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Bogolo Kenewendo, the Minister of Minerals and Energy (MME), told Parliament recently that the enactment introduced harsher punitive measures that will see people fined up to P1,000,000.“Owing to the prior limitations on the legislative punitive...

I was a rookie and he was a veteran. Each time we were assigned to an event together, he guided me with patience. He would show me how to approach a story, what angles to consider, and how to carry myself around as a professional. He was fully...

The question of legitimacy to the party presidency was settled yesterday with the announcement that Ookeditse, the winner of the contested elective congress in Serowe earlier this month, would take the helm.To avoid crumbling under the weight of...

Speaking at a press conference this morning, former party president Mephato Reatile said he concurs with the decision and believes it was done in the best interest of the organisation. He said he is stepping aside from leadership and pave way for...

Delivering his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, Boko revealed that the government is weighing a proposal to reserve some major transport and infrastructure projects for international contractors, a move he said stems from...

The BPF has developed a peculiar political culture where those who expel others today often find themselves expelled tomorrow. The latest episode aired this past weekend when the man who won a disputed election, Lawrence Ookeditse’s faction,...

As the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs seeks to have Parliament approve about P1.1 billion as part of the National Development Plan 12 (NDP12), the ministry says it will introduce the 24-hour economy that is divided into eight-hour...

Yet, as he turned his back and left the Serowe College of Education hall, chaos erupted. It was as if his physical departure mirrored his once-commanding influence over the movement he helped create.With Khama now largely preoccupied with his royal...

The once-promising party, birthed in the political fires of 2019 and nurtured under the shadow of its former patron, Ian Khama, now finds itself fractured down the middle. Two rival camps, led by Mephato Reatile and Lawrence Ookeditse, each claim the...

Speaking after a chaotic Serowe congress where he was declared victor, Ookeditse, who serves as an assistant minister in the UDC government, said allegations that he would 'dismantle' the BPF are baseless and insulting. “The painful part...

Khama, who is coming for everyone who forced him into self-exile between 2021 and 2024, asked a question in Ntlo Ya Dikgosi this week claiming that there are public officers who are currently serving and have committed the most unlawful acts, but...

These include the P300 newborn babies allowance and the home-grown school feeding programme popularly known as President Duma Boko’s ‘English breakfast’. According to the Minister of Local Governance and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile...

The incumbent Mephato Reatile is urging the party to trust the forest, believing that only by staying separate can the BPF define itself, keep its colours bright, and not be swallowed by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). His presidential...

Minister of Environment and Tourism Wynter Mmolotsi revealed this to Parliament recently. The projects are set to promote adventure tourism as the sector targets a “diversified and inclusive tourism product, encompassing the vast geographical...

Under the government’s draft National Development Plan (NDP12), the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Noah Salakae, told Parliament recently that international practice has shown that regulation and delivery of services are better delivered...