Opinions

Who can unmask a Facebook pseudonym? Police powers at home

Recent reports indicate that two persons were taken in for questioning by Botswana police over their comments on posts published by a pseudonymous Facebook...
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For a small and agile state

A small government yields better results. The trouble with us is that our government is where it needs to be. And the trouble with...
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Learning from Ghana, Designing for Botswana: Lessons for National Health Insurance

In my earlier Sunday Standard article, “Sixty Years of Health for All?”, I argued that insurance cannot place medicines on empty clinic shelves or...
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The wisdom gap holding back business growth

 Botswana has invested significantly in entrepreneurship development through institutions such as CEDA, LEA, the Botswana Innovation Hub, the National Development Bank and various youth...
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Thank you, Mr President, for having allowed commerce to resume on Friday  

The independence anniversary celebrations marking our sixty years as an independent state are now behind us. Understandably, it was a low-key but beautiful affair....
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The system is down, not the road traffic act 

On 29 September 2026, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure issued a press release announcing interim measures following a government systems outage affecting the...
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60 years and beyond: The critical success factor behind businesses that last

From humble beginnings in 1966, Botswana has built strong institutions and earned a reputation for stability, resilience and prudent stewardship over the past six...
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Pay attention to the sordid state of the informal sector

I recognise that the Government's main focus, naturally, is on the De Beers deal in the wake of Anglo American’s move to dispose of...
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More Than an Insurance Card: Botswana’s Primary Health Care Experiment

In my last column I talked about the dividing line between Botswana’s National Health Insurance (NHI) policy and the institutions which have to fund...
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Good Numbers, Bad Reality: When Financial Performance Tells Only Half the Story

Financial statements are often treated as the final word on the financial health of a company. For shareholders, creditors and boards, these numbers provide...
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