In-Depth

What four Ds?

On the day that he became Botswana's fourth president, General Ian Khama soaked up the nation's attention as he stood at the presidential podium,...
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In the shadow of death

They scurry for cover at the sight of a blue and white police van and their women line up the streets at night in...
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Public transport turns into Wild Wild West

Botswana's public bus and combi drivers are a happy-go lucky bunch. They swear at motorists, force them off the road and swerve into their...
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Has the storm passed?

After somewhat of a shaky start, the Lambeth Conference ÔÇô the 10-yearly gathering of Anglican bishops ÔÇô has ended. So what came of the...
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Botswana prepares for last round

When bartenders make the call for the ‘final round” next week Sunday night, it may be a signal for all hell to break loose. The...
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OK1 down in a war zone

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war anymore. ÔÇô Isaiah 2:4 At 1430 Hours, 7 August 1988, Botswana's presidential...
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Will they ever be one?

In the wake of the current debate within the worldwide Anglican Communion over the role of women and homosexuals in the ministry, mention has...
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Ministers and Permanent Secretaries, who rules the roost?

In his recently published memoirs, David Magang writes that during his time as a cabinet minister, he was “appalled” by the power civil servants...
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The story of how Festus Mogae railroaded Ian Khama into politics

In his groundbreaking autobiography (The Magic of Perseverance) former minister David Ntsimele Magang gives an insider's perspective of how all rules were bent and...
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Farewell to an officer and a warrior

One of the last survivors of the Lesoma Ambush still in service took his last salute on June 30, thus ending 35 years of...
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