An EU-funded initiative has been launched in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, shared by South Africa and Botswana and one of southern Africa’s most important ecosystems
If we are to honour our freedom, we must also stand in sympathy with our neighbours, whose struggles remind us that democracy is never guaranteed. Their pain must be felt as our…
Within the SACU region, there is supposed to be free movement of agricultural goods, with a few exceptions, including national security and when there are crop and animal diseases
At a time when rampant unemployment — one of the country’s biggest crises and a national emergency — takes root, the looming jobs bloodbath will decimate not only the sugar…
For decades, South Africans have longed for a deeper expression of popular agency, not just through protests but by choosing the person who occupies the country’s highest office
The annual Mining Indaba in Cape Town this week again shines a spotlight on the importance of institutions and incentives if mining is to yield broad-based development across…
Botswana and Ghana have become emblematic of policies and strategies designed to strengthen the mining industry by building national participation, diversifying away from…
The Office of Botswana’s Ambassador to the United Nations recently announced that Botswana has nominated renowned jurist and scholar, Justice Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake, to run…
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
The Commonwealth Expert Team however flagged flags gaps in the country’s electoral system, with a central concern being the state of voter education and registration
The indigenous people in Botswana want recognition and be allowed to be self-reliant to restore their dignity
Masire is an unassuming leader who deserves to be remembered as one of the greatest African pioneers of post-colonial history
The new president, a human rights lawyer, has the opportunity to abolish the death penalty
Whenever its resolve to protect democracy has been tested, the continental body has fallen short
The unrest in Mozambique plus restrictions on trade need to be resolved for South Africa and other countries in the region to boost agricultural production
Coming on the heels of seven coups since 2020, 19 countries held elections but with mixed outcomes
‘A kind of electoral long Covid’ has left its mark on countries around the world that went to the polls
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Some elections show signs of progress — youth-driven political transitions and active citizen involvement — others reveal systemic problems, including political manipulation and…
Summer Flowers, representing South Africa at the 15th Dakar Biennale, is an homage to author Bessie Head
