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Douglas Rasbash

Also known as: DR DOUGLAS RASBASH

2026-04-252026-07-28

In coverage

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  1. July 2026
  2. The Botswana Gazette

    DR DOUGLAS RASBASH Transport is arguably the most commonly experienced but least understood of all economic activities.

    Botswana’s Hidden Transport Bill
  3. The Botswana Gazette

    DR DOUGLAS RASBASH A DIFFERENT ANSWER By the time the final whistle blew on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Spain had become world champions after defeating Argentina in the final.…

    The Most Unpredictable World Cup in History
  4. The Botswana Gazette

    DR DOUGLAS RASBASH Few public policies in Botswana carry the emotional, historical and political significance of free residential land allocation.…

    An End to Free Plots?
  5. June 2026
  6. The Botswana Gazette

    By Douglas Rasbash Botswana’s old development model was simple: spend more, build more, import more, employ more through the state, and assume that wellbeing would follow.

    Post-Diamond Republic Needs Decoupling
  7. The Botswana Gazette

    By Douglas Rasbash A severely burned infant’s desperate journey from a public clinic to a private hospital exposes deeper questions about medicine shortages, emergency care and Botswana’s ability to protect its most vulnerable citizens.

    When a Child is Burned a Nation is Tested
  8. May 2026
  9. The Botswana Gazette

    Time for a new development paradigm Douglas Rasbash Despite billions in development spending, Douglas Rasbash argues that Botswana’s planning model has drifted from transformation to performance, with weaker growth and higher unemployment exposing the need for sharper, outcome fo

    Government Has Lost the Plot
  10. The Botswana Gazette

    By Douglas Rasbash The Botswana CI GCF…

    Botswana’s Quiet Ecological Revolution
  11. The Botswana Gazette

    By Douglas Rasbash The forensic audit report should be read like an iceberg. What the public can see above the waterline is already alarming: 814 findings, 585 of them rated Very High or High severity, 80 special investigation referrals, contracts and payments with a combined gro

    The Forensic Audit Iceberg: We Are Seeing Only One-Fifth of the Problem
  12. April 2026
  13. The Botswana Gazette

    As growth stalls and pressures mount, Douglas Rasbash argues that six critical pillars must move from fragmented ideas into a single, disciplined economic framework.

    A COUNTRY WITH NO COMPASS?

Sunday 26 July

  1. Transport sector accounts for approaching 17% of GDP

    Botswana's transport sector may represent an economy-wide burden approaching 17% of GDP, though it is commonly underestimated. The piece argues that transport is the most commonly experienced but least understood of all economic activities.

    26 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Thursday 23 July

  1. Spain wins 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Argentina

    Spain became world champions at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Argentina in the final. The 48-team format widened opportunity, challenged traditional hierarchies, and gave more nations competitive hope.

    23 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Saturday 18 July

  1. Botswana reconsiders sustainability of free residential land allocation

    As land waiting lists grow and development costs rise, Botswana faces questions about whether its policy of free residential land allocation, a nation-building measure from an earlier era, can remain sustainable in its present form.

    18 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Monday 22 June

  1. Botswana must decouple development from diamond reliance

    Botswana's historical development model of increased spending, construction, imports, and state employment succeeded while diamonds sustained it, but a new model is needed that raises wellbeing, productivity, and exports without relying on higher public spending, diamonds, or resource consumption.

    22 June 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Sunday 14 June

  1. Burned infant's case highlights gaps in emergency care

    A severely burned infant's transfer from a public clinic to a private hospital raises questions about medicine shortages and Botswana's emergency care capacity for vulnerable populations.

    14 June 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Sunday 24 May

  1. Government spending paradigm needs fundamental shift—analyst

    Douglas Rasbash argues that despite over P660 billion in development spending, Botswana's planning model has drifted from transformation to performance, with weaker growth and higher unemployment exposing the need for sharper, outcome-focused development policy.

    24 May 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Saturday 16 May

  1. National restoration programme rebuilds degraded Botswana rangelands

    As climate change intensifies and nearly half of Botswana's land shows signs of ecological stress, the country is pursuing an ambitious national restoration programme to rebuild degraded communal rangelands before environmental decline threatens long-term economic survival.

    16 May 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Saturday 9 May

  1. Forensic audit finds 814 findings, 585 rated high severity

    A forensic audit report identified 814 findings, 585 of them rated Very High or High severity, 80 special investigation referrals, and contracts and payments with a combined gross value of about P160 billion, with the author suggesting this represents only a portion of the underlying problems.

    9 May 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Saturday 25 April

  1. Botswana needs unified economic policy, argues analyst

    Douglas Rasbash argues that Botswana has abundant plans and strategies but lacks a binding policy to truly shape the economy, and contends that six critical pillars must move from fragmented ideas into a single, disciplined economic framework.

    25 April 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

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