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BAC donates to Dutlwe students 

The Botswana Accountancy College (BAC) has donated toiletries and stationery to students from Dutlwe – a small settlement in the Kweneng District comprising mostly of Basarwa and Bakgalagadi who are...

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BDF concerned by Aircraft crashes   

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is concerned about the crashes of its aircrafts but most importantly the loss of lives of their officers, said BDF Air Arm Commander Major General Innocent Phatshwane....

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Gaolathe dismisses rivals as ‘Std 3s’ 

Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) President Ndaba Gaolathe is ignoring the letter of suspension he has been served with, telling a Sunday meeting in Gaborone that he remains to serve the people....

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Ntuane dumps Molefhi; goes solo! 

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Secretary General Botsalo Ntuane has announced that he will be defending his position at the Tonota Congress but not as a member of any faction. This means that he...

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CAAB hosts the 4TH ICAO AFI Aviation Week

Botswana is hosting the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Aviation week - May 22 to 25 – with a series of Safety and Security events lined up. Member States and...

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BONELA condemns woman’s attack 

The Botswana Network on Ethics Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) condemns all forms of Gender Based Violence against women and young girls. This call follows an incident that took place at Gaborone Bus Rank...

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BOKO promises SACP new Govt 2019

The Botswana National Front (BNF) sent a Central Committee (CC) delegation to attend the Moses Kotane public lecture in Rustenburg, North West Province on 21 May 2017. The CC delegation was led by the...

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BOPEU studies Public Service Bill

Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) has appointed a task team to comb through the Public Service Bill, 2017 published in the Government gazette on May 5. The union spokesperson Topias Marenga told...

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Tshekedi’s jet set comfort  

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism through the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) is now a paramilitary unit, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has...

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BCL: Arabs out; enters Motsepe

Botswana government was dealt a heavy blow when the Emirates Investment House Company (EIH) which has shown interest in buying the BCL Investment pulled out of the deal. Information gathered by this...

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Vehicle theft hits Masunga

Vehicle thefts have reportedly resurfaced at Masunga and surrounding villages. The latest incidents of theft came at a time when authorities in the area were dealing with the previous ones. Towards the...

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Not budging 

…Govt maintains shoot-to-kill policy on stray cattle Endless efforts by Zimbabwe to re-engage Botswana over the shoot-to-kill policy on stray cattle had so far proved fruitless. Zimbabwe has on several...

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BDP suspends two NWDC councillors 

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has suspended two North West District Council (NWDC) councillors on grounds that they defied party caucus resolutions. The two councillors Duncan Enga, the newly...

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BPP’s demand to UDC

Ambitious Botswana Peoples’ Party (BPP) is reportedly putting contingency plans in place for any eventuality following its request to have more constituencies being allocated to it. BPP, an affiliate...

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Govt to pay 7% increase to BOFEPUSU members

Thousands of public servants, who were sidelined from salary increments since 2016, will be smiling all the way to the bank starting June following an agreement on Friday morning between Government...

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Kgosi’s docket handed to DPP 

Investigations against the Director General of Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS) Isaac Kgosi have been completed and his docket has now been handed over to the Directorate on...

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We who are free, are we free?

Duma Boko’s Facebook Post I caught fleeting glimpses of the bus station video footage. I could not bring myself to watch the whole of it. It was disgusting. A mob descended on a young woman and...

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MP attacks discriminatory dress code for women 

The chairperson of Botswana Parliamentary Caucus on Women Botlogile Tshireletso has condemned the Botswana Parliament for restricting and dictating what women should wear before they could be allowed...

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No bad blood! 

The Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS) Isaac Kgosi has hit back at his security nemesis at the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and...

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BOFEPUSU, Govt stand-off

The protracted battle between Government and BOFEPUSU over salary increases ended on Thursday afternoon after a standoff that lasted for hours at the Gaborone High Court, as the parties failed to...

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