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This isn’t the first time the CJ has been embroiled in a high-stakes internal battle. Just a few years ago, Ketlogetswe was locked in a very public and legal confrontation with his predecessor, former Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane. At the time,...

According to an insider, under the National Development Plan 12 draft, which will be considered by Parliament in a special meeting from October 13 to November 7, the government is convinced that Botswana’s traditional healthcare remains largely...

Under the National Development Plan 12 draft, which will be considered by Parliament at a special meeting from October 13 to November 7, the government is worried that Batswana’s heavy dependence on such programmes raises concerns about their...

The transformational spending is expected to cover the investment projects and other development expenditure of the central government, local authorities, and State-Owned Entities that are financed wholly or partially by the government.Funding is...

It was claimed that the project, which was initially set at P707 million, had it costs ballooning to P3.3 billion. The project, which comprises a 480-km pipeline, 11 pump stations, and wastewater treatment works, was originally scheduled to run from...

Ditching the formal wear for government functions, Khama has now adopted earthy tones, the khaki, light brown, and deep chocolate hues as his go-to fashion statement. But this is more than just a wardrobe update; it's a fashion movement. Speaking...

Khama told his subjects last weekend that everyone from the past administration led by former president Mokgweetsi Masisi is all gone except for Magosi. “Go setse e one hela,” he said. Khama has, in the past, not shied away from revealing how the...

The Bangwato tribe is still healing from wounds of the past, which included the persecution of the Khama royal family and the denial of access to their main Kgotla in Serowe. All this happened during former president Mokgweetsi Masisi’s tenure,...

With party loyalists already on Boko’s case for failing to fire members of the former regime, more discontent kicked in this week when Boko appointed former political opponent Advocate Sidney Pilane as Judge of the Court of Appeal (CoA).Pilane was...

Speaking during the Pan-Commonwealth Forum this week, President Boko praised Keorapetse’s composed leadership in the often-heated environment of the National Assembly. He described the Speaker as “inimitable” and noted that his calm and...

“I believe I am a musical genius,” the late musical symbol ATI, real name Atasaone Molemogi, said so himself, and it is extremely difficult to argue that any local artist of the last two decades has reached the trailblazing standard of the ‘Ke...

The money for the minister’s imprest and utilities had been encashed from the government revenue office for use by the Assistant Minister, but he ever received it. According to the court, Lebengwa, the appellant in the matter, was employed by the...

Speaking yesterday during the African Union (AU) conference on the Illicit Synthetic Drug trade, US Ambassador to Botswana Howard Van Vranken disclosed that these cartels are often working with local networks in the targeted African countries. He...

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,...