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...
View ArticleJiangsu 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...
View ArticleStanbic 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...
View ArticleCourt 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...
View ArticleGovt 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleBDP 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...
View ArticleP1 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...
View ArticleParley 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...
View ArticleTawana 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...
View ArticleAP 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...
View ArticleIDM 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...
View ArticleSeven 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...
View ArticleWarning 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...
View ArticleKhama’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 –...
View ArticleRe-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...
View ArticleLempu 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...
View ArticleExporters 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...
View ArticleToppled 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...
View ArticleCommunity 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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