Masisi and the many rivers to cross
As the curtain slowly closes on an era of tyranny and ignorance, another era is slowly taking shape; the era of Masisi. It is surely an era of mixed emotions if not outright uncertainty. In the event...
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Liberalise the public transport system
Undoubtedly, transportation is essential for economic growth and development. Transportation refers to the carrying of people, goods and services (water, power, etc) from one place to another. However,...
View ArticleWill CoA end misery of Bulela Ditswe candidates?
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Parliamentary candidates for the controversial Bulela-Ditswe primaries will be banking on the Court of Appeal to end their misery when it sits today (Friday). The...
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UDC seeks transactional information on purchase of Gripens
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is expected to soon write a letter to Swedish Government requesting to be availed all transactional information regarding the purchase of Gripens by Botswana...
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Ramatlhakwane returns Botswana Post to profit making trajectory
Cornelius Ramatlhakwane, the CEO of Botswana Post is the proud postman whose focus is in transforming and diversifying the postal services. Barely over two years in office, the writing is crystal...
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3 Malawians on trial for human trafficking
Botswana continues to be a corridor for human trafficking, a criminal enterprise whose victims are mostly women and children. This criminal industry is one of the fastest growing within the country as...
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Pilane to bounce back as UDC vice president-Butale
The Alliance for Progressives Secretary General Dr Phenyo Butale has said they will never form an alliance with “people with blood on their hands”. Butale is convinced that news making rounds that...
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Khama lauds Botswana/De Beers’ partnership
The relationship between Botswana and De Beers should be celebrated as it has over the years helped propel the country’s economic and social trajectory to greater heights. President Ian Khama told...
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BCL board dismiss liduidator’s report
It’s a matter of time before former BCL mine board and management face off with BCL Provisional Liquidator, Nigel Dixon-Warren and his company, KPMG over the liquidation report that he produced. BG...
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Death knell to Trade Unions
Farewell to Botswana’s working class as public sector trade unions are basically on death’s door. Government has written to Commissioner of Labour to cancel the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC)...
View ArticleDangote on African business challenges
Africa’s successful business entrepreneur and chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says the challenges facing businesses in Africa are not insurmountable but can be tackled if governments and...
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Khama’s national farewell tour will end in Serowe March 23rd
President Ian Khama has started his tour to bid Batswana and members of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) farewell as he prepares to vacate office next year March 31. Botswana Guardian has established...
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BMD to hold 3 congresses
Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) Interim National Organising Secretary Freddie Ramodise says the party’s three elective congresses will go on as planned. BMD is expected to conduct three elective...
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Accounting professionals and entrepreneurs: The future Botswana’s dream team
Entrepreneurship is increasingly viewed as a desirable career option in Botswana and at the same time, the accounting profession is undergoing rapid development. What can these two fields offer each...
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WED Botswana unleashes women power
The inaugural Women Entrepreneurship Day (WED) Botswana commemoration held this week has affirmed that more can be done to unleash women’s full potential to contribute in the socio-economic fabric of...
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BDF buys old ambulances from UK
Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is expected to spend unconfirmed millions of Pula for maintenance and reconfiguration of its acquired 45 used United Kingdom military ambulances, Botswana Guardian has...
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Meepong JSS in Phikwe scoops second position in JCE
Meepong Junior Secondary School in Selibe Phikwe performed against all odds to obtain an impressive national second position in the 2017 Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) results realised this week...
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Islamic State is down but not out
Although the biggest security threat to the coming winter Olympic Games in South Korea has been a potential nuclear showdown between erratic Trump and the daring Kim Jong Un, the present terror of...
View ArticleHugh Masekela: The horn player with a shrewd ear for music of the day
Trumpeter, flugelhorn-player, singer, composer and activist Hugh Ramapolo Masekela has passed away after a long battle with prostate cancer. When he cancelled his appearance last year at the...
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UB workers sue over 7% salary hike
University of Botswana workers through their unions are now taking management to court over refusal to pay the seven percent salary hike. University of Botswana Academic and Senior Support Staff Union...
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