Masisi’s litmus test: Unemployment
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has admitted that the nation faces a myriad of socio-economic challenges that include high levels of unemployment. Addressing the nation after taking the oath during his...
View ArticleGOOGLE, APPLE, FACEBOOK ARE ENABLING AN ILLEGAL ONLINE SLAVE MARKET OF...
A BBC News Arabic investigation, Silicon Valley’s Online Slave Market, has found Google and Apple are enabling an illegal online slave market by approving and providing apps used for the illegal buying...
View ArticleHow Masisi outsmarted Khama
Mokgweetsi Masisi’s decisive victory in the recent Botswana elections over a coalition backed by his former boss, Ian Khama, is the culmination of an astonishing 10 year political career. Morphing from...
View ArticleB-FAR congratulates Masisi
Botswana Forum for Action and Reform (B-FAR) Congratutalory Message to HE MEK Masisi and Call for Determined and Committed Action and Reform. The Botswana Forum for Action and Reform (B-FAR) cordially...
View ArticleMoatlhodi, Masisi 'link' unsettles UDC comrades
Maverick Tonota MP, Pono PPP Moatlhodi, has already set Parliament ablaze with his theatrics long before his colleagues -a majority of whom are newcomers- settle into their seats across the aisle. The...
View ArticleMPs to light up Parliament
The 12th Parliament session will soon starts its work which will begin by the State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Mokgweetsi Masisi on the 18th of this month. It will be followed by...
View ArticleMauritius elections were peacefully, professionally conducted -AU
AFRICAN UNION ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION In line with the African Union’s mandate of promoting democracy and democratic elections in Africa, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the...
View ArticleRace for NWDC chairmanship heats up
The race for the top position of chairman in the North West District Council (NWDC) is wide open, with all eyes turning to the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) following an outstanding...
View ArticleMasisi's balancing act
Despite the euphoria over cabinet appointments made during the week, where President Mokgweetsi Masisi has been applauded for a meticulous job, concerns over lack of Parliamentary democracy and...
View ArticleState House still UNSAFE for Masisi
Govt considers building new one Cabinet is considering advice from the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) that the location of the State House and its deteriorating condition compromise the...
View ArticleMISA revives media awards
After lying comatose for many years, Media Institute of Southern Africa -Botswana Chapter is working on reviving media awards to recognise journalists that have contributed to society through their...
View ArticleBIUST host 2019 HELLO WORLD dialogue
Multitudes of Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BUIST) students converged at the school auditorium on Saturday November 30th for a chat with invited motivational speakers....
View ArticleWives emerge from shadows
Wives of leading politicians took their rightful position at the side of their husbands in the just-ended stiff General Election in a way never seen before. Some quite clearly boosted the profiles of...
View Article'Butterfly's charges a fabrication'
Gaborone High Court Judge Michael Mothobi on Friday granted bail to Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS) agent Wilhelmina Mphoeng Maswabi code named Butterfly. State attorneys did...
View ArticleFight for the soul of DIS
As tensions rise within the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS), top spies are allegedly increasingly butting their heads. This week the security clouds were heavily pregnant with allegations...
View ArticleMasisi, cabinet molested Kgotla system -Moatlhodi
The outspoken Member of Parliament for Tonota Pono Moatlhodi popularly known as Botate has this week fired potshots to Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) legislators accusing President Mokgweetsi Masisi...
View ArticleDikoloti warns against industrial hemp
Minister of Agriculture Development and Food Security Dr Edwin Dikoloti has said growing of Industrial Hemp also known as Cannabis is prohibited and is punishable by law in Botswana. Responding to...
View ArticleWill the UDC unity remain intact?
Political attention might be focused on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the response by the leader of the opposition, but elsewhere questions are being asked if the opposition coalition...
View ArticlePULA STEEL, UPDATES ON LIQUIDATION AND PROSPECTS FOR REOPENING
Keorapetse asked the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry to update Parliament on the liquidation of Pula Steel and its sale. As a result of the closure of BCL mine, which had substantial stake...
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