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Innocent Selatlhwa
  • Kgatleng land developers, ministry clash over land use

    Dr Kekgonne Baipoledi was slammed for what they termed a generic approach which they say fails to address specific grievances of Kgatleng land developers.In a scathing response to the letter addressed to the Ministry of Lands and Water Affairs,...

  • Lamentations of disgruntled land owners

    He highlighted the detrimental effects of non-compliance with gazetted development plans by Land Boards, which are responsible for allocating land parcels in the country. Sesinyi's letter, dated March 20 expressed his disappointment with the...

  • BONU interdicts nursing coaches, mentors employment

    The court ordered the withdrawal of an advertisement for 12 vacancies of Principal Nursing Officer I-D2 (Temporary), which had sparked controversy due to its preference for retired nurses. The victory is seen as a significant triumph for BONU and a...

  • Dow: Democracy under threat

    She announced her departure from the party at a press conference in Gaborone on Tuesday at the Blue Tree Restaurant. Dow confirmed that she had been charged with bringing the party into disrepute; that she defied a party caucus decision and she...

  • Illegitimate DC chairing costs Kweneng Land Board

    Letsweletse Keoraletse who was employed at Kweneng Land Board, under the Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services as a Principal Technical Officer won his case because his employer had appointed an illegitimate chairperson for his...

  • Botswana looks to civil society to fight corruption

    This was acknowledged by both Vice President Slumber Tsogwane and Acting Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) Tshepo Pilane who said they are prepared and committed to fight with emphasis on engaging the civil...

  • Zimbabwe ‘lectures’ Botswana on anti-corruption

    Botswana through the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) this week hosted the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) in commemorating the Anti-Corruption Pitso under the theme: The fight against corruption 29 years and beyond:...

  • Scramble for Gabs causes BDP headache

    Gaborone Regional Committee chairperson, Lepsy Mosope and his team have been fingered in an elaborate scheme to assist Janjaweed faction councillors and preferred Members of Parliament (MP) who voted for him to return to office unopposed later this...

  • Kweneng landowners threaten court action

    A notice of motion has been issued to the Attorney General on behalf of the Ministry of Lands and Water Affairs and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.In March, Sesinyi and several disgruntled landowners wrote a letter requesting...

  • Shamukuni dismisses Khama claims before UN

    The Minister argued that a solo complaint from Khama cannot be used as a yardstick to determine Botswana’s human rights. “Allow me to highlight Botswana’s commitment to cooperate with special rapporteur on extra judicial, summary or arbitrary...

  • BPF officially joins UDC

    Congress made amongst others the below resolutions in a statement from the party's publicity secretary, Lawrence Ookeditse, that read: "That ratification has been granted for the BPF to join the UDC; and that the NEC is given the full...

  • BPF congress exposes entrenched divisions

    The party held its congress over the weekend against the will of Khama’s faction. Of the nine respondents in the case, only James Kgalajwe showed up. Despite reports that the party is financially strained and failing to meet its obligations, the...

  • Justice Dingake calls for worker-centred constitution

    He highlighted the rising cost of living, stagnated wages, and soaring inflation, especially among the youth, leading to poverty, inequality, and unemployment, the triple burden that needs to be confronted head-on and defeated. To eradicate poverty,...

  • How Butale survived ouster

    This comes after the party’s secretary-general Tshekedi Khama’s efforts to fight his suspension by alleging that Butale had resigned from the party and could not suspend him hit a snag.On April 13, Butale alongside other national executive...

  • Butale still BPF president

    Butale sought the court's intervention to declare his legitimacy as BPF president following his utterances to the effect of a resignation at a BPF National Executive Committee meeting, saying it was merely a threat he made in the heat of the...

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