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Moupo sticking to his guns

The BNF President has to resign,” says the party Leadership Forum. “There is absolutely no reason for Moupo to resign,” replies the party Secretary...
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Ten years later, the guns are still blazing

It still rankles with some people that the Botswana Congress Party ever came into being but 10 years after fact, the party's secretary general,...
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Khama takes aim at high rollers

For a very good reason, President Ian Khama would prefer that Batswana were less showy with their material possessions. “Every citizen must (especially the political...
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BIFM debacle- very smart or very stupid?

MacLean Letshwiti looks into the distance and frowns: “When I took over as chairman, BIFM was a loss making operation. No one knew anything...
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A Freedom fighter on the run

For most people, holding a one on one meeting with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is not only risky but also pointless. The 84-year-old who...
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Will the real Sam Asmal please stand up!

When the presiding judge finally pronounces his verdict on the Lobtrans alleged fraud case, it will be interesting to see which Sam Asmal steps...
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Mogae – No easy walk to citizen empowerment

It is a tale replete with all sorts of ironies and begins with the famous friendship of two powerful men. In a hard-hitting address...
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Health for Everyone

All the time that he was toting up figures for a diamond mining giant as well as international accounting and audit firms, Kabelo Ebineng...
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My friend the president

The early years Our relationship is more than friendship; he is more of a brother to me. We must have possibly first met around 1953/1954,...
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The straight talk that broke many friendships

It is difficult to understand how easy President Festus Mogae makes enemies ÔÇô until he opens his mouth. By the end of his first...
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