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Francistown and neighbouring areas have in recent weeks been hit by a wave of cases of vehicles theft. In Matsiloje, the police suspect that a Ford Ranger ambulance that was stolen a fortnight ago at Matshelagabedi village might have crossed to...

Mfolo recently wrote a letter to Matebele ordering the club to release Maponda to Gaborone United (GU). The striker signed a contract extension with Matebele FC in February this year, which runs until May 2026. He then signed a pre-contract with GU...

Chinyemba was unveiled as TAFIC head coach this week. He has twice promoted the club to the Premier League but immediately left on both occasions because he did not have the right credentials to occupy the position of coach in the elite league. He...

Rari is aligned to a lobby group led by the union president, Winston Radikolo, who is seeking a third successive term, having first ascended to the position at the 2017 elective congress. Radikolo’s camp is made up of trade union stalwarts such as...

The grievances from the union are contained in a petition that was read to the company employees before being handed to its managing director Calistus Chijoro on Saturday in Palapye. Johdee is subcontracted to support operations at Morupule Coal Mine...

Kehitile lost to BPF secretary-general, Lawrence Ookeditse, in the primaries on Saturday. He contested the primaries, albeit under protest, citing that most of his concerns were not addressed by the party leadership. Chiefly, he complained that many...

Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services Dr. Kefentse Mzwinila won the BDP primaries for Mmadinare constituency after attracting 1,760 votes. Molebatsi came second with 1,263 votes while Barulaganyi Mogotsi was third with 503 votes....

The winner of the primaries will face incumbent Polson Majaga of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and Mompati Seitiso of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Analysts have predicted a very tight race at the elections because the two...

Mupane, owned by Hawks Mining, a locally owned company, has not been operating since March this year owing to cashflow problems. The company’s over 200 employees have been idle at home without pay since then. This week BWMU secretary general,...

Phatshwane was addressing the media recently. Zimbabwe, one of the world’s largest producers of lithium, has banned unprocessed export of the mineral that is highly sought-after globally for its use in the energy transition. The government there...

More than a month ago, Seitiso along with seven others were given the nod to contest in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primaries in the Nata-Gweta constituency after meeting all the requirements. The BDP primaries due in less than two weeks are...

Botash, the key producer of natural sodium and related products in the Southern African region, is one of the most flourishing local companies and last year the company’s annual revenue exceeded P450 million.Phatshwane said that owing to the poor...

This is according to party spokesperson, Dr Mpho Pheko. The BCP will host its annual conference during the President's Day holidays, which comes four months before the General Election. The conference is expected to attract nearly 500 delegates...

Phatshwane was addressing the media last Thursday after a tour of the mine. Botash is the largest producer of natural sodium products in Africa, currently producing soda ash and salt. The production capacity for soda ash is 300,000 tonnes per annum...

Seitiso recently ditched the ruling party amid intense reports that he was pushed out. He has since joined the Botswana National Front (BNF), an affiliate of the UDC. In April, Seitiso was vetted in to be amongst the contestants for the ruling party...