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  • Botswana wage rates not slavery – Mokgethi

    Wage slavery refers to a person's dependence on wages (or a salary) for their livelihood, especially when wages are low, treatment and conditions are poor, and there are few chances of upward mobility. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, the...

  • ‘Jwaneng mine built on Masisi’s borehole a historical fact’

    Masisi in July told Sese village residents during a kgotla meeting that the Jwaneng mine was built on his late father’s ‘Jwana’ borehole. Last month in a kgotla meeting, Masisi tried to clarify that what he meant was that the mine was built...

  • IEC wants Ketlogetswe out of the picture

    UDC recently rushed to court seeking the latter to issue an interim interdict against the decision of Chief Justice (CJ) Terrence Rannowane to empanel three justices to hear its interlocutory application.On November 10 Rannowane wrote a letter to UDC...

  • Mixology experience spice up chilly gin festival

    It was not just a competition for goodies but an experience that taught participants the art of mixing delicious and well-balanced cocktails. During these experiences, people made cocktails and mixologists delivered the verdict on each of the...

  • Gov’t to acquire more private land

    It was recently revealed that government has acquired the 45, 000 hectares of land and will pay the seller, Tati Company, P1.4 billion over two financial years. Before the deal, in the North-East, about five percent of Botswana’s land was made up...

  • The longed Thobane stage collabo

    Sixteen years ago, the two talented artists recorded what would later become an instant hit, an infectious classic that at some point got former President Ian Khama on his feet. However, for the longest time, Thobane fans rarely saw the sight of Dr...

  • Bulls semen will rot in Ramatlabama – Dow

    Dow, who was responding to the SONA in Parliament on Wednesday, said MPs and ministers are the only ones who are going to buy the semen. The semen issue stirred controversy last month when it was revealed that Masisi and his elite entourage,...

  • No way of supervising UDC’s conduct – IEC

    UDC agents, popularly known as Madibela Tlhopho, were today supposed to begin observing the registration but the IEC once again suspended the registration pending the final determination of the main application which will be heard on Wednesday.A...

  • Minimum wage pressure weighs on gov’t ahead of 2024

    A minimum wage is the lowest amount a worker can be paid hourly determined by law and paying an individual below the minimum wage is illegal. When opposition the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) set the minimum wage at P3,000 in its 2019 General...

  • GABS extremely poor - Serame

    Serame, who was updating Parliament on Thursday said while statistics shows that GABS has been significantly functional for extended periods, from August 11, 2023 to date, the system experienced serious performance challenges. “The system became...

  • IEC planning to register Namibians - Boko

    Boko, who is still convinced that his party lost the 2019 General Election as result of voter rigging, said this on Saturday in Francistown during UDC’s ‘Are Ikwadiseng Tour’. The UDC and IEC have been battling for months and in the latest...

  • I will continue tendering for gov’t projects – PSP’s husband

    Joseph, who is a shareholder in Legacy Pursuit Proprietary Limited through his company Joe’s Electrical, has been the subject of a controversial tender, which has seen a whistleblower writing a complaint letter to President Mokgweetsi Masisi about...

  • Batswana, foreign contractors fight over billion pula gov’t tenders

    While there is no law barring foreign enterprises from participating in government bids, a new consortium of seven Batswana companies called Legacy Pursuit Proprietary Limited has revealed that it will stop at nothing to make sure that they get their...

  • The contentious 100, 000 jobs

    Masisi presented his first SONA on November 5, 2018 with an expansive agenda. But he revealed then that he had made several policy pronouncements that are primarily meant to address, as a matter of urgency, the twin problems of poverty and...

  • IEC transparency questioned

    This follows the High Court’s decision to authorise the Umbrella for Democratic Party (UDC) to observe the exercise, which was supposed to run from November 1-30, 2023. Election officials are responsible for maintaining accurate and complete voter...

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