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Complacency defeated UDC
It is without doubt, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) entered the Sekoma by-election as underdogs. The ward has been under opposition’s control over 20 years. The question now remains what...
View ArticleLSB appeals Khama judgment
The Law Society of Botswana (LSB) has appealed a High court judgement that President Ian Khama was under no obligation to disclose reasons for refusing to appoint attorney Omphemetse Motumise to the...
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HRDC career fair starts
The long awaited Botswana Human Resource Development Skills Fair and Career Clinic 2016 finally starts tomorrow (Monday). It will run until March 19, 2016 at Fairgrounds in Gaborone. Botswana Human...
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Bargaining Council hangs in the balance
The fate of the Public Sector Bargaining Council (PSBC) is to be sealed in a judgment of Industrial court judge President Justice Tebogo Maruping next week, when he rules over an urgent application to...
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GEMVAS P4 million software idle
A Computer-based Records Management system, software and servers purchased by government for over P4 million in June 2015 lies idle at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), The...
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DCEC investigates BCL
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is reportedly investigating a number of transactions at the embattled BCL mine. On Wednesday assistant Minister of Presidential Affairs and...
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Committee: Boko plagiarised
There was near chaos in Parliament on Friday when Deputy Speaker Kagiso Molatlhegi delivered a verdict on the issue in which the Leader of Opposition, Duma Boko was accused of plagiarism by the...
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Take away Catholic church land-BNFYL
Botswana National Front Youth League (BNFYL) presidential candidate, Kago Mokotedi has differed with his party President Duma Boko on the issue of land redistribution. Launching his manifesto ahead of...
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Over P4m gobbled up by Makgadikgadi Epic and Race for Rhino
The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Tshekedi Khama has informed parliament that his ministry is responsible for undertaking both Makgadikgadi Epic and Race for Rhino (R4R) in Lekhubu...
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Mosisili missing mark
One year on, Mosisili still missing the mark on human rights The authorities in Lesotho must uphold human rights and the rule of law and end continuing harassment and intimidation of lawyers and human...
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No winners in BOPEU case
An attempt by Industrial court judge Justice Tebogo Maruping to broker peace between warring trade unions BOPEU and four other public sector unions under BOFEPUSU, by ordering the reconstitution of the...
View ArticleMoH contain health scare
As the details of an alleged transfusion of contaminated blood to patients continue to be unravelled the Minister of Health Dorcas Makgato has assured the nation that her ministry will take all...
View ArticleFishing ban extended
Ngamiland residents and many others who had been for over a year now been looking forward to getting fish from Lake Ngami will have to wait a little longer according to the Minister of Environment,...
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Clash of the royals over tourism
The relationship between the Ngwato and Batawana Royals has never been a rosy one although the two are blood relatives.The bad blood between the two reached parliament on Tuesday afternoon during the...
View ArticleSupplementary requests breed corruption- Davids
Parliament on Friday passed the supplementary estimates of expenditure for the consolidated and development funds contained in Financial paper No.3 which includes the Ministry of State President’s...
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Kgathi, Mokgware clash in parley
The Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Shaw Kgathi and Gabane Mmankgodi Member of Parliament Pius Mokgware clashed in parliament on Friday, in a conflict which saw the two exchanging unpalatable...
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Release Serite – UDC tells Govt
Opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has criticised government for the harassment, arrest and detention of journalists on trumped up charges follwoing the arrest of Sonny Serite on Thursday....
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Secret OP file lands reporter in jail
Near drama ensued at Central Police Station (Gaborone) on Friday as members of the media clashed with the police over the arrest and detention of freelance investigative journalist Sonny Serite on...
View ArticleJudge Maruping failed workers – BOFEPUSU
Ahead of an urgent appeal next week, the leadership of public sector federation BOFEPUSU have criticised Industrial Court president Justice Tebogo Maruping for ordering feuding trade unions to go for...
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BOFEPUSU opposed to MPs’ ‘looting’
Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has come out with guns blazing over what they call is selfishness by Members of Parliament to seek salary increment for themselves. Addressing a...
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