...
In 2014 Botswana Accountancy College (BAC) entered into a partnership with Local Entrepreneurship Authority (LEA) and the pilot run ended in May 2015 having absorbed 20...
The Bank of Botswana (BoB) said the flow of credit from the commercial banks in the first half of the year increased marginally as weaker economic...
Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) and the Central Securities Depository Botswana (CSDB) on Wednesday suspended Stockbrokers Botswana, one of the country’s oldest and leading brokerage firm, from...
Diamond development company Firestone Diamonds plc which is traded on the London AIM exchange has agreed to push back the deadline for the sale of its...
The Botswana Stock Exchange’s domestic Company Index (DCI) is at a one year low after contradicting by 10% since the beginning of the year. The DCI...
The ongoing political and economic turmoil which has sparked unrests in Zimbabwe has not spared the Choppies group’s subsidiary in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. In a...
It was pomp and fanfare for staff of the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) on Thursday as choral and traditional dance fused in a celebratory mood...
The Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Eric Molale, led the Botswana delegation to the Summit of the 6th Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development...
Morupisi says petition is un-procedural, unnecessary In an unprecedented turn-of-events, the Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Carter Morupisi has this week threatened Botswana University of...
The Vice President of Education International, Mr. Mugwena John Maluleke who was guest speaker at the Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) has said declaring education...
Gloria Somolekae The 2014 general elections have come and gone. Sadly a number of legislators have gone with the just-ended elections. More disturbing is that most...
Duma Boko The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) agree that the need for cooperation among them is urgent. UDC president...
Dr Jeff Ramsay BUILDERS OF BOTSWANA Yesterday this author was pleased to be able to take part in the opening ceremony of the Nama Cultural Festival,...
Benson C Saili THIS EARTH, MY BROTHER They gave us Allah and inspired the Apollo moon mission nomenclature When the Anunnaki were directly ruling Earth...
Stuart White THE WORLD IN BLACK-N-WHITE It’s now a week since the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics and that’s it wrapped up for another 4...
Iqbal Ebrahim UNDERSTANDING ISLAM Within the next few days Muslims from across the globe will be converging on the Holy City of Makkah, in Saudi Arabia...
Ndulamo Anthony Morima EAGLE WATCH During this, Botswana’s, fiftieth anniversary celebrations many sections of our society, especially the mainstream or conventional ones, are celebrated as having...
HRDC Chief Executive Officer, Dr Raphael Dingalo The annual Job Summit will this year focus on maximizing job creation through effective policy and strategy implementation, the...
First National Bank of Botswana’s profit for the year fell by 15%, marking two years of declining profits on the back of a challenging trading environment...
The annual inflation rate in July was 2.7%, the same rate it was in the previous month, this is according to the recent Consumer Price Index...
Canadian diamond miner; Lucara Diamond, will increase the use of XRT diamond sorters to process finer diamond size fractions at its Karowe mine, Botswana, after using...
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) under the stewardship of Anthony Masunga, is well on its way to become a truly customer centric organisation. To deliver on...
Taylor says he is not leaving Botswana Stakeholders have acknowledged former Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) Managing Director, for his contribution to the growth of BTCL...
Standard Bank continues to reap the benefits of growth in its businesses in sub-Saharan Africa. Group headline earnings and headline earnings per share increased by 5%...
Statistics Botswana has fallen short of the World Bank Statistics Index, adding to the downward trajectory since 2004. Dr Burton Mguni, Deputy General Statistician, revealed at...
Diamonds, salt, soda ash and textiles exports dropped Botswana’s total goods exported to the rest of the world in June declined as a result of diamonds...