Opinions

Rectification or Reform? The SI 41 of 2026 Precedent

On 27 March 2026, the Law Revision Commissioner published Statutory Instrument No. 41 of 2026 - the Rectification of the Laws (Penal Code) Order...
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AU at 63: Ideology Trumps Reality

Last week, the AU celebrated its founding in 1963. And it is very natural to celebrate. However, it is also not unfair to pause...
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Mogae et al; holding on to prudence  

A lot has been said about the recently departed former president of the Republic of Botswana, Festus Mogae.  And one striking character of this...
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SOEs and the limits of company law

In a previous article in this column, a foundational governance question was raised: whether the Companies Act, on its own, provides a sufficient legal...
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Shrink the state to expand the private sector

Shrinking government to allow the private sector to grow should be our nation’s motto. That is how it works and has worked all over...
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UDC government should devise plausible ways to communicate the lack of progress

A few more months and the Umbrella for Democratic Change will turn two full years in power. Unless things change dramatically during those few months,...
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The nation bids Festus Mogae farewell

To some extent, the 1992 report of the Presidential Commission of enquiry into land problems in Mogoditshane and other peri urban villages created room...
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Can Nata Afford to Risk Its Tourism Asset? Concerns Over Makgadikgadi Challenge at Nata Bird Sanctuary

Over the past few weeks, I have raised formal concerns regarding the upcoming Makgadikgadi Challenge, which is currently being marketed as taking place within...
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Beyond Financing: What Botswana’s Medicines Crisis Is Trying to Tell Us About Duma Care

A few weeks ago, I argued that Botswana’s proposed National Health Insurance reforms under what I have termed Duma Care should not be reduced...
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Rwanda’s Kagame was here. Next is SA’s Ramaphosa: Could Botswana play peacemaker in the DRC?

Last week president Duma Boko hosted Rwanda’s Paul Kagame who was here on a state visit. Now we hear that South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa too...
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