Opinions
Of Loose Canon, racism and Jacob Zuma!
Over the past few weeks we, at The Sunday Standard, have received a lot of feed back about the Loose Canon column that dealt...
Taxi industry needs effective regulation and now!
During the National Development Plan 8 (NDP 8) preparations, in particular at the National District Development Conference in 1996, commenting on the then Ministry...
Agriculture can still be revived
A number of studies have shown that since a little before independence, agriculture in Botswana started on a process of a downward spiral from...
The BNF’s historical contribution to democracy: A rebuttal on ideology and financial disclosure
In a rare moment of intellectual faux pas, Spencer Mogapi writes (The Sunday Standard, Oct 29 - Nov 4): “ has to refine the...
How Trade Unions create a hostile environment
“Communication will transform the Siamese twins into triplets” ...
Trade Unions operating in a hostile environment
In his article published in the Sunday Standard for the week 17 ÔÇô 23 September 2006, Blazer Ntshiamisang, remarks that in the third world,...
Of intellectuals and politics; the trajectory of political doom
It is time to read the Botswana newspapers when I become reticent and numb for a while in defeat. The words prick my heart...
Where have all the women gone?
Ian Khama ÔÇô Barring a tragedy of epic proportions, Ian Khama is set to assume the presidency immediately upon Festus Mogae's retirement.
Mogae has more...
Who is Peter Sebina?
Peter M. Sebina was Bamangwato Tribal Secretary and personal secretary to Tshekedi Khama for over 25 years.
He played an illustrious role in the establishment...
The aspiring Bechuana
(Serowe, Bechuanaland Protectorate,17th April 1961)
In the affairs of men evolution and progress are essential and adoption to changing conditions is necessary to ensure survival....
