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“Can you imagine facing the same people who were against your party and government and now in power?” maverick politician Pule, who leads the minority party (BDP) with a deriding moniker of ‘Fours’ in Parliament, describes the atmosphere that...

Botswana effected the changes at a time when the neighbouring South Africa and other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries had switched to the revenue authorities from the previous customs and excise.The switch to the revenue...

He was raised in a family of the politically converted who plied their trade in the opposition Botswana Peoples Party during the Phillip Matante era. The assistant Minister of Basic Education and Child Welfare hails from Gulubane in the northeast,...

Confirming the appointment recently Venson-Moitoi said: “I have participated in two previous Commonwealth missions as a team member in Nigeria and in Zimbabwe and I have found each mission a learning opportunity on the diversity of the...

Mophuting-Dikoloti, the Assistant Minister for State President, Defense and Security, had a jagged trudge to the National Assembly. She was one of the few women politicians who had won tickets to represent their respective political parties, going on...

He is a bit controversial, but he is definitely passionate about representing his constituents. Perhaps, Mabeo, affectionately known as Blancha, has to be different from others who have represented Gamalete before him because of the dictatorial...

There was a time when another colleague, Arts & Culture coordinator Goitsemodimo Kaelo, instigated Segokgo and Kolantsho to pose for a picture to prove the point about the duo’s resemblance. Do they really look alike? That’s a topic for another...

“It’s true that I have won successive elections under different political brands, and the secret is that I work very closely with the people. I always make an effort to understand people’s problems and find long-lasting solutions,” explains...

The Marapong-born Moalosi is known for his assertive and principled approach in the National Assembly. He is not afraid to speak his mind and challenge fellow MPs, including government ministers, on issues that matter to his constituents. For...

The man was haden and couldn’t mince his words but spoke his mind to the chagrin of his seemingly shocked party colleagues and UDC diehards. Some even called for his party to unleash its disciplinary machinery on him. The man was unperturbed by...

“I love horses and I am a cowboy,” explains the ever-laughing legislator. He, however, insists that the name Stallion is not simply derived from his love for horses. There is a sentimental attachment to it.“Someone had just written:...

Born 67 years ago in Mochudi, Kgatleng, just a few kilometres east of the capital city Gaborone, Dow is a prominent figure who duly fits the description of an indefatigable fighter. She had fought so many battles: Won some and lost some. Her life...

Manyeneng is a prominent figure in Botswana politics. She serves as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Member of Parliament for Mmopane-Metsimotlhabe, a constituency allocated to the Alliance for Progressives (AP) which is a member of...

Moswaane has a popular moniker, ‘Timmy’, borrowed from a character in an American soap opera, Passions, because of his loquacious disposition while a councillor at the Francistown City Council. He confesses that when he landed in Francistown in...

Dikoloti is an indefatigable combatant who singlehandedly tumbled the ‘Goliath’ in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the party that had ironically introduced him to active politics. When chips were low, and the political home he had trusted...