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  • The Road to 2024: Bridging the gap between Economics and Politics

    One scholar once stated that the humble dollar bill may be made of paper, but savvy politicians can wield it as a cudgel damaging enough to bend nations to their will or control markets for goods, services and people.The full impact of the drama...

  • ILO retains Botswana in the rogue list

    Sao Paulo, Brazil: Botswana has once again listed among over 100 countries that continue to violate International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards. In a 1000 page released by ILO this week, Botswana is listed among rogue nations such as Iraq,...

  • Why the next choice for IOM leader matters

    Botswana, like the rest of the African continent, is facing a climate crisis, despite the fact that we have contributed very little to global carbon emissions causing today’s climate change. Average temperatures in Botswana have already increased...

  • Rhinos face extinction (POTSHOT)

    The ongoing slaughter of some of the country’s and indeed the worlds’ most iconic species, the rhino, faces extinction due to the indifference by the current Botswana regime for their protection and the conservation of all wildlife. It is...

  • MN Capital gathers players to tackle ESG, sustainable finance

    Corporate leaders in Botswana will in three days-time convene to discuss all subject matters that focus on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) principles and sustainable finance, amid pressure that is mounting for companies to integrate...

  • The absentee president! (POTSHOT)

    Only a person who is not a resident of Botswana will be shocked by the state of our health care system in general and the public hospitals in particular. The less we talk about the conditions in boarding schools the better. One has just to follow...

  • China’s COVID Response Measures is Science-based, Timely and Necessary

    Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc around the globe and posed enormous challenges to all countries including China and Botswana.Our two countries, putting the people and their lives above everything else, have made...

  • Right to privacy, a middle class concern (POTSHOT)

    The right to privacy is mostly a middle class concern, the majority of the population with no access to medical care, who do not enjoy benefits of medical aid and who live below poverty datum line will always rate their right to health care more than...

  • Police should be role models on our roads

    This week, we shall continue our discussion on road safety. The traffic police often set up road blocks, especially at holiday times. Their purpose is supposedly to check if vehicles are roadworthy, or not. In the past, the police used to be very...

  • The new strategic role of Human Resource Management departments

    Human Resource Management (HRM) function has evolved from its traditional administrative and transactional role to a strategic business partner that drives organisation transformation and performance.This development has also changed this function...

  • BTC strives to trim losses

    BTC has announced intentions to intensify efforts to improve the company’s financial and operational performance. According to BTC Chairperson, Lorato Boakgomo-Ntakhwana, the company plans to seize available opportunities in the market, despite the...

  • Sport Trends: Lechedzani Luza: Master of the game

    Coaches are basically educators, and great educators, for that matter. This is because they are skilled at identifying both improvement and weaknesses, and then constructing plans to nurture growth. They are therefore, at the end of the day, athletic...

  • SPORT TRENDS: WASBO on the right path

    This past Saturday, on 29 October 2022, Women and Sport Botswana (WASBO), a body formed in 1997 to increase participation of women and girls in sports and other recreational activities in Botswana, officially launched its 2021-2024 Strategic Plan at...

  • Absa anticipates half year profits surge

    Absa Bank Botswana anticipates substantial profits from its half year results for the period ended 30 June 2022. The bank announced this week that its profit before tax is expected to be higher by between 30 to 40 percent than what was reported for...

  • 'Kalahari Copper Belt under explored'

    With over 26,000 square kilometers of land on the Kalahari Copper Belt, Motheo Copper Mine has intentions to gear up its exploration. The developers of the mine, Sandfire said the belt is under explored, despite its significant copper terrane with...

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