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Wilderness pulls out of AB deal
Wilderness Holdings made a hasty retreat on Friday afternoon from their expression of interest for the acquisition of national airliner Air Botswana, following a public outburst and criticism over the...
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Kgosi Sekai is now a free man
Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela deputy chief, Kgosi Bana Sekai Linchwe, heaved a sigh of relieve on Tuesday when Gaborone Regional Magistrate court set him free by dismissing criminal proceedings pursued by...
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Morwaeng, Monageng fight heats up
Reconciliation efforts by Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) President Ian Khama have failed to unite warring camps in Molepolole South where a full blown tussle between aspiring contestants for Bulela...
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IDM partners with Ohio University
The Institute of Development Management (IDM) has unveiled its new partnership with Ohio University. IDM Country Director Onalenna Seitio-Kgokgwe hailed the partnership with Ohio University, saying...
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Who shall the BDP pick?
PHILLIMON MMESO looks at the race for the all-powerful BDP Secretary General position and puts his head on the block about who will come out on top. For the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) it is calm...
View ArticleSA gives De Beers temporary waiver
The Department of Mineral Resources in South Africa has granted De Beers a temporary exemption for rough diamond exportation to Botswana. The relaxation by the SA government followed pressure from De...
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Govt trap for Kgosi Sekai foiled
Behind persuasive legal arguments by attorneys Nelson Ramaotwana and Onalethata Kambai, which on Tuesday won Kgosi Bana Sekai Linchwe freedom, is an untold story of how the Botswana Democratic...
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ILEA empowers crime busters
In an effort to take their mandate out to the people, the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) officials hosted the media at their base in Otse to make them appreciate and learn the academy’s...
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ILO calls Botswana to order
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ordered Government of Botswana to undertake labour reforms to comply with conventions she has ratified to align its laws with international standards....
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BPP wants BCP’s Kusasa
Some of Botswana Peoples’ Party (BPP) bigwigs are allegedly actively working to lure Maria Kusasa back to their party. Kusasa is a former BPP member who joined Botswana Congress Party (BCP) just before...
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Motsepe to salvage Tati Nickel, BCL Investments
The extension of provisional liquidation for Tati Nickel Mine and BCL Investments by the High court on Thursday has fueled to speculation that some investors, among them South African billionaire...
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Ndaba as defiant as ever
Read below as suspended Botswana Movement for Democracy leader Ndaba Gaolathe fields questions from The Patriot on Sunday: PATRIOT: What do you consider to have been your biggest achievement as leader...
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Saleshando for Maun East, Ngami or Phikwe East
Speculation over which constituency the leader of Botswana Congress Party (BCP) Dumelang Saleshando will represent in 2019 has gained currency in recent months, with the party insisting that it is...
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Anxiety as Sir Ketumile remains in ICU
The former President Sir Ketumile Masire remains in Intensive Care Unit at Bokamoso Private Hospital days after he underwent a surgery. Though his operation was said to have been successful, anxiety is...
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Africa’s greatest son rests
Sir Ketumile Masire is no more. Exactly 92 years after he was born, former President Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire succumbed to illness at Bokamoso Private Hospital in Mmopane on Thursday night, after...
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Wastage at foreign missions
The Auditor General has in her latest 2016 audit report raised alarm at a growing tendency at some of Botswana’s foreign missions where staff are having their children dropped and picked from school at...
View ArticleTeachers unhappy with Teaching Bill
Declining academic performance in basic education caused by lack of educational standards for entry and acceptable standard of professional competence and lack of a Code of Conduct for teachers could...
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BDP MP lashes at Khama
The MP for Nata/Gweta Polson Majaga has made public his opposition to Government’s move of buying fighter jets from Sweden. President Ian Khama has just returned from Sweden to push for the conclusion...
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New broadcasting players urged to utilise licenses
The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) acting Chief Executive Officer Tshoganetso Kepaletswe said the authority is worried by companies that are awarded licenses and do not use them....
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Modenga, Gopolang, Ramolotsana join BCP?
Three Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) sitting councilors in Francistown West are reportedly on the verge of joining the opposition Botswana Congress Party (BCP), it has emerged. Sources say Lechedzani...
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