Opinions

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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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