If you are to ask a miner, constructor or manufacturer what they think of the local currency, the Pula, the answer you are likely to get could sound unpatriotic. But that would not be a sign of being unpatriotic but a cry for help from the monetary policy authorities. A…
More than a year after living as an exile in South Africa at an undisclosed location, former president Ian Khama is coming under a microscope. Last year, Sunday Standard learnt that while some members of the Botswana Patriotic Front have visited Khama in South Africa, they never actually meet him…
The General Elections due next year will bring greater turbulence for Serowe and the neighboring environs. That will be neither incidental nor a coincidence. The elections will provide a further stress test to the stability of chieftainship in that area. Pressure on Serowe has been unrelenting. There is a subtle…
For each 2022 day that Botswana was not generating enough power or not selling enough diamonds or consumer goods, it was declining precipitously in continental rankings. That is the analysis of the African Development Bank in its 2023 edition of Africa's Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook. The Bank says that on…
In 1994, campaign for a parliamentary seat would probably have cost P50 000. Two decades later, that amount wouldn't even be adequate for a council seat campaign in an urban area. That notwithstanding, that is the exact amount that the Report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Review…
The Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board (BAMB) says it is expecting a low grain supply from farmers during this year's harvest season. BAMB Acting Chief Executive Officer Lameck Nthekela told Sunday Standard this week that the low supply forecast is supported by the poor rainfall. Nthekela said that although the strategic…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) claims that Botswana's emergency and disaster preparedness for a chemical accident and radiation emergency are still inadequate. A Health Situation Analysis of the WHO African Region states that Botswana is among scores of other African countries which are likely to be overwhelmed in the case…
'Some proposed that the constitution should establish Botswana as a Christian nation in view of the fact that about 80 percent of the population aligned themselves with Christianity,' says the Report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the Constitution of Botswana in relation to submissions made…
With the company's on-going property developments, people driven focus and community partnerships tipped to not just contribute to the local economy but also boost the company's performance leisure focused group, Cresta Marakanelo says it is optimistic about the year 2023. This follows the waning in strength of the negative effects…
On the 20th November 22, I penned an article titled 'Reimagining Human Rights in Global Health: Closing the gap between academia and policy'. In that article I talked about the right to health and human rights. I noted that the right to health is not only enshrined within the preamble…