Just recently I saw a High Court Judge taking a walk in the evening along one of the streets in Gaborone. As Judge of the highest Court in the land, this man deals with hard-core criminals on a daily basis. He sends them to prison and even condemns some of them to death. The nature of his job makes him an enemy to criminals. He deals with people who have no regard for human life.
Friday, 09 December 2016
Opinions
08 Dec 2016
The problem with Botswana is not its education system. The problem does not lie in the type of diplomas and degrees given by her universities. There is nothing wrong with Botswana graduates. Many of them are comparable to graduates graduating from universities around the world.
08 Dec 2016
When delivering his State of the Nation Address, President Ian Khama returned to his favorite line quoting the London based Transparency international.
He said the organization has for twenty consecutive year’s ranked Botswana among the least corrupt countries in the world and the least corrupt in Africa.
04 Dec 2016
A frequent public rebuke to opposition Members of Parliament is that their performance has been well below what was expected of them given their significantly increased numbers and also the quality that sprawls the opposition benches.
It is a false supposition.
Public expectations on opposition after the 2014 elections have been high – perhaps unrealistically so.
04 Dec 2016
In 2016, Zimbabweans staged a number of effective demonstrations for or against one cause or other.
These demonstrations, organized and executed by people and civic groups outside mainstream political parties, were against unpopular government actions, positions or decisions.
04 Dec 2016
WASHINGTON DC: The Oxford English Dictionary has released its word of 2016 and it is “Post-truth”. Post-truth is defined as an adjective “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.”
04 Dec 2016
By the end of the year, which is only a few weeks down the line, the number of people who for one reason or another would be out of work in this country would be unprecedented.
By far the biggest contributor has been the closure of BCL in Selibe Phikwe, followed by its subsidiary in Francistown, Tati Nickel Mine.
01 Dec 2016
No doubt, our economy is on a free fall. If the sorrowful economic situation currently unfolding in our country does not trouble you, then you surely need that ‘Prophet of Doom’. As it stands, we are all already doomed. I recently came across an analytical preview of our country’s economy, put together by a colleague and business writer, Keabetswe Newel of the Business Weekly & Review.
01 Dec 2016
The United States of America elections have passed and the aftermath has seen two main issues take centre stage. The first been the obvious one of who shall be part of president elect Donald Trump’s governance team when he assumes office next year.
01 Dec 2016
By the end of the year, which is only a few weeks down the line, the number of people who for one reason or another would be out of work in this country would be unprecedented.
By far the biggest contributor has been the closure of BCL in Selibe Phikwe, followed by its subsidiary in Francistown, Tati Nickel Mine.
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