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Lt General Segokgo retires
Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Commander Lieutenant General Placid Segokgo has announced that he has reached the statutory age of retirement. General Segokgo who was appointed army commander in 2016 by...
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Confrontation with Masisi: Did Rapitsenyane break any law?
Africa Awake! Social media has been abuzz with the story of a teacher who confronted President Mokgweetsi Masisi when he addressed a kgotla meeting in Serowe last week. Naturally as somebody who...
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De-recognition of trade unions tested
Four public sector trade unions on Friday dragged government to court challenging a decision by Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) to de-recognise them through a letter dated 16 October...
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Jwaneng/Mabutsane BNF members resign
Losers in the Botswana National Front ( BNF) primary elections in the Jwaneng-Mabutsane constituency, led by the Parliamentary aspirant and former Jwaneng Mayor Tsietsi Oodira Kwenje, have resigned...
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Let Batswana own tourism, not foreigners
I was really touched by the meeting between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and Botswana Wildlife Producers Association, when I could not see any indigenous citizen. It is a sad confirmation of the reality...
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MDCB ring fence P560 million
The fight between Norilsk Nickel and BCL liquidator Nigel Warren-Dixon has reached fever peach as the two exchange words through their lawyers regarding the failed purchase of Norilsk Nickel’s...
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Solar energy: Solution to power deficit
Looking from out of space into the African continent at night, Botswana is a dark patch with no lights whilst surrounding countries sparkle with electric lights. Newly elected Renewable Energy...
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Ngwira empowers the girl child
Except for a Botswana Defence Force (BDF) camp in the area, the name Rakhuna -a small village in Borolong -does not ring a bell in most of people’s ears. Poverty is a fact of life for many people in...
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Engineers shun regulator (ERB)
The newly formed Engineers Registration Board (ERB) is struggling to recruit new members, its Registrar, Dennis Olaotse, has revealed. With over 5 200 members to date, Olaotse believes there are a lot...
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UB rocked by plagiarism claims
Almost a year into his appointment as the 6th Vice Chancellor of the University of Botswana (UB) and just days after hosting his first ever Graduation ceremony, Prof David Norris finds himself caught...
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Balopi's enemies turn violent
The infighting within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has deteriorated from ideological differences to physical confrontations, with the latest victim and target being party Secretary...
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Babereki board 'flunk' P200m deal
Skeletons continue to tumble out of Babereki Investments closet, after The Patriot on Sunday uncovered a trail of correspondences showing that the board of directors at the Botswana Public Employees...
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Babereki board 'flunk' P200m deal
Skeletons continue to tumble out of Babereki Investments closet, after The Patriot on Sunday uncovered a trail of correspondences showing that the board of directors at the Botswana Public Employees...
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BMD carcass leaves a stink
Long before the ink could dry on the expulsion of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) from the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the two main parties remaining in the coalition are...
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Masisi confirms fallout with Khama
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has confirmed the uneasy relationship with the man he succeeded in power – Ian Khama. He told Parliament in his First State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday that:...
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Public servants to get pay increase
Public Servants are likely to get improved conditions of service and salaries in April next year; that is if the consultant engaged to review their pay recommends such. President Mokgweetsi Masisi...
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One Government Principle unveiled
Government is moving to deal away with increased bureaucracy that has resulted with departments demanding the same material from clients that other departments have already be given. President...
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Unpacking President Masisi’s dream: The Knowledge-Based Economy
Every president comes to office with his development agenda. For President Mogae, HIV/AIDS was a big problem for the country in the 1990s and he made it his main business to tackle it. He managed to...
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Khama responds to Masisi SONA; offers hope for peace
It is regrettable that the statement given on the occasion of the SONA about the situation concerning two parties (Khama/Masisi) reflected only on one side without consultation with the other in order...
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Use our natural resources to develop rural areas, youth
Since independence in 1966 we have demonstrated strong economic growth, with nearly 9% growth recorded year on year for more than four decades. Historically this growth has been driven primarily by the...
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