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The private healthcare providers complain that they continue to face various licencing roadblocks and bottlenecks that hinder their ability to operate efficiently and provide timely care.They say this threatens the viability of private clinics,...

That was after It recently emerged that the project is not only behind schedule, but its costs have ballooned to more than twice the original budget. Due to the worrying state of the project, last month, the PAC explored options to summon former...

The 61st PAC meeting ran from May to June and saw accounting officers from various government departments and ministries giving statements during the Committee's examination of public spending and financial accounts.Even though all accounting...

Khama, who is coming for everyone who forced him into self-exile between 2021 and 2024, told Ntlo Ya Dikgosi recently that two main perpetrators of abuse of office in government brought about the situation that necessitated a forensic audit. In a...

When the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) took over government last November, the coalition’s supporters were cheering on, hoping President Boko to remake the government by removing multiple senior officials linked to the previous Botswana...

In a letter addressed to Ramaotwana before the apex court condemned him to the penitentiary, Morupisi said the situation at the Village Prison was overcrowded and inhabitable.He added the place had turned into a commercial drug business run by a...

The project was necessitated by major challenges, including a severe water shortage and a lack of sewerage in Maun.At the DIS instruction, the award was later revoked, and the tender was awarded to the second bidder, Zhengtai Group Botswana, on March...

The workshop, which started on Monday, runs until June 26, 2025 and it is the first business in the Third Meeting of the Fifth Ntlo Ya Dikgosi.The workshop titled 'Ntlo ya Dikgosi Capacity Building on Gender Development as well as Sexual and...

The Kanye sanitation project made headlines recently when it was revealed that the project, initially set at P724.96 million, has drastically exceeded its budget, with costs ballooning to P3.4 billion. The project comprises a 480-kilometer pipeline,...

The Kanye sanitation project made headlines recently when it was revealed that the project, initially set at P724.96 million, has drastically exceeded its budget, with costs ballooning to P3.4 billion. The project comprises a 480-kilometer pipeline,...

It was revealed that the consultant had rated the rock density at just eight percent, whilst in reality, it was closer to 80%. “This omission is unjustifiable. Anyone on site can see that the area is rocky, even without excavation; rocks are...

Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Tshokologo Alex Kganetsano confirmed that indeed they received a proposal from an investor to build clinics and schools. He disclosed that...

This was disclosed by PAC chairperson, Taolo Lucas, during the recent appearance of Transport and Infrastructure PS, Kgakgamatso Ketshajwang.Ketshajwang had a tough time trying to explain the controversial Sepopa–Gumare road project. The project is...

This was disclosed by PAC chairperson, Taolo Lucas, during the recent appearance of Transport and Infrastructure PS, Kgakgamatso Ketshajwang.Ketshajwang had a tough time trying to explain the controversial Sepopa–Gumare road project. The project is...

Since he took over the biggest office in the land last year in October, Boko has not shied away from emphasising his intention to adopt direct appointments and ‘do away with outdated tendering regulations that delay progress’. During a Kgotla...