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COVID-19 destroys 67,132 livelihoods
The report on jobs data released this week presents results for data collected in the fourth quarter; from October to December 2020. It presents information on employment, unemployment, wages from the formal sector, youth employment and...
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I will sign... at the end of all defections!?
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No football until August
The government imposed a suspension on sporting activities until April 1, 2021, and sources close to developments say stakeholders will make the decision to scrap off the 2020-2021 football season. There have been persistent calls to scrap off the...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 13 May 2021
Rari calls for early vaccination of teachers
Speaking after emergency   talks with the Ministry and the Covid Taskforce on Thursday, Rari said of all the frontline workers, no sector had been so devastatingly affected by covid like the teaching fraternity, adding that in comparison,...
475,Correspondent,, 13 May 2021
The leaked tapes- More questions than answers
According to assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Priscilla Israel, the cases were investigated backwards. That much, is clear from the leaked tapes. I cannot recall how many times I have complained about this horrendous practice, both...
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Tafa has last laugh over LSB
The Court also said since LSB did not seek to stay the orders of fidelity and practising certificate pending the finalisation of the appeal they were none issues as Tafa and his firm had complied fully. LSB had only sought the appeal on grounds that...
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Extension: State Of Emergency
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Govt fiscal reserves drop further
The latest Bank of Botswana statements indicate that the reserves, known as the Government Investment Account (GIA), fell to about P5 billion in September then rose to P6.5 billion in October, before the drop to the P5.6 billion in...
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Tatitown police 'arsonist' seeks medical help
He allegedly suffered the wounds after he was burned by the petrol that he used to torch the police station.Bugalo, who was assisted by a police officer to walk to the dock, decried the medical assistance that he was getting in prison saying that he...
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'Alleged serial rapist, murderer' back in Court
Keganeditse was recently arrested and remanded in custody barely two weeks after Justice Matlhogonolo Phuthego granted him bail in December.  He was arrested after he allegedly raped another woman at Kgaphamadi location on Christmas Eve....
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Police nab two suspected diamond dealers
According to Superintendent, Ookeditse Moseki of the Criminal Investigations Department, the men aged 27 and 34 were arrested following a tip off from an anonymous source. Moseki said the first suspect aged 27 from Kasane but residing at Block 2...
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Police retrieve alleged deputy stolen goods
  FRANCISTOWN:Letlhakane police have managed to retrieve foodstuff worth over P1250 allegedly stolen by the Mokane primary deputy school head and a kitchen handler. When confirming the incident, Letlhakane police station commander,...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 14 May 2021
Decomposed body of woman found in Tonota
Station commander of Tonota police, Oteng Ngada said the woman was buried on Monday as her body was badly decomposed following the conduction of post mortem, the results of which are still pending.   “We received a report around 1415...
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NBFIRA Restores BOFUS License
Motshegwa said the cancellation which caused confusion among Bosetu members recently, was quickly appealed, and NBFIRA restored it.”I must add that as soon as they heard us, NBFIRA advised us to write an appeal, which they favourably acted...
475,Correspondent,, 14 May 2021
BOSETU PRESIDENT projects 300 teachers deaths by end of year, as 24 die in two weeks
Radikolo in an interview with Mmegi at the end of emergency talks with the Ministry and covid task force on Thursday, said in two weeks alone, 24 teachers have died from covid, adding that the trend with covid is that such numbers usually ...
475,Correspondent,, 14 May 2021
BOSETU Calls for Vaccination of Form 4s before enrolment
Rari says at a meeting with the Covid Taskforce and the Ministry  the trade Union called for the vaccination of the Form 4’s as an effective control measure. He added that research has found that although students are mainly asymptomatic,...
475,Correspondent,, 14 May 2021
BIHL sails past COVID-19 to 24% profit jump
BIHL’s performance, set against the difficult operating environment caused by COVID-19 in 2020, underlines how the local financial sector was not only able to withstand the pandemic, but in some cases and sectors, actually registered higher...
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