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When Britain appoints a Suicide Minister: Personal Reflections
Africa Awake! British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a minister to tackle suicide last week. This got me thinking. This must be a big problem in the UK for her to be pushed to take this radical...
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Digital literacy initiative benefits students
With the nation currently facing a poor standard of educational system that ‘churns’ out ill equipped youth for the workforce of the future, a ‘glimmer of hope’ seems to be on the horizon for our...
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Confusion over Sua Township Council
Confusion has become the order of the day at Sua Township Council after the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, announced the dismissal of all councillors in...
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Prof Totolo unlocks science, innovation
When he talks about delivering a knowledge-based economy, Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) Vice Chancellor Professor Otlogetswe Totolo lights up and almost turns...
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Limkokwing graduates over 400
Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology Minister Ngaka Ngaka has implored on Limkokwing class of 2018 graduates to change their mindset towards job and industry world approach and put in...
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SADC boss accused of favouritism
Some SADC secretariat employees have taken a step to blow the whistle on the maladministration they allege is grappling the regional body headquarters and the subsequent misconduct happening as a...
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Cops make P95.6m in traffic fines
Botswana Police Service (BPS) has joined a long list of government departments that have been found to be involved in the abuse and mismanagement of special funds (levies), which are entrusted under...
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Khama breaks protocol, again
Tension between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor former President Ian Khama deepened further last week when the latter declined an invitation to fly on Presidential jet OK1 to London....
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The Elephant Movement Defeated: good riddance
Thomas Dust Nyoni The President of this sovereign state recently gave an illuminating presentation at the just ended Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference: London 2018 from the 10th to 12th October 2018....
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The State of Internet Freedom in Africa
A few weeks back I was invited to Accra, Ghana by a regional organisation that deals with issues of the internet and ICT in Africa. The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern...
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BERA executives contradict each other
There was drama and confusion at the Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises (CSBSE) when a year old Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority made their maiden appearance. The Chief Executive...
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Red flags raised over KPMG
The Chief Executive Officer of Botswana Accountancy Oversight Authority (BAOA) Duncan Majinda has raised red flags regarding the accounting giant KPMG about the strength of one of the world’s biggest...
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ATAF meets under a cloud
The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) that is holding its 5th General Assembly in Gaborone this week has been dogged by controversy ranging from allegations of maladministration and unethical...
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CJ applauds UB law department
Chief Justice Terence Rannowane has applauded the University of Botswana (UB) Department of Law and the African Network of Constitutional Lawyers (ANCL) for organising the 2018 Biennial Conference on...
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Gambling Authority collects P38 million illegally
Failure by Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has turned Gambling Authority Botswana to illegal collect levy without the fund order, Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises has been...
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Botswana Oil decry BERA ruling
Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies and Public Enterprises have poured scorn on the decision by Botswana Energy Regulatory Board (BERA) to decline issuing an exclusive license...
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Unions sue govt over salaries
Public sector trade unions will return to court this week to force government to reverse a decision by the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) to declare their recognition invalid ahead of...
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Wildlife theft, cloning claims rock DWNP
Damning allegations have surfaced over processes at the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), suggesting serious loopholes especially in dealing with independent researchers for predators...
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Masisi’s safety compromised?
Questions have been raised about the security of globetrotting President Mokgweetsi Masisi, with suggestions that it could be compromised as there are only two VIP pilots and one cabin crew attendant...
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Khama-Chameleon: Botswana’s foreign policy shift
How should we understand the foreign policy of African states? And why do some countries with a dubious record at home talk so much about democracy abroad? Esther Brown considers the case of Botswana,...
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