In-Depth

Botswana mulls over conservation hot potato

Some fifteen or so years ago, armed with a pen and a spiral notebook, I made myself comfortable on the visitor's chair and watched...
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Botswana diamond industry in growth pains

The final leg of my De Beers tour of Southern Africa was in Botswana ... Visiting here you really get a sense of the...
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In the valley of the shadow of death

The Auditor General's officers have seen it all: Money pinching government officials, uncurbed waste at the government enclave and runaway corruption. But in their...
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In defence of the profit motive

In the media space over-populated by left-leaning commentators and columnists, Dichaba Molobe is alone on the right ÔÇô championing the cause of free markets,...
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Leo Schachter’s loyalty to Botswana pays off

The Chairman of one of the world's premier diamond cutting companies, Leo Schachter, likes to joke that he and his company do not like...
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Botswana power politics and the Jefferson factor

Five years is a long time in politics. Travel back that far and you would gate crash the most high profile Christmas party of...
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Motswaledi has his eyes on BDP top job

Clearly, a lot of effort, time, resources and money have been invested over the last three years to douse or, at least, bring to...
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Even Saint Katlholo has feet of clay

When the conversation turns to the fight against corruption, a subject that comes up even before enquiries about the health of children in Botswana's...
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Parliament is dead. Long live civil service

You know you are listening to a very powerful man if, when asked what he thinks of a parliament decision, he simply turns up...
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Dead in the water

A secondary school teacher who this week moved from Molapowabojang to start work in Gaborone is so excited that for once, he will go...
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