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By so doing government will also dispose of the remaining houses by public auction.Following the placement of the BCL Group of Companies, including BCL Limited, BCL Investments, and Tati Nickel Mining Company, under provisional liquidation by the...

Delivering the ruling yesterday, presiding judge Godfrey Radijeng ordered that the averments which run from page 11 to 40 in the affidavit be struck out.On Tuesday state lawyer Phazha Molebatsi argued that the averments would negatively affect the...

This is the same election which the ruling Botswana Democratic party (BDP) regarded as ‘free and fair’ while the opposition coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) was convinced the elections were ‘stolen’.Presenting a chapter on...

He added that unnecessary details like phone calls, texts have been given in the averments therefore their submission is that the latter are scandalous and therefore should be struck out. “CJ’s reputation will be damaged if those allegations are...

Mmusi said the individuals are at liberty to lodge their requests personally for pardon with Masisi.“His Excellency the President, relying on Section 53 of the Constitution and in the exercise of his executive powers may pardon any person convicted...

Responding to a question in Parliament recently, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse revealed that during March and April, the GCC launched a campaign that only targeted the removal of abandoned and dilapidated...

With money as an essential component of the democratic processes, the opposition have always advocated for state funding to promote a level playing field in financing democracy.This unlevel playing field in the political game had in the past forced...

Following the release of the commission's report, the opposition feels that the process was flawed, done without consultations and meant to favour the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).The recommendations which cover a lot from direct...

A total of 19,001 applications for residential use in Gaborone have been pending for more than 20 years. Responding to a question in Parliament yesterday, Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Mabuse Pule said the government...

Minister of Health, Dr Edwin Dikoloti revealed government's IOUs when responding to a question in Parliament recently.Elucidating more on the amount owed to private hospitals, Dikoloti disclosed that Bokamoso Private Hospital's bill stands at...

The Central Executive Committee (CEC) meets to consider annual reports from the national executive committee, audited financial reports that will show the financial position of the union, the Board of Trustees report, consideration of the annual...

Responding to a question in Parliament recently, Minister of Transport and Public Works Eric Molale revealed that since 2019 they have recorded 63,315 road crashes and 1,190 of them were fatal.Molale pointed out that his ministry's strategies to...

The constitutional review according to the Commission is set to ‘help the country to correct injustices of the past’. With the former Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) leader having quit his late father Sir Seretse Khama’s party on the eve of the...

In the current administration led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, there are a lot of coucillors and some legislators who were rejected by voters only to bounce back into political office. The current Minister of Lands and Water Affairs Kefentse...

Instead, the Commission recommended that the current system of electing the President should be retained. The current system is that a person becomes President if supported by the majority of the elected members of the National Assembly. According to...