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Delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this week, Masisi highlighted that they need to make up for their huge vegetable, fruit import bill and mature to export to other countries.The ban had targeted 16 vegetables such as onions,...

Responding to Masisi’s SONA on Wednesday, Keorapetse said Masisi had a chance to critically self-appraise the polity he is managing and apply insightful indices to measure the quality of its democracy, the health of its economy, the wellbeing of...

It was his fifth SONA since he ascended to the presidency in 2018 but Masisi did not even dedicate one paragraph to address the country’s high unemployment rate in his long speech.The wide-ranging speech that lasted nearly two hours, examined many...

The minister was responding to a question from the Kanye North legislator Thapelo Letsholo who had asked the minister to appraise Parliament on youth unemployment in Botswana and government efforts towards reducing it. “The youth cohort contributes...

Now dissatisfied with the decision of the Industrial Court, which also granted him three months' salary compensation of P153,015, Moumakwa has appealed the decision at the Court of Appeal (CoA) on grounds that the lower court erred by not...

This time around, Oscar Mbo will not be alone but he will be headlining the event alongside South African songwriter and singer Russell Zuma.Full name Oscar Mbongeni Ndlovu, the South African DJ creates and plays house music within its sub-genres of...

Pinny is the spouse to former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Carter Morupisi. The stars and sun shone brighter for her after she was acquitted and discharged by the Gaborone High Court last week.Through a statutory notice to sue issued...

The farmer won the first round earlier this year following Justice Chris Gabanagae’s decision to review and set aside the decision of Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security to withdraw the exemption...

The Botswana National Front (BNF), the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), the Botswana People’s Party (BPP), the Alliance for Progressives (AP), the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), the Botswana Labour Party...

Morupisi whose husband Carter Morupisi was found guilty on three charges feels that the criminal justice system was weaponised by the State to punish her as an innocent citizen.Morupisi now wants the State to pay P760,000 in legal fees to defend the...

The BLP, which is a Botswana National Front (BNF) splinter party, was here on Saturday as guests at the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) congress.Last week, BLP was also spotted at the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Alliance for Progressives...

The event which was supposed to welcome Shoshong legislator, Aubrey Lesaso into the BDP fold was postponed after the rain and windy weather disrupted and caused immense damage to the already set venue which included marquees.Lesaso dumped the...

A phoenix bird is a mythical bird from Greek mythology. It was a feathered creature of great size with talons and wings and its plumage radiant and beautiful. The phoenix lived for 500 years before it built its funeral pyre where it burst into flame...

BNF was Modubule’s political home for many years before he was expelled ahead of the 2009 General Election.He defied the odds that year and went on to win Lobatse Constituency as an independent candidate. After being elected president unopposed in...

BPF's formation was prompted by the ‘ill treatment’ of Khama at the hands of President Mokgweetsi Masisi.The former president has always maintained that one primary goal since he founded the BPF in 2019 has been to oust Masisi and his...