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The two health stakeholders have been at each other’s throats for many issues but then made up. The “call to duty” debacle has dragged on for several years with both parties having a fair share of court victories until a Court of Appeal (CoA)...

Monageng has been appointed alongside Evelyn Ama Ankumah as Special Advisers without portfolios. In a statement from their website, the ICC states that the appointment of special advisers is intended to create a network of experts representing...

Nyalala was ousted through a court order sought by Kgafela’s other uncle, Kgosi Ramono Pilane Linchwe. Kgafela had written to the North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi, instructing him to remove Ramono as Kgosi and install his son Matshego Kgafela....

The same day Vice President and Finance minister, Ndaba Gaolathe delivered his maiden budget speech, Transparency International released the latest (2024) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in which Botswana has dropped yet again. Botswana has scored...

The government has now extended the plan by four months to July 2025 to address delays and align it with the new administration’s goals.Speaking in Parliament, Gaolathe acknowledged that just 72 projects under the TNDP – launched as a bridge...

Kgafela, who currently fears for his life in South Africa (SA) after North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi reinstated Nyalala Kgafela as SA's Bakgatla ba Kgafela Kgosi, could even return to Botswana earlier. Deputy Permanent Secretary in the...

Thamane and CEDA are currently under the microscope from government and craft investigators. Trade and Entrepreneurship Minister, Tiroeaone Ntsima, has launched a forensic audit to probe the dealings at the Agency whilst on the other hand Directorate...

The petition, dated February 3, 2025, addressed to the Minister for State President, Moeti Mohwasa, the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Secretary to the President. It outlines a series of serious allegations, including...

His departure comes amidst an unfolding scandal involving allegations of corruption, mismanagement, and a controversial exit package for the suspended CEO, Thabo Thamane. Dr Tsheboeng’s resignation follows weeks of public outcry and mounting...

In the latest move, Kgosi Kgafela Kgafela II and the royal family have since written to President Cyril Ramaphosa calling for his intervention. In their petition to Ramaphosa, Bakgatla are demanding urgent intervention to uphold constitutional rights...

This development comes amidst ongoing investigations into alleged acts of corruption and mismanagement at the agency, as well as a growing list of grievances from former employees. Thamane, who has led CEDA since 2008, was suspended by the Minister...

Having had several court battles under the previous regime, they are now hoping the new one would hear their lamentations. Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) has accused the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), the Ministry of Health, and the...

While he had applied for derecognition of his uncle Ramono Pilane, hoping for his son Matshego Kgafela to be appointed Kgosi, North West Premier Lazzy Mokgosi has issued a certificate of recognition to Kgafela’s longtime nemesis and uncle Kgosi...

As if that is not enough, Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is on his radar. DCEC's mouthpiece Nlayadzi Gambule only went as far as confirming that they are investigating Thamane and CEDA.Some former employees of the under fire...

The petition concerns what they term deliberate failure to take action against Botswana Life Insurance Company for fraudulent missell by the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) CEO. Amongst other things, they want the...