Sunday, December 3, 2023

Opinions

Adolescent Rights based approaches to Health: Nothing for us, without us!!

Global challenges to children’s health are rooted in social and environmental determinants. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) articulates the...

At last Rasesa Village gets services from Mochudi

Although the village of Rasesa in the Kgatleng District does not have either a headman or chief representative since the High Court in Gaborone...

Botswana needs substantial reforms to accelerate the rate of growth

The twin economic challenges that stare us in the face are low economic growth and high unemployment, especially for secondary school leavers. We cannot...

Morema, Mabudisa wards argue about status

This week the focus is on the five main wards of Mochudi, some of which appear to be fighting for seniority between them. The...

UDC lacks BCP focus, discipline and determination in its ranks. And it shows!

Botswana Congress Party has always been a symbol of strategic clarity. All decisions taken, every step made were first assessed through a fine comb to...

The president and a running, poison mouth: We are in for a pretty rough ride!

In his book titled ‘The 48 Laws of Power’, Robert Greene states that ‘the more you say, the more likely you are to say...

A case for a Military Museum in Botswana

I spent this past weekend in Maun where I was attending a wedding and all of us as the family of the bride were...

As effective as Condoms – the ‘miracle’ HIV pill (Truvada) to VIR 1388. What’s Next?

“Now is not the time to be throwing away the condoms,” said AHF president Michael Weinstein, touting the drug’s potential. Weinstein was however, afraid...

How China money engineered a fallout between a President and a Secretary General

As Secretary General of the Botswana Democratic Party, exactly how much did Mpho Balopi know about campaign donations in money and merchandise that China...

But whose Independence is it anyway?

After President Masisi went overseas to mesmerize audiences there about how good our tourism sector looks like, we were expecting him back home for...