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Innocent Selatlhwa
  • ‘Power hungry individuals want to steal my presidency’

    Butale feels some power hungry members of his party want to 'steal' his presidency. He now wants an order that would see five respondents in the matter being jailed. Lawrence Ookeditse, Tshekedi Khama, Barulaganye Letang, Dr Kolaatamo Malefho...

  • BPF: The power struggle persists

    Led by former president Ian Khama, as its patron the party initially gained traction as a stronghold for Khama's supporters, with party merchandise prominently featuring his image. However, as the party celebrates its fourth anniversary this...

  • Serogola accused of clinging to power

    According to the uncles, ever since April 2022, Seretse has not made any efforts to call a meeting for replacement of former Regent Sediegeng Kgamane nor consulting them on anything.They now believe he does not want to make way for the rightful...

  • Masisi's absence in Serowe West 'by design'

    The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) after losing one out of 17 by-elections would not have President Mokgweetsi Masisi lead the battle for the revival of the party.According to the party spokesperson, Kagelelo Kentse, the party president is hardly...

  • Broken BPF retains Serowe West

    The BPF, supported by Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), won the by-election through Onalepelo Kedikilwe’s 2,933 votes. BDP’s Moemedi Dijeng received 1,267 votes, BCP’s Sebusiso Ngwenya got a paltry 103 votes, and Kefilwe Koboto – who...

  • Nyeletso lehuma officers decry unfair labour practices

    BLLAHWU this week, through Moahi Attorneys, served a statutory notice to the Attorney General to prepare a lawsuit against the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Ministry of State President on the dispute at hand.The union through its...

  • BPF rally pulls crowd as BCP's flops

    The BPF, which Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) backs, had in its presence party president, Biggie Butale, UDC president Duma Boko, and other leaders. Former president and BPF Patron Ian Khama also participated in the proceedings via video...

  • Nurses, midwives drop pills

    The union had given government until July 1 to ensure that pharmacy technicians are employed to take over as it had been illegal for nurses and midwives to do the same.According to BONU representative Kenosi Mogorosi, the talks they had with the...

  • Divided BPF unites in Serowe West

    While the two parties did not embrace each other in court and fought through their lawyers, they were together the following day in Serowe.Butale and the BPF secretary for Education, Reitumetse Aphiri approached the court on urgency earlier this...

  • Inside the 'illegal' BPF meet

    Amongst those are that the current disciplinary committee was rearranged just after he was suspended by members of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).An elective congress was also agreed on, something that was foregone by the then...

  • Fighting GBV remains 'difficult'

    In his address, he revealed that in the period from 2021 to the present, a total of 595 GBV cases have been brought before these courts. There are three Magistrate’s Courts in the district, located in Maun, Gumare and Shakawe.Shamukuni stated that...

  • Mathokgwane’s second coming

    He assures that he is back to active politics and states that he was forced by circumstances to quit his hard earned post.How Mathokgwane displaced BDPNarrating the events towards the 2014 General Election, Mathokgwane said he started off reluctant...

  • The high cost of taming Khama

    In what they term an effort to protect Botswana's political stability and economic interests, the Office of the President (OP) this week hosted international journalists at Big Valley Game Lodge in Lobatse.The project included interviews with...

  • Crisis rocks healthcare services

    In addition to losing health practitioners to greener pastures especially abroad, the Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) has threatened that nurses and midwives would stop dispensing medicine as of July 1, 2023.The Minister for Health, Edwin Dikoloti...

  • Nurses, midwives ditch dispensary

    BONU, in a formal notice addressed to the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) and he same copied to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, highlighted that the current practice of nurses and midwives dispensing medicines is both...

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