Opposition ready for All Party Conference
FRANCISTOWN: Major opposition parties have reiterated their willingness to participate in the All Party Conference, provided the government entertains proposed electoral reforms.

Is the BDP back-bench becoming the opposition?
It is to be expected when the ruling party gets flak from the opposition but when the party is publicly criticised by its own members on pertinent issues, it becomes quite another thing. This is exactly what has been happening to the BDP recently when many of its MPs broke tradition going to an extent of even contradicting the party leader on issues they are widely expected to be in concert.

Who will take Btv?
Just a few weeks after Director of Information and Broadcasting Services Habuji Sosome was reportedly pushed out of the position, rumour mill at government enclave is gaining momentum on who the likely replacement will be. While many names are bandied around, there are at least three names that keep popping up at every turn.

Batlokwa sue govt over land
The Batlokwa are taking government to court over tribal land ownership rights.In the founding affidavit filed before the Lobatse High Court, the Batlokwa contend that land was taken from them by freehold farms and government unlawfully.

Police arrest BMWU leader
SELEBI PHIKWE: Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) chairman Chimbizani Chimidza was arrested yesterday for fetching the National Executive Committee file from Orapa branch office. The BMWU boss was briefly held at the Orapa Police Station before he was released. The police arrested him with the file when he stopped for refreshments on his way from Orapa.

Two horse race in Bobirwa
SELEBI PHIKWE: Though there are three candidates, the Bobirwa North East council seat by-election tomorrow is a two-horse race between Matlhodi Modisapodi of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and Kimbel Malesela of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP).