Opinions

Use technology to improve public service  

I want to draw on two anecdotes that make me doubt the extent to which we, i.e., Botswana, are willing to modernise our public...
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Empty seats, rising deficit: The cost of Parliamentary absenteeism

Recent reports that proceedings in Botswana’s Parliament were suspended due to a lack of quorum have highlighted the link between absenteeism and fiscal risk....
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The bad idea of a Corporate Social Responsibility tax 

Last week, something good came out of parliament. There was a motion presented by one of the legislators to the effect that companies doing...
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Collapse of quorum at the National Assembly exposes cracks in UDC management style

President Duma Boko has an immeasurable faith in his own power of persuasion. He has a total belief in his ability to use language to...
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De Beers in education

For decades, if you thought of De Beers in southern Africa, you likely pictured the glitter of diamonds and the depth of its mines. ...
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Tax less, spend less

People who create products that we need and are willing to pay for must be allowed, as much as possible, to keep the fruits...
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A pivot towards its inner soul is what a UDC government reset should look

It’s too early yet for the UDC to  start to panic. It is much, much early for them to even start thinking of giving up. Yes,...
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Governance and Oversight in Botswana’s State-Owned Entities — “Where Was the Board?”

Another week, another State-Owned Entity (SOE) at the centre of a corporate governance storm. Leadership changes across Botswana’s SOEs have begun to resemble a...
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Judicial Reforms should move swiftly ahead; with or without the Constitutional Court

If there is one thing that the nation has got to thank both Ian Khama and Mokgweetsi Masisi for, it is the fact that...
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Borrow, Spend, Account: Who Watches Botswana’s 2026 Budget

The 2026/27 Budget Speech is more than an economic briefing—it is a constitutional and legal instrument that defines how public resources may be accessed...
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