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We won’t kill Kgosi – DISS

Government has denied claims by former head of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Isaac Kgosi that the agency wants to kill him. “It is not in the national interest for the DIS to kill...

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Jiangsu stand-off, Chinese Govt takes Botswana to task

Botswana government is said to have found itself against the rock and hard place regarding Chinese state owned company China Jiangsu International Botswana after blacklisting them over allegations of...

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Stanbic celebrates BIUST graduates

Stanbic Bank Botswana serves as the Diamond Sponsor for the 2019 graduation of 257 graduate and postgraduate students of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST). The...

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Court orders Teisi be reinstated to her post

Former Human Resource Manager at Statistics Botswana Marang Teisi is having the last laugh in her long running battle with her employer – Statistics Botswana – after she was dismissed from work in...

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Govt owes nobody an apology over BCL closure - Molale

The Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security Eric Molale has on Friday told the parliament that the government does not owe anybody apology or clarification on why the BCL...

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How Moitoi was AMBUSHED

President Mokgweetsi Masisi outsmarted Pelonomi Venson Moitoi to come through the centre and seize the nomination of the Central Region — an endorsement that to most was sure bet for Venson-Moitoi to...

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BDP edges close to split

The rising threats of cataclysmic bloodshed within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) are worrisome for the nation’s security and peace, analyst have cautioned. Though this is a time for the...

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P1 billion credit line for Zim; not P6 billion

Following a storm that build over media reports - mostly from Zimbabwe - that Botswana was about to offer Zimbabwe P6 billion loan for its diamond industry and related businesses, Government was forced...

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Parley adopts Majaga's motion on direct election of president

The outspoken Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) back bencher Paulsen Majaga seems to have rubbed senior members of his party the wrong way after tabling a motion calling for Constitution amendment to...

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Tawana blames whites for taking Ngami land

The MP for Maun West Tawana Moremi has blasted Government for giving Ngamiland people’s land to the whites, who now dominate the tourism industry. Tawana, who has since been vocal about the...

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AP loses Nkaigwa, gains Monageng

Just days after welcoming over 20 members from different parties, the Alliance for Progressives saw its week ending on a sad note when they lost a sitting MP. Haskins Nkaigwa to the Umbrella for...

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IDM Regional Director lauds King Mswati III

The Regional Director of Institute of Development Management (IDM), Richard Malikongwa has applauded His Majesty, King Mswati III and Her Majesty the Indlovukazi, the Queen Mother for upholding the...

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Seven cops suspended in Thamaga

On Wednesday Botswana Police Commissioner Keabetswe Makgophe moved swiftly to crack the whip at Thamaga police station where he suspended seven police officers for alleged involvement in various...

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Warning to ‘RACISTS!’

To them we are not humans; they talk as if we are trees. To them we are just living in a big zoo and they are its keepers – Masisi President Mokgweetsi Masisi has come hard on some international...

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Khama’s FEARS!

Former President Ian Khama is a man for fighting for survival and relevance and for that he will enlist everything – from seeking emotional sympathy and using those close to him to fight his battles –...

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Re-open BCL mine – Keorapetse

MP for Selebi-Phikwe West Dithapelo Keorapetse, once more continued his crusade to have Government consider re-opening the BCL mine on Friday when he moved a motion in Parliament. These are his...

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Lempu JSS closed as 119 students catch mysterious disease

Lempu Junior Secondary School in the Letlhakeng Sub-district was closed on Friday as Government and health officials grappled with addressing the causes of an outbreak of a mysterious disease in which...

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Exporters Forum to boost local traders

The inaugural Exporters Forum – a partnership of Botswana Investment Trade Centre (BITC), Stanbic Bank Botswana and Econsult – has the potential to unlock opportunities that lie in the global value for...

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Toppled Kooreme attacks NJ faction

The recently toppled Serowe Administration Authority chairman Mpho Kooreme says he has huge respect for former President Ian Khama and the current Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) presidential hopeful...

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Community trusts support trophy hunting

Community Based Organisations (CBOs) support recommendations of a Cabinet Committee that call for the lifting of the Hunting Ban. A statement released by Ngamiland Council Of Non-Government...

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