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Pseudos not our style – BCP

Opposition outfit, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), has distanced itself from the controversial Facebook pseudonym Gosee Kone, saying hiding behind fake accounts has never been its political style.

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Otsweletse Moupo..PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Moupo rejects patronage approach to deployment

The view that cadre deployment should be used to reward party members for their loyalty or contribution to the Umbrella for Democratic Change's (UDC) electoral victory has been rejected by former top opposition leader.

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Gov’t puts SOEs on notice

State-Owned Enterprises (SoEs) could face restructuring, mergers, private-sector partnerships, divestiture, or even closure if government determines that they no longer serve sufficient strategic or public value.

Khama...PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Conservationist Khama, gov’t lock horns

Former president and Bangwato paramount chief, Ian Khama’s long-running battle with government over the country’s wildlife policy has erupted into a fresh confrontation after he rejected the allocation of elephants to Serowe for the country’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

The cattle were handed over last week, completing a 17-cattle payment demanded by the tribe over grievances dating back to the party’s time in power

BDP settles 17-cattle bill to mend GaMmangwato ties

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has delivered the final 10 cattle to the GaMmangwato kgotla as part of efforts to rebuild relations and make peace with the tribe.

Khama PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Serowe district consults tribe over elephants

Serowe District Council (SDC) is continuing consultations with the GaMmangwato tribes over how two elephants offered to the Serowe community by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism can be utilised, Council Chairperson, Atamelang Thaga has said.

Xigera Safari Lodge exterior

Xigera Camp earns Botswana’s first Michelin Keys

Botswana’s hospitality industry has reached a new milestone after Xigera Safari Lodge in the Okavango Delta was awarded two Michelin Keys in the 2026 Michelin guide hotel selection.

There is also something distinctly Botswana about the journey of meat from the kraal to the communal pot

Ga gona mokete o o senang nama

Ga gona mokete o o senang nama (there is no feast without meat). For Batswana, the saying is almost a social law and an unwritten rule that a celebration is not quite it until meat finds its way onto the table.

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Stop politicising medication shortages, Batswana cautioned

Former Minister of Health, Sheila Tlou, says shortages of medicines in the country should not be viewed solely as a Botswana issue.

Otsweletse Moupo.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Moupo to revisit BNF cadre values

Former Botswana National Front (BNF) president, Otsweletse Moupo, is set to take party members down memory lane when he revisits some of the teachings that once shaped BNF cadres at a gathering next month.

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