Batshu denies de-campaigning Mokgethi
Outgoing Member of Parliament for Nkange, Edwin Batshu has vehemently denied allegations that he is de-campaigning BDP parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Ishmael Mokgethi. The re allegations...
View ArticleKhama's BDP hit list grows
Former President Ian Khama who is on a mission to see his former party Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) defeated during the 2019 General Elections has added more ruling party parliamentary candidates on...
View ArticleBPP youth condemn suspension of candidates
As drama continues to unfold within Botswana People’s Party (BPP), the party’s youth league has entered the fray and strongly condemned the suspension of two parliamentary hopefuls being vice...
View ArticleMakgato dares Ian Khama
Chairperson of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Dorcus Makgato, was early this deployed by her party to take the battle to former President Ian Kahama who has been having a field day decampaigning...
View ArticleDismissed Choppies employees lose court case
Dismissed 60 former Choppies employees who were fired by the retail giant after engaging in an unlawful strike have suffered a huge blow after they lost their case in which they were challenging their...
View ArticleClimate smart agriculture
UNDP, BITRI, Ministry of Agriculture join forces in pursuit of smart agriculture In an effort to drive Botswana to becoming food self-sufficient and secure, the United Nations Development Programme...
View ArticleGovernment to construct cluster fences in Pandamatenga farms
Amid the on-going human-wildlife conflict in Chobe which even negatively affect crop production, government has moved swiftly and proposed to sponsor the construction of cluster fences for smallholder...
View ArticleGovt still de-recognises Kgosi Kgafela II
Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Government, Botlogile Tshireletso, says consultations are ongoing over the return to Botswana of Bakgatla paramount chief Kgosi Kgafela II. She was...
View Article709 Namibian refugees face deportation
About 709 Namibian nationals living at Dukwi refugee camp face deportation back to their country of origin after the Court of Appeal ruled that they should be repatriated to Namibia. The Namibians and...
View ArticleMolepolole MPs complain of sabotage
Members of Parliament for Molepolole South and North Dr Tlamelo Mmatli and Mohammed Khan respectively are reading malice in the suspensionof development projects earmarked for Molepolole village. The...
View ArticleLand boards to allocate prime tourism concessions
Tawana land board will start allocating prime tourism land in the Okavango delta following a decision by government to give land boards authority to take control of allocating tourism concessions. The...
View ArticleR1.75m cash intercepted at Botswana border
State security agents, on Wednesday made a major breakthrough in the fight against cross border crime when they arrested 24 year old South African national, Nicholas Fouche, with R1.75 million stashed...
View ArticleMPs reject P900 million Masama-Mmamashia pipeline
In a rare show of unity, Members of Parliament from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) on Thursday night joined forces with their opposition counterparts to vote against a request for a...
View ArticleMOSWAANE SUPPORTERS PETITION BDP
As Francistown West MP,Ignatius Moswaane's political career hangs in the balance, some BDP members have signed a petition that will be handed to the party central committee which is due to meet today...
View ArticleIEC headache: voter transfer requests
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is currently inundated by voters who want to be transferred to various constituencies across the country for several reasons, among them being voter...
View ArticleDid Mzwinila mislead President Masisi?
Things are falling apart and the centre can no longer hold at the Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services (MLWS) and Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) and the finger point at the...
View ArticleElephant protection society promotes co-existence
A local Professional Guide, Oaitse Nawa has formed a non-governmental organisation, Elephant Protection Society which strives to prevent deadly encounters between humans and elephants to reduce human...
View ArticleSPEDU targets 6000 jobs in 36 months
The Selebi Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) has set an ambitious target of creating 6,856 thousand jobs in the next 36 months. SPEDU is now under immense pressure to diversify the economy...
View ArticlePEMANDU salary talks postponed again
Negotiations between Government and six cooperating public sector unions on the adoption of the PEMANDU Salary Report have been postponed again for a later date with final conclusion not yet reached by...
View ArticleMPs’s perfomance scorecard
The third meeting of the fifth session of the 11th Parliament adjourned last Friday marking the conclusion of the session prior to the much anticipated 2019 general elections billed for October 2019....
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