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Consumer fair: ‘It’s more than a shopping’
Botswana Consumer Fair returns next week with 11th edition to be held under the new slogan ‘it’s more than just shopping’. The fair takes place form the 22nd to the 28th of August, 2016. According to...
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Tapela’s leadership questioned
The leadership of Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) acting Vice Chancellor Dr Mataba Tapela has once again come under the hammer. Disgruntled BUAN staff is threatening to...
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Operation #Drugsmustfall
Gaborone, Metsimotlhabe and Mochudi have proven to be leading illicit drug hotspots after narcotics detectives arrested 192 dealers in relation to 134 cases including suspected crack cocaine in...
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Khama Directive stalls SB salary talks
Salary negotiations between Statistics Botswana (SB) and their unionised employees have collapsed due to a Presidential directive of December 2015 ordering parastatals to "only offer increases to their...
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Opposition cries foul as Parley creates laws at midnight
The third meeting of the second session of the 11th Parliament made history by going on until the following day, adjourning only at 0440 hours after passing five bills. When Parliament business began...
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Who shall Khama fire?
Presidential advisers have been working overtime to offer the best advice to the President on who to pick into his cabinet as he prepares for a major overhaul. Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who is...
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Close bogus universities
The debate on the deteriorating quality of education in Botswana took a new turn last week when academics condemned the proliferation of many private "universities", which currently stand at seven...
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‘SADC leaders have failed us’
Just days before handing over the Chairmanship of the regional bloc - Southern African Development Community (SADC) - to Swaziland, President Ian Khama has come under heavy criticism from the church...
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BMD boils over
Political manoeuvering inside the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) could best be defined like the sophistry of a chess game. Just when one faction was moving for a checkmate supposedly armed with...
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Row over Somizi's half-a-million Pula deal
Somizi Mhlongo is entangled in a bitter row over his choreography services in Botswana. The celebrity dancer, choreographer and Idols SA judge was allegedly awarded a half-a-million pula deal to direct...
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2nd Job Summit set for October
Following last year’s inaugural job summit, organisers of the event have slated this year’s installment for October under the theme, ‘Maximising job creation through effective policy and strategy...
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Germany’s Minister of State visits Botswana
Professor Maria Böhmer, Germany’s Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, will visit Botswana from August 23 (today) to August 26 to mark the forthcoming 50th anniversary of the country’s...
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BLLAHWU intact – leadership
Botswana Land-board Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) has rubbished allegations that they are on the brink of collapse. Addressing members of the press, the union Secretary General...
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STOP PRESS: Patriot Woman magazine!
Inskip Investments (Pty) Ltd, the publisher of The Patriot on Sunday newspaper, has produced a special commemorative magazine to celebrate women as part of the country’s 50th anniversary. The Patriot...
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Expedite India-Africa Diamond Institute – Minister
Visiting Indian Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram has called on Botswana and Indian government to work together to implement the project for establishment of India-Africa Diamond Institute....
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BNF bans 'illegal' facebook groups
The newly elected Botswana National Front (BNF) Central Committee has hit the ground running, immediately banning proliferation of uncoordinated social media platforms bearing the party name and...
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Khama hands over SADC reigns
President Ian Khama is in Swaziland for the 36th SADC Summit which will end on August 31 with the highlight being the assumption of SADC chairperson seat by King Mswati III of Swaziland. The Summit is...
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Segokgo new BDF Commander
President Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama has promoted Major General Placid Segokgo to the rank of Lieutenant General and Commander of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) effective September 2. Major...
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Venson-Moitoi vows: ‘I want to make Africa a better place’
The Botswana and Southern African Development Community (SADC) candidate for the position of African Union Commission (AUC) chairwoman, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, is counting on the support of member...
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Mogae despairs about South Sudan
Former President of Botswana, Festus Mogae, has expressed his despair over South Sudan ever seeing peace. Mogae is currently the chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) for...
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