In-Depth

Boko in Masisi’s corner against Khama’s tourism stranglehold

President Duma Boko is the face of Botswana’s tourism reform, but he comes across more as a pinch-hitter who came in to relieve his...

Mpho Kuhlman – A fearless voice for the silenced falls silent

By any standard, Mpho Annie-Marie Kuhlman was not just a reporter, she was a conscience. In a country where certain truths are often whispered,...

Botswana beyond Diamonds

For the first time in more than half a century, Botswana is turning a political page and, with it, the script of its economy....

Of the UDC Manifesto  and NDP 12: Quo Vadis The New Botswana?

This coming Monday week, Parliament convenes in a special meeting to debate the National Development Plan 12 (NDP 12).  Since 1965, Botswana’s socio-economic trajectory was based...

Can Boko pull off the De Beers deal?

For weeks, President Duma Boko was the only show in town, relentlessly championing Botswana’s bid for majority control in De Beers as Anglo American...

A tribute to a pragmatic liberal: Moses Chinhengo – The judge who planted trees in the desert of injustice

"On the 19th of September 2025, I learnt with profound sadness about the passing away of my dear friend and brother, Justice Moses Chinhengo,"...

The human suffering behind “the silent erosion of the Pula”

More and more Batswana are watching their salaries run out just days after pay day. What used to fill a supermarket trolley now fits...

Botswana diamonds and China’s quiet demand shift

A tense renegotiation between De Beers and Botswana is more than a corporate tussle. It exposes a shifting landscape in which resource owners have...

Remembering ATI: The liberator we never knew we needed!

The past two weeks have been a sad and significant loss for Botswana with the passing of Atlasaone Bryn Molemogi, known to many of...

Boko caught between principle and politics

In the hushed corridors of power, a quite but consequential bloodless war is playing out, pitting President Duma Boko the politician against Duma Boko...