Dr.Douglas Rasbash PhD

The classical development economy model has been failing Botswana for many year. Time is right to change it. My item in The Botswana Gazette.

Environment takes centre stage in Botswana

Oil refineries are taking off in Southern Africa but might they become sunken assets? My item ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩

Raising the living wage may give ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ an economic boost ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@ilo⁩

Development times lines are generational my item ⁦@gazettebw⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩

Botswana’s economy increasingly unsustainable now controlled by debt financing.

In the post diamond era? ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ needs to aim for efficiency. My item this week in ⁦@gazettebw⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@IMFAfrica⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩

Building more infrastructure has not led to more jobs and growth for many years. Botswana needs a new a new model based on doing more with less. ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@TheEconomist⁩

A young influencer wakes ⁦@Botswana⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ ⁦@UNICEFBotswana⁩ ⁦@Hatab_Botswana⁩

Death by a thousand cuts as Botswana struggles to come to terms with a post diamond future. ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@DeBeers⁩ ⁦@TheEconomist⁩ ⁦@IMFNews⁩ ⁦@business⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@XHNews⁩

@mixtorious1 @cnnbrk Bad because it is for the people of Venezuela to control the affairs of their country.

@cnnbrk Arresting Nicolas Maduro 🇻🇪 : Good or Bad decision 🤔

JUST IN: A plane carrying captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has arrived at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York. cnn.it/3Ld7BMo

@BogoloKenewendo Thank you. Blessings to you too.

Peace and goodwill, love, and great joy are my wishes for you this Christmas! May the new year usher in an abundance of blessings! Merry Christmas and happy new year!!🎄🎇🎁 #TogetherWeKen #MME

@Ndaba_Gaolathe Belief in diamonds as being an economic savior is perfectly understandable because decision makers have know no alternative scenario. However this time circumstances are very different and the resilience of natural diamonds to recover is no longer possible.

Yet history reminds us that natural diamonds possess resilience, especially when market discipline is exercised and their authenticity is upheld. Despite current headwinds, the diamond sector remains an integral part of our economic story, with emerging support from …

The Domestic Economy An honest assessment of the domestic economy in 2025 is that after a contraction in 2024, growth has remained under strain, largely due to the sharp slowdown in diamond-related activities across mining, trading, and downstream industries.

Putting the cart before the horse. Building a large new city centre bus terminus without a public transport policy.My item ⁦@gazettebw⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@gaboronecity⁩ ⁦@KetlhalefileFC⁩ ⁦@Gabz_FM⁩

Formalization not consumption explains the surge in beef consumption in ⁦@Botswana⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ ⁦@WHOBotswana⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩

Building km without building factories is slowly killing Botswana’s economy. My item ⁦@gazettebw⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@IMFAfrica⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩

@ZelenskyyUa The Russian military capacity must reduced. What kind of peace can be based on the diminishment of defending armies and the expansion of invading forces.

The Russians are peddling the narrative around the world that Ukraine allegedly cannot defend itself. They are saying that Ukrainian warriors cannot defend themselves. The daily combat results of the Ukrainian army, our special forces, and deep strikes – these are all proof that Ukraine can defend its interests. Now every eliminated Russian occupier, every replenishment of our exchange fund for Ukraine, every Russian assault Ukrainians have repelled, every piece of destroyed Russian equipment, every deep strike we carry out – these are all arguments showing that it’s worth standing with Ukraine, worth helping Ukraine, and that it is not Ukraine that must be pressured for peace, but Russia – the sole reason this war drags on.

@AssaadRazzouk Keep it up Assad. There should be a new category of Noble prize specific to climate change.

A safe journey home to the 1,600 Big Oil lobbyists leaving COP30. You can rest easy knowing you successfully stalled global action, greedily protecting short-term profits while we teeter on the edge of irreversible climate tipping points. Great work. For a masterclass lecture on just one of these tipping points, watch the video of @rahmstorf 👇

As ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ expands its diplomatic reach, what should be its criteria and which countries should be targeted? My Systematic approach in ⁦@gazettebw⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@UN_Botswana⁩ ⁦@USEmbassyBW⁩

@BWGovernment Weird PR for eLearning that shows classroom learning. 🙄

LAUNCH OF THE e-BPSC ONLINE LEARNING- 18th NOVEMBER 2025 @ 1030hrs.