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Explaining the hiring criterion of the intelligence body before the 61st Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday, Magosi said they could hire someone because he/she is a thief.He said they are forced to bring in criminals amongst their ranks...

The company will deliver ready-made clinics and schools made from renovated shipping containers. Although it is unclear how many schools and clinics Moti Group plans to build, the total cost for a single clinic is P9.1 million, while a single school...

Instead of delivering the administration’s position on labour issues, he diverted to defending the government and blaming the previous regime for some of the problems which have since spilt over into their term.In addition to inheriting an ailing...

This was a message that ran across the Labour Day celebrations in Gantsi recently. The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government is currently grappling with the implementation of the P4,000 living wage it had promised in their 2024 election...

During the past regime, Khama was at war with former Minister of Local Government Kgotla Autlwetse and, most recently, current minister Ketlhalefile Motshwegwa. Both are his subjects, with Autlwetse hailing from Khama’s village, Serowe, while...

Kick-starting the Bonno Target 3000 Housing Development Project in Kgale View this week, Boko said any president of any country who has that ambition is instantly a failure. “You can’t want to do this job for more than 10 years, you can’t. If...

Speaking during the launch of the Bonno Target 3000 Housing Development Project in Kgale View this week, Boko said doctors are complaining about their low wages and that their complaints are valid and undeniable.“Most of these individuals in the...

The third winter meeting runs from July to August and the focus of this meeting will be to consider Bills and Committee Reports. Speaking of focus, before the holidays, Boko reiterated in various Kgotla meetings across the country that legislators...

Last month, Boko made some remarks that MPs were showboating instead of passing laws. This week, during a Kgotla meeting in Kgagodi, Boko emphasised that legislators should take charge rather than wait to ask a question in the House. “In...

Lelope (bootlicker) is described as someone who praises a powerful or rich person in a way that is not sincere, usually to win favour or gain advantage. Speaking during a Kgotla meeting in Kgagodi this week, President Boko issued a stern warning that...

This has inspired a Motswana woman, Letta Dipatane, to introduce KREKE, an innovative device perfect for today’s technology-centric generation to master both the Setswana and English languages. In an interview with this publication this week,...

The tax authority’s Commissioner General, Jeanette Makgolo, said as part of their developed multifaceted revenue mobilisation strategy, they will amongst other things, intensify these searches to detect any forms of smuggling and any other...

Speaking at the 150th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU Assembly) recently in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Keorapetse said collectively, with conviction and devastating agility, that they must recognise that the effectiveness of Botswana laws relies on their...

In a statement, BCP spokesperson Mpho Pheko revealed there have not been any talks to enter coalition with the former ruling party."We would like to categorically state that the BCP leadership has no mandate to enter into any relationship with BDP,...

The state media has been often accused of biased news coverage in favour of the government during the rule of the previous Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) regime. Speaking on behalf of the State President minister, Foreign Affairs minister, Phenyo...