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Dear reader:When it comes to the matter of the legendary Masisi-Khama feud, very few have chosen the discomfort of fence-sitting. It is either one is on the side of the current president and his administration, or they are with the former president...
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...
Opposition unfair on MasisiOne of the major stories this year will be a court case in which relatives of President Mokgweetsi Masisi are fighting over a lucrative (P500 million) tender. Naturally, the president is being hauled over the coals and one...
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 local chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) meets tomorrow (Saturday) to conclude its elections that were postponed last year on account of breach of regulations.We trust that the local chapter has sorted its house and will...
Our culture does not think of Christians as sexy people. Some of you reading this article will be surprised that I am writing on this subject to a largely African readership. But it should not surprise us at all nor should we be ashamed to talk about...
A new year often brings new hope and dreams, however, some people are drawn back by the failures, hurts and disappointment of the past year.This year, do not allow issues from the past to negatively influence your behaviour, especially towards other...
If you thought 2022 was eventful, wait for the countless political scalps that 2023 promises to claim! God have mercy on us! The writing was always on the wall – the script of a master strategist had already been written as far back as 2008 and...
The journey to self-acceptance and truthful expression as a queer person is a long and hard one, mainly because the world we live in has institutions and socialization processes that are discriminatory to the queer folk. The discrimination arises...
For Botswana to rise and shine this year, every one of us must play their role faithfully, confidently and competently in their specific areas of focus. We should not keep repeating mistakes and excuses that promote stagnation in different spheres of...
Kana middle class le bahumi ba lehatshe le ba selfish. Ga nke ba akanya gore ba ba sa kgoneng bone ba dira jang ha go nna jaana. You close borders for potatoes etc and also uniforms. But what is your plan for that man or woman in Mosetse, Lepashe,...
Before you venture on that festive adventure, heta pele ko gae o tlhole botsadi! Hey! This tendency of neglecting botsadi during the festive season because 'we have made plans' must fall. It would be great to not only get them Christmas...
Botswana has caught the African bug, the dreaded disease of corruption. This malice is characterised by widespread bribery; wheeling and dealing; insider trading; stealing by servant; tender manipulation; defeating the ends of justice; dishonesty and...
Levirate marriage, known as 'se-a-ntlo' in Setswana is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies all over the world with origins...
‘Monna ga a lele,’ is a common Setswana phrase that suggests that a man is not supposed to cry, whatever the circumstances. This is one of the stereotypes that affect the mental fitness of black male figures such as myself. All HGBQ men...
The country’s investment and trade promotion agency - Botswana Investment and Trade Centre - last week announced it has generated P3.84 billion from export earnings in the 2021/22 financial year thereby exceeding its target of P3.6 billion.As noted...
Should MPs be called ‘Honourable’?Shocking news from the Lobatse High Court where a judge alleges that the Minister for State President, Kabo Morwaeng, called him at night in a bid to get him to keep Lobatse MP, Dr. Thapelo Matsheka locked up. We...
This past weekend, we experienced what could have possibly been a fatal accident on the A10. It would have been caused by a nincompoop who appeared to be driving with his/her head screwed the other way around. Betsho, road accidents will continue to...
The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has learnt with shock and utter indignation through the print media, of allegations that the Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane and Minister of State Kabo Morwaeng sought to interfere with the decisional independence...
This week we shall look at the town centres of Francistown and Lobatse. Francistown’s CBD lies adjacent to the railway tracks next to the railway station. It also has received a facelift in recent years. Blue Jacket Street is lined with some...
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