Editorials
Cost of living still a big factor in the current economy
Inflation might have significantly dropped but the cost of living is still too high – largely for the unemployed multitudes, but also for the...
Botswana’s economy is in for a bumpy ride
Botswana Government is playing mind games when it comes to the economy.
Instead of honestly addressing the situation, or at the very least admitting to...
Botswana Oil needs to take a long re-look at its model
Over the recent past there has been excitement in the air that Botswana Oil is out to empower citizens and take away business from...
Botswana ready for a decision by Anglo to offload De Beers
It is clear that Anglo American is not backing down on its decision to offload De Beers from its portfolio.
De Beers and Botswana have...
Absence of opposition MPs in Parliamentary Committees is a blot on Botswana’s democracy
One of the most disheartening things about the current parliament which is about to come to an end as we head into the elections...
Is the deep seaport in Mozambique that Masisi has co-signed even bankable?
President Mokgweetsi Masisi is a man on a mission.
He is also a man in a hurry.
In every sense his attitude is that of a...
Is Botswana ready for a decision by Anglo to offload De Beers?
It is clear that Anglo American is not backing down on its decision to offload De Beers from its portfolio.
De Beers and Botswana have...
Constitutional Review has become a Comic Relief
The Constitutional Review exercise which was supposed to answer a lot of questions has now evoked even more questions.
This should be a worry to...
It would be a mistake for Head of State to chair a Board of a parastatal
It will give close observers of governance no relief to note that president Mokgweetsi Masisi is keen on appointing himself Chairman of a parastatal...
The financial services sector has failed the country on financial literacy mandate
The story of household debt in Botswana has become commonplace.
Year in and yaer out, we are reminded that the debt continues to grow.
And it...
