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latest news & developmentsBotswana faces new HIV scare as shortage of medicines deepens
The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/Aids says the crisis is not an isolated supply-chain issue but a ‘systemic failure’ that demands urgent government intervention
Six decades of liberation party rule in Botswana end in shock
The Botswana Democratic Party suffered a humiliating defeat in last week’s parliamentary elections
Botswana: ‘Masisi is mismanaging Covid-19’
Six months into Botswana’s vaccine roll-out, only 5% of the population has been vaccinated
Towards reclaiming our culture of the liberation struggle
Judy Seidman responds to Athi Mongelezi Joja’s expanded assessment of her ‘Drawn Lines’ exhibition
Rise and stall of Southern Africa’s remarkable supermarket chain
Choppies began life as a struggling general dealer in Botswana and now consists of about 250 stores in eight countries
Botswana’s governing party braces for high-stakes congress
For the first time in the history of one of Africa’s most stable democracies, the ruling BDP will see a genuine fight for the top job
Botswana’s queer creatives push for change
‘The thing is, most people here grow up believing that a man should be with a woman and a woman only; that there is no other way of existing’
Pearls of wisdom hide ugly truths
A study of pink plastic pearls shows that Africa will have to make big sacrifices if its children are to be employed
Botswana’s policy will spur economic growth, says central bank
Botswana’s central bank will continue to try to boost economic growth by keeping its repo rate at 7.5%.
Back to work or no talks, Botswana tells strikers
The Botswana government is refusing to negotiate with striking civil servants who want a 16% pay hike until they return to their jobs.
Public service strike exposes chinks in Botswana’s armour
Almost 100 000 public servants have been on strike in Botswana since Monday last week, in an unprecedented display of popular militancy.
Botswana’s new media law ‘repressive’
Botswana says reporters have nothing to fear from a new media law, but a journalism advocate calls it repressive and the official defence misleading.
Mma R’s opera and couscous
Sello Motseta reports on the new opera house in Gaborone, a tribute to Alexander McCall Smith’s famous Mma Ramotswe.
Botswana marks peaceful transfer of power
Seretse Khama Ian Khama was inaugurated as Botswana’s President on Tuesday, inheriting a rare political and economic success story. Just next door, millions of Zimbabweans…
Business as usual, says new Botswana president
The new president of Botswana pledged on Tuesday that there would be no radical change in policy as he took the oath of office at a ceremony in Gaborone. A former army chief…