The aspiring Bechuana

3rd October 2006

(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....

Will opposition ever learn?

3rd October 2006

It is now official. The negotiations by the motley crew of opposition political parties which have been dragging on in one form or other for...

Hail BFA

3rd October 2006

Dear editor I know that many people have criticised and went to the extent of insulting the Botswana Football Association over the National Appeals...

A Minister of State or Lord of all he surveys?

25th September 2006

I want to look, once again, at PEEPA. I suppose I could be indicted for overkill, paranoia even, or worse still, intellectual narcissism. But...

Mining houses must learn to nurture and live with trade unions

9th September 2006

Botswana's mining houses, especially the two leading ones, Debswana and BCL, should find ways to nurture and work hand in hand with their in-house...

A discourse on the mystique and controversy surrounding PEEPA

9th September 2006

I write this article to express disappointment about the shenanigans of those who have, so far, failed to tell the truth on a subject...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the CKGR

3rd September 2006

Recently, there has been a spate of articles in the local newspapers on the CKGR relocation issue. Although the views expressed therein offer nothing...

Will all Batswana celebrate 40 years of Independence?

14th August 2006

Just next month, Botswana will celebrate 40 years of independence! Congratulations, Botswana! In countries like Zimbabwe, only Robert Mugabe can afford to celebrate independence anniversaries....

Critics are not enemies of the state! Part 2

5th July 2006

Realizing that the war against the virus was far from being won, government moved a step further and adopted some hard line measures such...

So, What Kind of Cooperation? – Part 8

23rd June 2006

In an interview with Mmegi's Mesh Moeti, BNF President, Otsweletse Moupo emphatically stated, “The BNF has, over decades of painstaking political organizational work acquired considerable...

The Telegraph March 26

Sunday Standard March 23 – 29

The Telegraph March 19

Sunday Standard March 16 – 22

The Telegraph March 12

Opinions