Man arrested for alleged stabbing in Mogoditshane

Confirming the incident, Mogoditshane Police Station acting commander, Assistant Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi, said they received a report at around 10 pm from a passerby who found the victim lying by the roadside with stab wounds. “The victim was rushed to Nkoyaphiri Clinic and later referred to Princess Marina Hospital, where he is currently hospitalised and recovering,” Ramaphoi said. These are not ordinary times.

Yet, history reminds us that this nation has navigated difficult waters before and did so by clinging firmly to the principles of prudence and macroeconomic stability. From independence in 1966, Botswana chose a path few resource-rich countries managed to sustain. Diamond revenues were not treated as windfalls for reckless expansion, but as capital to be managed with caution. The establishment of fiscal rules,…