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A worrisome rise in public debt 

The 2026/27 budget has come and gone – or perhaps not yet. The Vice President presented the budget to Parliament on Monday. His budget...

Crises in Plain Sight: When Political Visibility Meets Health System Reality

This article begins from a simple proposition: health system crises are rarely accidental. More often, they are the visible endpoint of choices made slowly...

Budget notes for the Vice President and Minister of Finance  

A couple of days ago, our Vice President invited the public to comment on and make suggestions for his upcoming Budget Speech. In an...

Botswana’s Budget Approach: A Time for Change

In 2024, Batswana made the biggest transformation in our country’s 60 year history: removing the BDP and choosing hope and change promised by the...

Ministers talking about Constitutional Court should read from same script

Preparation is the epitaphs of good communications. Nobody is ever a good communicator by chance. They have to work at it – putting into it...

SA television talk show discusses level of education among politicians

In the evening of the last Sunday of November, a South African television channel 403 screened a talk show on the topic “is entry...

Qualified But Misaligned: The Hidden Risk Behind Corporate Governance Failure

Corporate governance structures rarely fail because of incompetence. Due care is taken to scout and recruit board members who have demonstrated strong leadership. However,...

Yes, we are a violent Nation!

This country has been at war and women’s bodies have been the battleground for longer than our grandmothers can remember. This is not new...

Cautious Skepticism towards UDC will only go away once the economy shows recovery

It has been a refreshing thing to watch; all the president’s men are finally coming all out to fight for him and his government. A...

Crises in plain sight: Why are health system crises rarely accidental?

This article begins from a simple proposition: health system crises are rarely accidental. They are typically the visible end point of decisions taken, postponed, or quietly...