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The Man who sold Botswana to the world, one festival at a time

Every September for more than a decade, something quietly remarkable has happened on the banks of Gaborone Dam. A stage goes up at the...
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Botswana’s next great resource is its people

Botswana's success has never been about diamonds alone.It has always been about the discipline, foresight and integrity with which those resources were managed and...
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“Vat ‘n sit” Botswana’s new normal?

Botswana is undergoing a quite transformation in how people fall in love, marry and have children. The country’s latest vital statistics suggests that the...
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Jehovah’s Witnesses hold ‘Eternal Happiness’ convention in Botswana

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Botswana held the first of their annual global convention series under the theme “Eternal Happiness” this weekend, with the three-day programme...
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Are undocumented migrants an economic burden or an economic asset?

Recent protests against undocumented immigration in parts of South Africa have once again thrust immigration to the forefront of public debate. Concerns over jobs,...
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Koki Chiepe’s Living Archive of Botswana

At a time when fashion houses across the world are searching for new stories to tell, Botswana luxury designer Koki Chiepe is looking inward. Her...
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Botswana parenting programme linked to lower child abuse, better mental health

For many Botswana families, the Covid-19 lockdown turned homes into pressure cookers. Parents lost jobs or saw incomes disappear overnight. Teenagers found themselves cut off...
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Adventuring with “aquatic chicken”: A scribe’s narration of a satisfying yet harrowing fishing expedition

Two autumns ago, I stumbled on an abundance of fingerlings at a rivulet close to my half-a-hectare garden on the outskirts Ramotswa. I harvested...
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IT Governance: Technology Creates Opportunity. IT Governance Protects It.

Imagine arriving at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport after a long flight from London. You queue for immigration. Then someone says: "The system is down."...
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A “Holy” spirited conversation with a Catholic Bishop-elect

The Head of the Catholic Church Pope Leo XIV has surprised Lawrence Ofentse Pheto (50) with grace, gratitude and humility to serve as Bishop...
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