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EU calls for moratorium on executions
Following the recent execution of Patrick Gabaankanye, in Gaborone, Botswana, the European Union recalls its opposition to the use of capital punishment which can never be justified. The European Union...
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Marina in mass burials of unclaimed bodies
Princess Marina Hospital on Thursday – May 26 – buried 71 unclaimed fetuses and one adult corpse. The corpses were buried at Ledumang Cemetery. “The corpses were not claimed over a period of two years...
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Was it Masisi or Molefhi?
Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi's attendance at the Youth Expo on Wednesday has raised questions over his recovery, since Minister Nonofho Molefhi accompanied him and appeared to deputise and handle...
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Education ministry admits failure
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Skills Development Dr Theophilus Mooko was at pains trying to defend poor performance of his ministry when appearing before the Parliamentary Public...
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AGs not sabotaging govt – official
The Head of Civil Litigation at the Attorney General’s Chambers Morulaganyi Chamme has refuted accusations from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that there may be some lawyers at state law firm who...
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Govt moves to address drought
Cabinet will consider the 2015/16 drought assessment report submitted recently at its meeting on Wednesday, a day after the P445 million relief announced last year comes to an end. Three years of...
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'Stop robbing local consumers'
Traders and Retailers who fail to pass the benefit of the exchange rate differential between the Pula and Rand currencies to local consumers will be punished, President Ian Khama has warned. Khama...
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Govt to sell Morupule A
Government is considering selling the multimillion pula Morupule A power plant to private investors immediately after refurbishment, Permanent Secretary in the energy ministry has revealed. Appearing...
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Mmolotsi takes on Modubule
Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), which is currently reeling from its worst factional fight since its formation six years ago, appears to be streaming ahead to host a Special Congress to possibly...
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Makgonatsotlhe: The new Ombudsman
Augustine Ntshomane Makgonatsotlhe, who was appointed by the President as the new Ombudsman this week, is a distinguished legal practitioner and public servant who has extensive experience in the field...
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Four die, six injured in BCL mine accident
The Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila says his ministry has initiated investigations on the BCL Mine accident to get to the root cause and will contract an independent...
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Botswana believes in dignified life for all – envoy
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mothusi Palai, says Botswana believes that living a dignified life should not be a luxury accessible to some and denied to others. Addressing a World...
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50 get firearm license permits
Fifty (50) firearm licence applicants have been selected from an arms quota raffle draw held at Police Headquarters on 19/05/16. The selected applicants were part of the 3540 people who had applied for...
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More trouble for AirZim boss ‘killers’
POLICE in Bulawayo have recovered stolen goods from four suspects who were arrested recently in connection with the murder, in Botswana last month, of Air Zimbabwe’s public relations manager Shingi...
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Berry Heart defeats ugly racism side of tourism
The recent conviction of racist Allen Bekker who not only threw a bottle at local artist Keotshepile Motseonageng (Berry Heart) and threatened to kill her but uttered derogatory racist remarks against...
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Now Bayei want own land
The move by government to recognise the Wayeyi tribe as an independent ethnic group has prompted excitement and curiosity among many in Botswana; while it gives hope to tribes termed as minority it has...
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Gaolathe’s BMD membership questioned
The political circus that is currently playing itself at Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) has now reached a crescendo with the membership of its leader Ndaba Gaolathe being brought into question....
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No more ‘Streetwise’
Just few months after the Competition Authority (CA) sanctioned a transaction involving the transfer of KFC restaurants in Botswana from owners, VPB Propco to a company called Callus (Pty) Ltd, it...
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19 die at BCL in five years
The recent horrific accident that claimed four lives at the trouble ridden state-owned copper mine of BCL is said to have been the last straw that broke the camel’s back with Government livid at the...
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BCL leaders ignored cage warnings
• 300 get suspension letters for refusing to board the cage • Accused of ‘rioting behaviour leading to loss of production’ The recent accident that claimed the lives of four BCL employees could have...
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