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Spooks haunt BDF
Tension is brewing between intelligence security agents especially Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and the Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism (MEWT) Anti-Poaching Unit, The Patriot on Sunday has...
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China, Botswana diplomatic fallout
The fragile Sino-Botswana diplomatic relations suffered a major blow on Wednesday when the Chinese Embassy openly showed its displeasure by disregarding a request by Botswana to postpone a media...
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Kokorwe hijacked by BDP?
Violence erupted on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday afternoon when Mogoditshane MP Sedirwa Kgoroba, in a fit of anger and frustration, threw a water bottle at Deputy Speaker Kagiso Molatlhegi for...
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Venson-Moitoi's AU bid fails
Team Venson-Moitoi remains confident of winning the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship in January 2017, following failure by all three candidates to secure enough votes for a clear win in...
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Botswana urges accountability as African leaders rebel against ICC
Botswana has defended the International Criminal Court, even as some of its continental peers threaten to revoke their membership of the tribunal they accuse of being biased against Africans. “The best...
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BNF preaches unity
Bouyed by a peaceful congress in Francistown over the President's holidays, Botswana National Front (BNF) paraded the newly elected central committee before the media on Friday with Secretary General...
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Venson-Moitoi prepares for AU rerun
Team Venson-Moitoi remains confident of winning the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship in January 2017, following failure by all three candidates to secure enough votes for a clear win in...
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BDP scales up 2019 preparations
Preparations for the 2019 general elections took centre stage at the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) special congress on Friday in Mogoditshane where all the party regions convened to present...
View ArticleCitizen-owned businesses can’t cater for Hollywood stars
As businesses that cater for Hollywood A-listers and royalty from all over the world, hospitality establishments in the Okavango Delta have exceptionally high international standards. However, as a...
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Gaolathe calls for water, power regulator
The MP for Gaborone Bonnington South Ndaba Gaolathe’s private member motion in which he requested government to establish water and power regulator has received support from the minister responsible....
View ArticleIndians and Chinese denied tourist visas – tourist operators
Not only are Indians and Chinese being kicked out of Botswana, they are also being denied visas to enter the country as tourists. This revelation is contained in a Private Sector Development Programme...
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Arone not a threat to me – Kambimba
The 2014 Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Parliamentary candidate in Okavango constituency Mbahahauka Kambimba who lost to Bagalatia Arone has shaken off any threat from Arone with expectations that the...
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Another Goodhope/Mabule by-election looms
Opposition Members of Parliament are reading malice on the hurried request by the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Eric Molale to have the Electoral Amendment Bill granted an...
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'Venson-Moitoi team never consulted us' - opposition
As the debate over the failed attempt by Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi to win the African Union Chairperson seat rages on, the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and its member the Botswana...
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Botho, UNIVEN hail Exchange programme
In a bid to position its graduates for the global market Botho University (BU) has entered an exchange programme agreement with the University of Venda (UNIVEN) from Thohoyandou, South Africa. The...
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USAID puts up US$127m to fight SADC drought
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated US$127 million to fund the procurement of humanitarian aid and social safety nets to save nearly 17 million people affected...
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82 Peace Corps to arrive in Botswana
Some 82 United States Peace Corps trainees will arrive in Botswana on August 1st. This will be the 17th group of Volunteers to serve in Botswana since Peace Corps returned to assist in the HIV response...
View ArticleBarclays case thrown back to High Court
Junior Managers who were unfairly dismissed by Barclays Bank of Botswana in 2012 are waiting with baited breath and pinning hopes on the decision of high court Judge Lakhvinder Singh Walia after a full...
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Race on for 2017 Bulela Ditswe
A bruising battle is looming within the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in Molepolole South constituency following a decision by a Special Congress last week to conduct primary elections dubbed Bulela...
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UB Medical school seeks donors
Officials of the University of Botswana’s Medical School took local media on a tour of their facility on Tuesday evening, providing an update in the process of their programmes. Head of the School of...
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