Opinions

The great debate on diamonds, politics and mining companies

I write this article with trepidation. My trepidation comes not from the fact that this essay is an insight into the relationship between politics...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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How Trade Unions create a hostile environment

“Communication will transform the Siamese twins into triplets” ...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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