Thursday, July 10, 2025

Opinions

The new Govt must support the free market and reap the benefits

The free market is the most powerful, proven, and sustainable tool for driving economic growth, creating jobs, and fostering prosperity. Wherever it has been...

A Letter to Dr Butale and Batswana in the diaspora

‘Dear ba mahatshe a tsididi’  Minister Butale. Today, I write to you, to highlight the untapped potential that lies in strengthening our international relations and...

The Rasesas weighing their options

Either Kagiso Buisanyang is not in a hurry to resume duty as Kgosana at Rasesa kgotla or the appointing authority is waiting for the...

A flip side of the cadre deployment debate that is giving Boko nightmares

here is growing talk among the chattering class of a rift between president Duma Boko and vice president Ndaba Gaolathe. My view, which I will...

UDC has subverted its radical politics for nonliberal compliments!

UDC emerged as a ‘protest movement against a political system driven by a party which was understood to be unjust, immoral and not so...

It’s structural reforms or economic stagnation

One of the primary duties of a homeowner is to regularly inspect their house, including its structure, such as the ceiling, walls, and roof,...

A Letter to ‘Minister Motshegwa’, ‘Kabo Moseki’ & Kgosi Khama IV

Dear ‘KFC, Diamond & SKI’  Minister Ketlhalefile Motshegwa. Let’s get straight to it. This letter is about poverty—and no, there is nothing romantic about it. I...

Turning Immigration Challenges Into Economic Opprtunities:

A Strategic Blueprint for Botswana's Growth When future generations look back at 2025, will they see it as the year Botswana transformed a national challenge...

Botswana should brace for massive public protests; but they can still be averted!

Peaceful protests are an inherent part of a democratic setup. A few weeks into power, President Duma Boko reminded the police chief that he expected...

Opposition to privatisation dressed as  compassion

The union representing the education sector recently issued a statement expressing its opposition to what it terms the privatisation of public schools. Let us...