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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

“How do you convince the coming generation that education is the key to success when we are surrounded by poor graduates and rich criminals?” Robert G. Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe.

My first time to descend on Kgalagadi was about 30 years ago when I was assigned to an area that later became my second home. Like others who had just completed form 5, I couldn't wait for an opportunity to earn "something" every month and have a bit of freedom.

The International Criminal Court is currently facing the most difficult existential test since it was established in 2002/3.

Depending on how these difficulties are resolved or not resolved, the ICC will emerge stronger of irreparably damaged.

Because the very existence of the ICC is at question, it is clearly within reasonable fathom that the whole edifice might yet collapse.

A colleague from the University of Botswana recently asked me an open and genuine question. “How do we fix our ailing economy Thabo?  Certainly we can no longer sit and pretend all is fine, we can no longer listen to the lies provided by the political party in power. We cannot just look at a system that favours political relationships over competence.