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BR (respondent) had stopped paying Excess Petroleum (appellant) due to its protestation regarding the price. BR admitted that it had reneged on payment as it determined that Excess Petroleum was overcharging it.The amount is to be paid with interest...

Molatlhegi (appellant) was supposed to pay P3500 per month as maintenance for his two minor children when his divorce with ex-wife Ontlametse Chabata Molatlhegi (respondent) was finalised in 2018. After approximately five years of non-payment,...

The legal dispute between Alias Hendrich Swart and Andrea Kathleen Bolla arose from the funds the latter had withdrawn from a Canadian bank account, which was meant for the benefit of their minor children.The funds forming the subject matter of the...

CoA’s Justice Leatile Dambe recently told the court that Justice Makhwe acted without jurisdiction when she ordered the remittal of the matter to the specialised court that handles appeals related to land matters.Makhwe’s judgment remitted the...

Peloetletse, who is married to the most powerful civil servant in the country, was quick to indicate from the onset that his wife’s success does not define him, as people continue to link him with his spouse.In an exclusive interview with Mmegi at...

Briefing Parliament on the progress of the Maun water works project this week, Ramogapi indicated that the project, which is divided into four contracts, is at the advanced stages and that Contract No.4 of the project is complete and started...

Peloetletse (Joseph) was previously rocked by reports that he is using his wife’s influence to secure lucrative government tenders, and this week, Tswapong South legislator Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang questioned the ‘conflicts of interest’ in...

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Noah Salakae, has cited land expropriation and the relocation of utility services as some of the contributors to the delay of the road, which goes past Gabane, all the way to the junction popularly known as...

The Kanye sanitation project comprises a 480-km pipeline, 11 pump stations, and wastewater treatment works. The project was originally scheduled to run from October 2017 to October 2019, but has since been extended to later this year. It recently...

Gaolathe says that direct appointment is the least preferred method in public procurement, as it stifles competition, which is a basic principle of public procurement.Since he took over the biggest office in the land last year in October, Boko has...

After two then warring BMD factions, one led by Ndaba Gaolathe and Wynter Mmolotsi, and the other by Nehemiah Modubule and Gilbert Mangole, held separate congresses, the outfit eventfully split, leading to the formation of the AP.‘We share a...

Boko was speaking at the recent AP national congress, where members ushered in a new Central Committee led by party president, Ndaba Gaolathe. Boko asked AP members whether they had ever asked themselves what it meant to be a progressive. “Does the...

While the commencement dates for the projects were set for November 2022 for durations of 15 months, but the projects are yet to reach completion.Responding to a question in Parliament recently, Salakae said that because of the lapsed time for...

Responding to a question in Parliament this week, he acknowledged that the requirements for appointment to the Land Board are low.In order to address the matter, the Minister stated that the professionalisation of the Land Boards is being...

The report from the Gambling Authority on the prevalence of excessive and problem gambling in Botswana has disclosed that the majority of gamblers are unemployed who turn to gambling for survival.“Socioeconomic factors play a significant role in...