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Employee… or Freelancer? How Your Job Status Could Shape Your Rights
When you start work in Botswana, whether you are labelled an employee or an independent contractor can completely change your rights, protections, and remedies under the...
Jonathan JaroschekAugust 17, 2025
Can Too Much Social Security Hurt the Poor?
Social security is a cornerstone of social welfare policy, designed to provide financial assistance to vulnerable populations. However, expanding social security presents...
Jonathan JaroschekJuly 25, 2025
Rolling with Elites: Can Locals Catch the Cannabis Wave?
A new sort of ark is starting to take shape today as Botswana ventures into uncharted economic waters. The legalization of cannabis...
Tshepang KekonnweJuly 24, 2025
Botswana’s New Tax Plan Sounds Noble—But Is It Dangerous?
Botswana’s Vice President, Ndaba Gaolathe, recently announced plans to increase taxes as a means of funding various social policies. The UDC must...
Waona SegaetshoJuly 23, 2025
Why Botswana’s Essential Workers Won’t Stay Silent
Worker’s rights in Botswana are provided for by the Employment Act, Workers Compensation Act, and Trade Union and Employer’s Act. It is...
Shatho MorganJuly 20, 2025
Bran’s Sight, Blind Decisions: Seeing Everything, Changing Nothing
After gaining independence, Botswana like many African countries initially emphasized efforts to build a nation-state. That in turn, has led to a...
Tshepang KekonnweJune 5, 2024
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Snakes, Students, and the Law: A UBWECS Throwback Worth Revisiting
On the 4th of September, the University of Botswana Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society (UBWECS), popularly known as Managa, teamed up with Mokolodi...
Kealeboga MagwanengOctober 3, 2025
Diamonds, Law, and Empire: How Botswana Navigates Africa and the West
In history, many names have been flushed from the ink that defines the fine lines between the victors and those who were close...
Prince SaulosiSeptember 11, 2025
Botswana’s Shield Is Cracking
The issue of national security gives every country sleepless nights. Wondering about the cracks and crevices that could potentially become their undoing. What...
Ahsante SegwagwaSeptember 11, 2025
What Does Moono wa Baithuti Actually Do?
If you’ve spent any time at the University of Botswana (UB), you’ve likely heard of Moono wa Baithuti. It pops up in campaigns,...
Jonathan JaroschekSeptember 1, 2025
