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Leru is a 100% citizen-owned firm whose owners are Badirakhumo Investments, a BMWU company and Southern African Stones (Pty) Ltd, a private entity. The two companies enjoy equal shareholding in the energy company.The new firm’s goal is to provide...

Yesterday, BOFEPUSU Secretary General, Tobokani Rari said the federation wrote a letter to BONU late last week proposing a meeting at the latest time convenient to both parties.BONU recently made public plans to quit the federation. This follows...

The contractor, Concorn-EH a joint venture, is currently mobilising and has been at the site for two weeks. This is according to the project manager Kabelo Lanka. The custodian of the project is Botswana Oil while government provides funding.Lanka...

Kapinga was expelled along other four BCP MPs. The MPs were expelled after they openly sided with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) leader Duma Boko who has fallen out with the BCP leader Dumelang Saleshando.The BCP is part of the UDC together...

The last edition of the biennial NBC was held in 2018, while the 2020 edition had to be postponed because of COVID-19-related challenges.The biennial conference has never been held outside Francistown since its inception.However, despite its high...

This week the Sub-District Council Secretary, Milton Keitshokile said the source of the dispute is that one of the contractors, Cressiando (Pty) Ltd has submitted a proposal for an increase in the initial budget.The contractor reportedly feels that...

Francistown's economy has been on a downward spiral for over a decade. The city’s economic challenges have largely been attributed to the closure of Tati Nickel Mining Company in October 2016. COVID-19 has also worsened the...

The tournament will be played next year after the CAF schedule was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Zebras were nearly outclassed in all departments on Saturday in a first leg CHAN qualifying clash played at the Obed Itani Chilume stadium.Even...

Early last week the Minister of Education and Skills Development, Douglas Letsholathebe announced that government will be giving out laptops to all students and teachers starting with senior secondary schools when the third term begins later this...

In fact, last month marked five years since the much-publicised confrontation amongst BMD members at Matshekge Senior Secondary School in Bobonong.During the time, BMD supporters for both Ndaba Gaolathe and Sidney Pilane factions engaged in a brutal...

Moruti told Mmegi recently that LEGABIBO initiatives are mainly funded by donors. “The private sector partnership is taking shape as we are seeing the recent support by Incepta Communications, Debswana, DTCB, Standard Chartered Bank, and other...

He has come out with guns blazing, emphasising that he "cannot give up" hope to retain his position at the party's elective congress billed for October. “I cannot give up now.I have lost so much in the BPF. I have lost financially and...

LEGABIBO is a human rights advocacy group whose main objective is seeking legal and social rights for the LGBTQI+ community in Botswana.The move according to LEGABIBO Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Thato Moruti, will ensure that the issues affecting...

UDC’s Gift Tebo won the by-election, beating BCP's fielded candidate Mmoloki Wairi, while the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) settled for Ngwisiwa Ntogwa who came third.Tebo managed 339 votes, five votes more than Wairi's 334. Ntogwa...

Selkirk, located near Matsiloje village, has been under care and maintenance for about 20 years and was being disposed of as part of the larger BCL Ltd deal. PNRB, the local subsidiary of a Canadian nickel producer, offered about P67 million for...