F/town gets crime-monitoring cameras
Residents of Francistown have welcomed the decision by Botswana Police Service to install crime monitoring cameras at strategic points and main roads in the second city. Residents and motorists alike...
View ArticleInside Botswana's dirty water politics
Drama continues to play itself out at the Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services as Minister Kefentse Mzwinila tried to bypass parliament and have Ministry of Finance approve the...
View ArticleKgori Capital wins their money back
The Board and Management of Kgori Capital notes and welcomes the ruling by the Court of Appeal (COA) this morning, the 26th of July 2019, in favour of Kgori Capital. This is with respect to frozen...
View Article'Fako's leadership style led to UB decline'
A University of Botswana academic, Professor Christian John Makgala, has attributed the decline of the university status as a result of the dictatorship leadership and management style of former Vice...
View ArticleVP Tsogwane feels undermined, insulted in Parley
The Vice President Slumber Tsogwane who is also leader of the house has expressed concern on how keeps being undermined or disrespected during his presence in parliament especially by the opposition...
View ArticleBTU condemn students' violence on teachers
Outgoing Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) president, Johannes Tshukudu has expressed grave concern about teachers who are assaulted by students while on duty. Speaking during the 5th BTU elective congress...
View ArticleGovt. pockets P49 billion from De Beers Group
Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security minister, Eric Molale, says in the last five (5) years, Government has received as dividends from De Beers Group of Companies a sum of forty-nine...
View ArticleWhite House Speechwriters descend on Gaborone
Concerned about the growing plagiarization of speeches of American leaders by African leaders, University of Botswana (UB) academic Dr Letshwiti Tutwane, through his company Optimum Answers, has...
View Article'Shutdown bogus universities' -MPs
The debate about continuing decline in quality of education caused by questionable courses offered by some tertiary institutions took a new twist in Parliament this week with MPs pushing for closure of...
View ArticleBoko WARNS Masisi
As he defeats Siele, Pilane A day after the leader of opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Duma Boko, suffered humiliation when state organs – the Botswana Revenue Services (BURS) and...
View ArticleAutlwetse rejoins BDP
Former Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) parliamentary candidate for Gaborone Central Thabo Autlwetse has retraced his steps back to Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). Autlwetse joined BMD after he...
View ArticleTshireletso launches solar backpacks, stationery initiative
Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Honorable Botlogile Tshireletso will officially launch a Solar Backpacks and Stationary initiative on August 7, 2019 at 0930hrs at Ramonaka...
View ArticleNo Ntlole back pays
The Minister of Defence,Justice and Security, Shaw Kgathi, says government’s decision to rationalise salaries for members of the disciplined forces now commonly as ‘Ntlole’, was only taken this year...
View ArticleBDP vs BDP
Mmadinare MP accused of decampaigning successor All is not well in the Mmadinare constituency as the outgoing Member of Parliament who is also Minister of Land Management; Water & Sanitation...
View ArticleImmigration Officers owed P11 million overtime
Immigration Officers stationed at border posts around the country are owed overtime from February to June 2019 amounting to a whooping P 11,889,071.95. This is said to have discouraged the staff to the...
View ArticleNdaba unbundles AP roadmap
President of Alliance for Progressives Ndaba Gaolathe has outlined his party’s vision regarding a New Botswana when addressing a rally at Gaborone Main Mall on Wednesday evening. Gaolathe an economist...
View ArticleMPs humiliate Masisi
President Mokgweetsi Masisi suffered humiliation on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday when Members of Parliament across the political divide united to reject his brainchild – the Declaration of...
View ArticleDIS, BDF clash over OK1
The Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) is headed for a showdown with other state security organs, especially Botswana Defence Force (BDF) following escalating incidents that raise questions...
View ArticleBeware the second coming of Lt General Ian Khama
Botswana is heading into her most hotly contested elections of her history, the same was said about the 2014 elections but this time its different, these elections are going to determine the very...
View ArticleMoswaane, council candidates at loggerheads
The relationship between Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) MP for Francistown West, Ignatius Moswaane and his council candidates is said to have broken down irretrievably with less than two months left...
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