The politics of indigenous people
With national elections around the corner and political parties baying for each other’s blood, the scrutiny of party manifestos has taken centre stage. Party activists traverse the country with...
View ArticleElephant hunting will be based on quota system- Mokaila
Elephant hunting will be implemented in citizen hunting areas, community areas and concessions based on a quota system. Kitso Mokaila, Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and...
View ArticleCorruption, maladministration brings misery to Africa
Presidential Affairs minister Nonofo Molefhi has said that corruption and maladministration should be fought and shunned. Addressing Southern Africa ombudsman in Gaborone this week Molefhi said the...
View ArticleFormer BCL mine liquidator investigated
Former BCL mine liquidator, Nigel Dixon- Warren who raked millions before being relieved of his duties is not yet off the hook as government is currently considering actions to be followed against him....
View ArticleKhama fears BDP will postpone general eletion
Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) founding Patron former President Dr Ian Khama has expressed worry that the ruling party might postpone this year’s general election.BPF is a breakaway party from the...
View ArticleRussian fashion mogul to meet local designers
Russian entrepreneur, Mila Anufrieva will this Saturday interact and network with local designers. For those who are not familiar with her works, Anufrieva is the force behind a multi-million luxury...
View ArticlePreventive measures in Xinjiang contributing to int'l counterterrorism:...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The preventive counterterrorism and deradicalization measures taken in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have significantly contributed to the international...
View ArticleBatswana youth leveraging on Africa’s demographic dividend
Convo Lounge Mentorship programme exists to enhance the quality and relevance of students to industry challenges and opportunities. Head of Research at Youth Alive Foundation Yandile Nuku said this...
View ArticleChina promises all-out efforts to protect African countries' interests
China will make all-out efforts to "do whatever the African brothers expect from us and whatever is in their interests", Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has promised. The world...
View Article(New China in 70 Years) Profile: Zhang Jindong, smart retail promoter in China
NANJING, (Xinhua) -- In the winter of 1990, Zhang Jindong quit his stable job, raised funds and opened a 200-square-metre store selling air-conditioners, to compete with the state-run shopping malls...
View Article‘Elections is not democracy’
Real democracy should inculcate a culture of public participation that is vigilant to help leaders keep the eye on the ball, and is also representative of all communities. Kenyan intellectual activist...
View ArticleKgafela’s shock therapy!
Self-exiled BaKgatla Ba Kgafela Sovereign, Kgosikgolo Kgafela II has proposed a two-pronged strategy to resolve, once and for all, the perennial trials and tribulations of his Botswana-based subjects....
View ArticleUDC warn BDP to stop spreading falsehoods
Batswana should not allow their opponents to distract them by indicating that the coalition has a working relation with former President Ian Khama. Head of Communications for Umbrella for Democratic...
View ArticleGaborone North constituency are geared up to cast their vote
Voters in the Gaborone North constituency are geared up to cast their vote. Gaborone North with a population of 46 434 consists of six wards. The hotly contested constituency sees Haskins Nkaigwa...
View ArticleResilient Cuba patiently endures US-imposed blockade with revolutionary...
The despicable US-imposed financial and economic blockade against Cuba has caused losses for the Caribbean island of $4, 343, 6 million from April 2018 to March 2019. Speaking to Botswana Guardian this...
View ArticleContractors challenged to support local economy
Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) chief executive says sourcing local by businesses will increase employment levels. Mmantlha Sankoloba said that if more businesses source locally...
View ArticleContractors challenged to support local economy
Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) chief executive says sourcing local by businesses will increase employment levels. Mmantlha Sankoloba said that if more businesses source locally...
View ArticleChinese Envoy unravels root cause of Hong Kong’s riots and protests
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China has lately become the theatre of extreme demonstrations and riots ostensibly guised as ‘pro-democracy’ protests. But what...
View ArticleChinese Envoy unravels root cause of Hong Kong’s riots and protests
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China has lately become the theatre of extreme demonstrations and riots ostensibly guised as ‘pro-democracy’ protests. But what...
View ArticlePrivate sector pump billions into ICPD agenda
Private sector organisations including the Ford Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, Philips, and World Vision flexed their financial muscle at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 this week announcing that they...
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