Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Opinions

Can the BDP re-claim the Serowe constituencies?

The decision by Botswana Patriotic Front to pull out of Umbrella Democratic Change has left tongues waxing lyrical. Is it exposing the BPF to possible...

What Bearing Does SA Elections have on Botswana Elections?

This year is a very interesting one in the sense that almost one third of the world goes to elections. This is true when...

We come and go with South Africa

South Africa is a significant country for us in many respects. This means that - whether we acknowledge it or not- whatever goes on...

A dark mood of political uncertainty hangs over the BDP primaries

In the not so distant future, vice president Slumber Tsogwane will find out that he actually has much fewer political allies than he has...

Looking at South Africa’s Evolving Democracy

May the 29th will become another significant day in the history of South Africa in as far as democracy is concerned. This was their day...

Business ruining Botswana politics by financing one political party against all others

A few months ago president Mokgweetsi Masisi summoned the top leaders of business in Botswana for a meeting and told them that the Botswana...

“When Rustling became an Art” book awakens  Bakgatla

Sometime in 2010 or 2011, a group of men led by Kgosana George Thwane of Artesia travelled more than 100 kilometers from Mochudi to...

BDF Commander Meets General Nankase

Saturday 25th May was a day on which BDF Day was celebrated. This was a welcome development as it was one of the few...

As Anglo decides De Beers fate, Botswana should also shake up its economic model

We are lucky that God imbued us with diamonds.  It is also gratifying that a few years after we became a sovereign nation, De Beers...

Looking at Chieftainship and the Military

There is a very interesting relationship between chieftaincy and the military and this has come a long way in the history of humanity. With...