By Richard Moleofe

The description of the disaster that has hit Mozambique and Zimbabwe is of unprecedented proportion. The effect of cyclone Idai has gone beyond the disaster of 2000 that hit Mozambique with such awesome force that it is still unforgetable.

It looks like it will go down to the wire, pretty much.

And probably that is a good thing.

Any attempt to settle it by negotiations was misplaced.

It will require an election to settle all the phony noises.

There is no longer any hope of a ceasefire.

In fact the war has to be fought to the end so that there is a clear winner and a clear loser.

By Richard Moleofe

The feud between the president and his predecessor is continuing and has been elevated yet to another level. The recent trip of the former president to India to meet up with the Dalai Lama has brought the matter of the feud to the fore in public discourse.

I only noticed the teardrop that had made its way down my face after the short video clip had ended.

I had been watching a woman on the screen, tears dripping down her chin, as she patiently explained her problem, a nation’s problem.

In a battle of ideas, just like in war, it is to be expected that the first casualty will be truth – objective truth. Individuals are creating their own truths.

By Adam Phetlhe

By Dan Molaodi

The political opposition in Botswana is currently drowning under an avalanche of irrelevance; they find themselves inside some deep hole.

This is a total contrast to where they were a little less than five years ago when they were seriously challenging for state power.

On the 23rd February 2019, Lady Khama Community Hall in Serowe was turned into a dishonourable place to whip up emotions and plough fears of a cruel and murderous regime that ‘wants to bury all of us – me, my family and all of you’. The community hall was turned into a base to plan mutinous activities and develop a program of action that is intended to cause confusion and mayhem.

By Kwapeng Modikwe