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MultiChoice Botswana joins the fight against Piracy with the Partners against Piracy Campaign

Digital video piracy costs the entertainment industry up to $71 billion every year, according to the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center...

Social media puts Botswana’s hustle culture on steroids

If you are looking for a parade of the most dramatic chest beating, you cannot do better than social media. This is a platform...

Women always told they have the imposter syndrome

Most Batswana believe that behind every successful woman, there is a sex for job favours scandal. That men rise through their own steam while...

Behavioural attitudes at music festivals impress BEPA amid Covid-19

Botswana Music Promoters Association (BEPA) has lauded promoters for holding festivals that are Covid-19 compliant thus far. BEPA President Gilbert PP Seagile said the Association...

Phakalane soars through three decades of success

30 years ago, a title deed was handed over in what would be Phakalane Estates to the Magang family. Ground was broken and the building...

The Grand Palm Hosts Gin Experience

The Grand Palm is celebrating eased lockdown restrictions by hosting its inaugural Gin Experience on 6 November 2021. Taking advantage of the summer...

From Westgate Mall: an anti-robbery patrol akin to a catwalk sashay

How, one wonders, could armed police officers guarding a cash-in-transit truck against robbers be themselves robbed of their weapons? Tough question but what the...

Taking stock of girls’ progress in the Covid-19 era

Although the International Day of the Girl Child was low key in Botswana as a result of coronavirus restrictions which prohibit large gatherings, this...

Women live in constant fear of men

Every day, women live with fear. It’s not paralyzing, but it’s omnipresent - whether you’re walking out of work in the dark or asking...

BOMU blames local artists snub on lack of airplay

Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) has blamed the snubbing of local artists for festivals on lack of radio airplay. This comes after local artists recently took...