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Spira Tlhankane
  • Butterfly case could return to court – DPP

    The case involved damning accusations against Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) agent Wilheminah 'Butterfly' Maswabi for her part in the P100 billion alleged to have been smuggled out of Bank of Botswana coffers.State organs, the...

  • AGC’s inability to attract lawyers becomes a crisis

    Appearing before the 61st Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week, Attorney General (AG) Mmako Abram revealed that amongst their challenges is the inability to retain good lawyers, and the situation has become a crisis. “After lawyers gain...

  • DIS does recruit thieves – Magosi

    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...

  • Moti wants tenders as Boko’s direct appointments irk locals

    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...

  • Learn to tell the truth — Mohwasa tells unions

    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...

  • Trade unions pressurise gov'tto implement P4,000 living wage

    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...

  • From Autlwetse to Motshegwa: Khama’s fights with powerful subjects

    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...

  • ‘Any President who wants more than ten years is a failure’

    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...

  • Doctors’ complaints are valid, undeniable – Boko

    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...

  • Boko's pressure on MPs mounts ahead of winter session

    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...

  • Boko still irked by MPs ‘trivial’ questions

    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...

  • I don’t want bolope in my administration – Boko

    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...

  • KREKE to promote Setswana language among children

    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,...

  • BURS intensifies searches at ports of entry

    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...

  • We have talked too much, it’s time to act – Keorapetse

    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...

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