Botswana ignores ILO labour reforms
Botswana Federation of Public, Parastatal and Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has joined the International Labour Organization (ILO) Committee of Application of Standards in criticising Government for...
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Motlhabane appointed Patriot Editor
Inskip Investments (Pty) Ltd, publisher of The Patriot on Sunday, is pleased to announce the appointment of veteran journalist Ditiro Motlhabane as Editor of the newspaper. This is with effect from...
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Farmers advised to form clusters
To improve agricultural productivity in Africa, small holder farmers have been urged to come together and form groups/ clusters for them to become effective in their production, and to take agriculture...
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Love lost in UDC
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) members are rubbing hands in glee as the conflict within the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is becoming internecine — a mutually destructive fight — as...
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Fed up BDP MPs call for reshuffle
In an unusual show of bravery, probably influenced by reduced influence of President Ian Khama – whose presidency has entered the lame duck stage or just frustration – Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)...
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Matambo’s 2018/19 budget briefcase
The domestic economic outlook remains positive, with growth rates of 4.7 per cent and 5.3 per cent expected in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The positive outlook for both the mining sector and...
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UDC congress: Fireworks loom large
The simmering political tension among the contracting partners in the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has reached a crescendo. Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), which is fighting tooth and...
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The African paragon of economic flourish and nation building
I rise in exercise of the heavy burden of responsibility to which many citizens of our country have, by the power of the ballot called us to. Many of them walked many miles under the scotching October...
View ArticleP4.6m to fix F/town streetlights and traffic signals
Francistown City Council (FCC) has projected to work on an estimated budget of P4 640 750 to maintain both streetlights and traffic signals on a routine basis during the forthcoming 2018/19 financial...
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‘Science and research are our priority’
The government through the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology has vowed to prioritize science and research to ensure that there is economic diversification going forward....
View ArticleLocal actors set sights on South Africa
While the local entertainment industry continues to wobble, two Francistown based actors have set their sights on working like slaves in order for them to break into lucrative industries such as South...
View ArticleNEDC expects to make a kill from dog license fees
North East District Council (NEDC) has projected a 19 percent increase in dog licenses fees during the forthcoming 2018/19 financial year expected to roar into life the day President Ian Khama...
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Delays in Lotto licence
Plans by Gambling Authority Botswana to start the multi-billion pula national lottery License application got off on the wrong footing when they were dragged to court long before they could start...
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BCL smelter for sale
Hopes for revival of the economy of Selibe Phikwe were quashed on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday when Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security Advocate Sadique Kebonang...
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Seretse questioned by SA police
Once the darling of the financial services sector embattled businessman Bakang Seretse is on the radar of South African police investigating the murder of his business partner Vusi Mhlanzi, who was...
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72 % fail Form 5
Deteriorating performance in different levels of education continued to unravel on Friday when Botswana Examination Council (BEC) released BGCSE results for 2017. The results show a decrease in...
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BPP, BMD plot against BCP, BNF
Umbrella for Democratic Change’s (UDC) inaugural congress to be held in Gaborone on February 24 has got a potential of running into a serious chaos if information reaching publication is anything to go...
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UDC holds first congress
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has taken a decision to hold a decisive congress rather than a consultative one on Friday. This came after the alliance which is made up of four political parties,...
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UDC holds first congress
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has taken a decision to hold a decisive congress rather than a consultative one on Friday. This came after the alliance which is made up of four political parties,...
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"I have nothing to do with Vusi's death' - Bakang Seretse
Our client, Bakang Seretse, wishes to respond to a front-page story carried in your issue of the 18th February, 208 (Issue 262) headlined “ Seretse Questioned by SA Police”. Citing a South African...
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