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Matambo dismisses 100 000 jobs dream
Minister of Finance and Economic Development Kenneth Matambo has dismissed the proposed 100 000 jobs by the Leader of Opposition Duma Boko. Responding to the 2018 budget speech debates, Matambo took a...
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Israelis target Selibe Phikwe
Botswana Government, through the Selibe-Phikwe Economic Revitalisation/Recovery programme led by former Bank of Botswana Governor, Linah Mohohlo as Coordinator, is on the verge of signing an agreement...
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Molome sues BOPEU for P25m
Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) commercial wing Babereki Investments (Pty) Ltd is embroiled in yet another multi-million pula tussle with its erstwhile star errands boy Ernest Molome and his...
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Boko calms UDC fires
Poetic artistry and mastery of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) President Advocate Duma Boko was on full display at Boipuso hall in Gaborone on Friday when he made an emotional plea to comrades in...
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Judiciary under siege in Botswana
Botswana Federation of Public, Parastatal and Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) take it that, for our Country to remain a stable, progressive and prosperous democracy there is a need to continue...
View ArticleP5.1m for F/town’s destitute people
Francistown City Council (FCC) has intensified its efforts to ensure no destitute in the area will lack basic necessities by setting aside P5 139 100 to support them. The council increased last year’s...
View ArticleJostling for Botsalano ward
Lobbying for the candidature of Botsalano ward in the Francistown West constituency amongst members of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is in full swing. This publication has been reliably informed that...
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Veteran politician Kwerepe laid to rest
Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi has described the late Gaerolwe Kwerepe – the first Member of Parliament for Ngami, who died on February 16 at Letsholathebe Memorial Hospital – as humble and loving...
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CEOs give Khama P60 000 gift
Chief Executive Officers of local parastatals gifted President Ian Khama with a cheque amounting to P60 000 as a token of appreciation during a farewell lunch hosted in his honor in Gaborone on Friday....
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Don’t touch our head gear – Herero women
The Ovambanderu and Ovaherero women in the North West have expressed displeasure at the manner in which the Department of Immigration and Citizenship is forcing married women to remove their headgear...
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Ministers get P19 million luxury cars
Government has spent P19, 736,958.12 on new luxurious ministerial cars, Parliament has been told. According to Minister of Transport and Communications Kitso Mokaila 18 BMW 740s have been bought for...
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Geopolitics: Major 2018 economic risk
As Botswana celebrates Governor Moses Pelaelo's announcement on Tuesday that economic growth is expected to accelerate to 5.3 per cent in 2018, supported by increased government spending and lower...
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Molale misleads Parliament
The Minister of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration Eric Molale lied to Parliament on Tuesday when he said his ministry consulted all stakeholders on the review of the Public...
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Molefe's job safe
As Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) scampers to clean up its mess, which has seen asset managers haemorrhaging pension holders millions of Pula, all eyes are on the Principal Officer...
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Going back home to do what?
Zimbabweans living in Botswana have expressed cynicism about returning to their native country following a passionate plea made by the visiting President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa during his recent...
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Botswana duped in diamonds sales
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) has raised a concern on how Botswana government is managing its sovereign wealth fund, Pula Fund. The Resource Governance index (RGI) has raised...
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DISS gobbles OP budget
Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS) continues to gobble more funds from both the recurrent and development budget for the state presidency under of the Ministry of Presidential...
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CMA demands P650m from Vaka
Juicy details have started to emerge as skeletons tumble out of the closet of embattled multi-billion private equity asset manager Capital Management Botswana (CMB) and the companies they invested in....
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'Shine with brilliance and integrity'
Scientists are perceived to be individuals who are not so much about casual talk and often in the midst of their presentations loaded with technical language lose their audience.That perception,...
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Parents angry over Baobab takeover
There was drama on Tuesday evening at Baobab School in Gaborone as parents walked out of a meeting addressed by management, protesting over lack of consultation during the sale of the school to Curro...
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