BOSETU threatens ministry
Botswana Secondary Teachers Union (BOSETU) has served the Ministry of Education and Attorney General with a letter threatening court action over unfair promotions to heads of department. BOSETU president, Eric Ditau, said they took the decision following complaints by teachers from different schools.

Beware of opportunists — BDP warns
MABUTSANE: Residents of Mabutsane have been cautioned to watch out for political opportunists. The residents were told by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to avoid those who are out to use them as stepping-stones to advance their political careers.

Selebi-Phikwe to recover money from lawyer
SELEBI-PHIKWE: The 2004 audit report on the accounts of the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council has recommended that the council should start proceedings to recover all monies that were erroneously paid as repatriation fees to the previous foreign lawyer when her term elapsed in 2004.

Sebetlela lectures Kabbah
ORAPA: The visiting Sierra Leone President, Tejan Kabbah, and his entourage, could have learnt a lot from a lecture on ‘Diamonds for Development’ presented by the Orapa-Letlhakane mines General Manager, Sebetlela Sebetlela.

Murder suspects granted bail
FRANCISTOWN: Francistown magistrate, Pride Rushike, last week granted bail to three people accused of murder. The magistrate explained that she granted them bail because it was unlikely that they would abscond. She said that post-mortem results suggested that the accused persons might not have been involved in the death of the deceased.

Mogae awards honours
President Festus Mogae on Saturday awarded Presidential Orders of Honour (PH), Presidential Orders of Meritorious Service (PMS), and Presidential Certificates of Honour (PCH) to 26 outstanding men and women for their varied contributions to the nation.