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  • Palapye CS threatens attorney over 'improper' letter

    In a strongly worded response dated August 17, Kuti maintained that Kabo Ketshogile remains the lawful council chairperson because the ministerial decision reinstating him has not been overturned by a court. Kuti was responding to an August 12 letter...

  • Ketshogile chairs PDC despite legal demand

    The developments come despite a demand from David Ikanyeng’s lawyers that neither claimant should preside whilst their court dispute remains unresolved. An announcement posted on PDC’s official Facebook page on Friday stated that the council...

  • Churches launch fight against sex work motion

    The Christian body has declared firm opposition to a motion by Mogoditshane West legislator, Galenawabo Lekau, describing it as a “catastrophic misstep” that could expose vulnerable people to greater exploitation, abuse, and human...

  • El Niño puts Botswana on drought red alert

    Environment and Tourism Minister Wynter Mmolotsi told Parliament on Friday that the weather system was expected to dominate the country’s rainfall season from October 2026 to March 2027.El Niño conditions are already present and are forecast to...

  • WUC fights P24m demand in Masisi sister tender row

    The Corporation wants Lobatse High Court judge, Dr Ookeditse Maphakwane, to halt the case and send the parties to adjudication or arbitration under their P549.7 million contract. But, the contractor, through former Cabinet member and now project...

  • Court rejects bid to jail gov't officials for contempt

    Justice Tapiwa Kganyago upheld a preliminary objection raised by the respondents and found that the consortium had failed to comply with Section 7 of the State Proceedings Act before seeking contempt orders against government officials.The applicants...

  • Mother demands inquest into son’s police shooting

    In an application filed before the High Court, Ponatshego Joseph through attorney Dr Tshepang Makwati is asking the court to compel the Commissioner of Police, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the District Commissioner for Palapye District,...

  • Court rejects ex- teacher’s bid to return to work

    Justice Ranier Busang dismissed the bid by Cassius Tamaki, finding that he failed to establish either that the decision to retire him was unlawful or that government had violated any legitimate expectation by refusing to keep him in employment until...

  • Gov’t denies defying P 1.5 bn project court order

    The State's position is contained in heads of argument filed before Justice Tapiwa Kganyago, who is expected to determine whether senior government officials deliberately disobeyed previous court orders arising from the long-running procurement...

  • Notorious A3 road’s 20-km of hope

    The newly opened stretch of the A3 is offering motorists something they have not felt in a long time, hope.For decades, the Francistown-Nata road has been known less for the journeys it carried than for the lives it claimed.Hardly a few months would...

  • Basarwa of Bodungwane rush to court over eviction threat

    The tiny Kgatleng rural village is situated about 35 kilometres south of Artesia through a dirt road. The residents, led by Ompegile Ratsie, Gofaone Leburu, Lorato Leburu and Bonolo Modise, have filed an urgent application through Ndzinge Makhamisa...

  • Bodungwane settlers fight for their ancestral land

    As 168 residents from here are battling the Kgatleng Land Board and others at High Court over what they describe as an unlawful eviction, the community has broken its silence, appealing to government, traditional leaders and the public to protect...

  • Legal battle over P1.5bn Ncojane water works escalates

    At the centre of the latest dispute is an application before the High Court’s Justice Tapiwa Kganyago in which Tawana Joint Venture accuses government officials of failing to comply with judgments of both the High Court and the Court of Appeal...

  • ‘Investor’ abandons €500m suit from Eswatini

    In an affidavit commissioned in Eswatini on June 30, Alithea director Vinay Roopchand informed the High Court that the company no longer wished to proceed with the application it had initially launched against FNBB.The latest development comes barely...

  • Gov’t erects new containment fence to combat FMD

    Launching the exercise here on Saturday, Assistant Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Maipelo Mophuting-Dikoloti, described the project as a crucial step towards safeguarding farmers' livelihoods and preserving Botswana's...

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