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News blackout on civil service strike

Opinions Online editor - 3rd June 2011

The ongoing public servants' strike in Botswana has seen that country's state-owned media cover only one side of the story. Yup, you guessed it,...

DCEC, DIS losing spy wars

Music Sunday Standard Reporter - 25th November 2019

When South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa delayed in congratulating his Botswana counterpart, President Mokgweetsi Masisi on his election victory, conspiracy theorists went into overdrive. Curiously,...

Botswana broke and living beyond its means

Headlines Khonani Ontebetse - 3rd December 2019

Botswana’s fifth President Mokgweetsi Masisi has his job cut out as he inherits a country that is broke and living beyond its...

Covid-19 should not become a cover for further delays in long promised constitutional reforms

Africa, and Botswana in particular should not be caught in the West Vs China cat fight

China’s worsening economy leaves Africa in a lurch

Children will pay the biggest price of Covid-19 in Botswana

Systems collapse is a wake-up call as government fails to honour salary increment

Lockdown is killing the informal sector

Many students will not be able to study during lockdown because there’s no internet

Gov’t should use this time to prepare for eventualities

Trade unions are rendering themselves irrelevant

BoB should provide clarity on how it intends to cushion the economy in case of Virus attack

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News blackout on civil service strike

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