Opinions
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
Gender Wars: Tackling the Sexist Nature of Botswana’s Legal and Justice System
There are systemic orders that the world is obligated to dismantle, including racism, imperialism, and cultural prejudices. Among them lies the unfortunate...
Prince SaulosiJuly 20, 2025
Can We Trust a System That Sets Killers Free?
Bail aims to maintain and enforce the principle of innocent until proven guilty. While it attempts to do this, it does not...
Aone MotlalengJuly 19, 2025
Why The President Is So Powerful
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton. Botswana: a country that boasts the values of its freedoms...
Prince SaulosiJuly 19, 2025
93 Rapes in 2 Weeks: What’s Going Wrong in Botswana?
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is pervasive in Botswana. It continues to be one of the gravest human rights violations of our time, despite...
Aone MotlalengJuly 19, 2025
Corruption: An Issue the New Government Can Tackle or A Long-Term Concept?
Botswana has for many years failed to deal with corruption. Curbing corruption has been a promise every one of our political leaders...
Shatho MorganJuly 19, 2025
Africa Is Still Paying A ‘Colonial Tax,’ Funding The Countries That Once Exploited It!
Imperialism: a system of extending a country’s supposed power and influence through the colonization of a country by any means. Often brought...
Prince SaulosiJuly 19, 2025
Constitutional Reforms Under President Duma Boko: A New Era for LGBTQIA+ Rights in Botswana?
The new government has continuously proven to be progressive, as evidenced by not only the February budget speech but also the words...
Aone MotlalengJuly 19, 2025
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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
