Opinions

Parliamentary Oversight of De Beers Ownership Transaction

Any proposal to alter ownership, control, or effective risk exposure in De Beers is not merely a commercial or transactional matter. It is, at...
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FROM COVID-19 TO Foot and Mouth (FMD): Is Botswana Learning the Right Lessons?

I recently read an article in Al Jazeera asking a deceptively simple question: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic? The piece reviewed...
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Botswana’s intellectual decline is behind a sea of confusion gripping the country’s public discourse

As October 2024 grows ever more distant and memories of the joy that ushered in a change of government begin to fade away, there is a...
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The stars are aligning for Botswana’s green future

For decades, Botswana's energy story has been one of unrealised potential. Blessed with some of the world's highest solar irradiation levels, the country has...
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Trade is more important than ideology. Always 

If you look at South Africa’s trade numbers, especially with fellow BRICS members China and India, it’s in deficit . Of course, deficits per...
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Rectification or Reform? The SI 41 of 2026 Precedent

On 27 March 2026, the Law Revision Commissioner published Statutory Instrument No. 41 of 2026 - the Rectification of the Laws (Penal Code) Order...
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AU at 63: Ideology Trumps Reality

Last week, the AU celebrated its founding in 1963. And it is very natural to celebrate. However, it is also not unfair to pause...
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Mogae et al; holding on to prudence  

A lot has been said about the recently departed former president of the Republic of Botswana, Festus Mogae.  And one striking character of this...
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SOEs and the limits of company law

In a previous article in this column, a foundational governance question was raised: whether the Companies Act, on its own, provides a sufficient legal...
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Shrink the state to expand the private sector

Shrinking government to allow the private sector to grow should be our nation’s motto. That is how it works and has worked all over...
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