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Economist attacks Govt’s social protection schemes
Botswana’s social protection policies and practices came under scrutiny at a breakfast seminar co-organised and hosted by Business Botswana and International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Friday. While...
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Hollow victory for Motumise
A victory by attorney Omphemetse Motumise at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday against rejection by President Ian Khama remains a hollow academic exercise, pending a decision by the latter. By late...
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Spy wars: Khama’s headache
Khama’s blue-eyed boy – Isaac Kgosi – has since rising to be the country’s spy chief not faced the kind of pressure he is reeling under at the moment where dirty deals of his agency are being spilled...
View ArticleThe workers’ plight
It is undeniable that Botswana’s labour market has grown and with this obviously comes massive developments and changes. While most of these developments have led to improved outcomes in the economy,...
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Gender activists celebrate
… As Govt ratifies the SADC Gender ProtocolIn what is viewed by many as a long overdue move, Botswana has finally signed the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development. What took government this long? In...
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Contractor demands P17 million from KwDC
A contractor engaged for the construction of Molepolole Bus Terminus Project, Estate Construction, is suing Kweneng District Council (KwDC) demanding P17m in outstanding fees for the project. Sources...
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Construction of Sidilega Private Hospital starts
Sidilega Hospital, which aims to be the best and most equipped private hospital in the country, is set to open by end of 2018. This was said at the ground breaking ceremony of the hospital which is...
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Majaga accuses Govt of ignoring Gweta floods victims
The MP for Nata/Gweta Paulson Majaga has accused Government of turning a deaf ear to Gweta residents who have been affected by the recent floods with hundreds of families having been displayed. The MP...
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Debswana MD hails 2016 performance
Debswana Managing Director Balisi Bonyongo says though the company’s EBIDTA improved in 2016 the environment still does not guarantee that the company relax. The company’s EBITDA improved by 40% over...
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Markus blasts Tshekedi for abusing power
The MP for Maun East Konstantinos Markus has launched a scathing attack on the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Tshekedi Khama for abusing his power as the...
View ArticlePublic officers to enjoy 7% increase
Public service employees will continue enjoying the three percent salary increase awarded by the Director of Public Service Management (DPSM) Ruth Maphorisa in 2016 and four percent adjustment recently...
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How Kgosi fell into a TIS trap
The Director General of Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS) Isaac Kgosi and his team have been left embarrassed after they were caught off guard by intelligence agents from Tourism...
View ArticleUB in anti-tobacco commemoration
The University of Botswana celebrated the World Anti-Tobacco Day in collaboration with the Anti-Tobacco Network (ATN) on May 5 under the theme, ‘Tobacco – a Threat to Development’. The commemoration...
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Madigele engages SRCs
Student representatives of tertiary institutions in the southern part of the country have aired displeasure with the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology. The students say...
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Industrial checkmate!
Anxiety reigns supreme among public officers who are members of trade unions affiliated to Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU), a week after the federation’s party resigned from...
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Botswana's US Foreign Policy
Key among the recent Heads of Missions Conference held in Gaborone was a panel discussion on Botswana's foreign policy which evoked strong divergent views. STAFF WRITER DITIRO MOTLHABANE argues that...
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'We are not bought' – BNF
The opposition Botswana National Front (BNF) has denied that recent calls by the party calling for reconciliation are influenced by financial support recently extended to the party by some trade...
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Tshekedi frustrates Debswana
Its more than 13 years since Debswana set out to introduce Scannex machines in their operations in an effort to curb the theft of diamonds. The company is currently using the strip and search method...
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Tlokweng by-election: The Shirley factor
With a by-election on Saturday and the race for Tlokweng on the final stretch STAFF WRITER DITIRO MOTLHABANE argues that the arrival of former Specially Elected MP Shirley Segokgo has tilted the scale...
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Enga defeats Mbulawa for North West chairman seat
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillor Duncan Enga for Thamalakane North has defeated the former NWDC chairperson Reaboka Mbulawa in a tight contested election that was held on Monday at RAC...
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