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Mpho Mokwape
  • Health ministry faces mounting pressure

    Appearing before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Government Assurances, Acting Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer, Mareko Ramotsababa, said the ministry continues to face mounting pressure as it seeks to improve healthcare delivery...

  • Court sets aside land dispute default judgment

    Judge Reuben Lekorwe delivered the judgment on May 22, 2026, in a matter between Thebe Makati and Kelebogile Motlhale.The case arose from a sale agreement entered into on March 1, 2022, in which Motlhale purchased a plot located in Goo-lonaka Ward in...

  • Parliamentary committee begins review of ministers' promises

    The hearings are scheduled to take place at Parliament Auditorium, and during the sittings, Accounting Officers from various government ministries will appear before the committee to provide updates and progress reports on assurances and commitments...

  • Tawana JV seeks court to compel DCEC, PPRA to act

    The application was filed by G4 Civils (Pty) Ltd, Landmark Projects (Pty) Ltd, and Asphalt Botswana (Pty) Ltd, collectively operating as Tawana Joint Venture.The joint venture is asking the court to join DCEC Director General, Bothale Makgekgenene,...

  • Ex senior DCEC officer threatens to sue gov’t

    According to a legal notice dated May 12, 2026, lawyers acting for Tshepo Skuuman Pilane from Monthe Marumo Attorneys say their client intends to take legal action against the government, the Permanent Secretary to the President, the Commander of the...

  • BR fails to break even amidst operating losses

    “We have hovered around transporting a million tonnes of freight per year,” he said when appearing before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises.“That million tonnes of freight is not good enough to make us...

  • Water loss weighs down WUC

    WUC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gaselemogwe Senai, made the disclosures while appearing before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises to account for the performance of the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC)...

  • Faulty DPP bid to seize dead man’s assets collapses

    In a recent judgment, Judge Tshekiso Tshekiso ruled that the State failed to provide proper evidence showing that the vehicle is the proceeds of crime.The judge also criticised the prosecution for trying to withdraw the case at the eleventh hour...

  • Botswana Post traces missing millions

    Mzwinila told the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises yesterday that investigations and reconciliation processes conducted by Botswana Post had helped the organisation recover and trace the majority of the funds that...

  • BPC financial crisis deepens despite operational gains

    Appearing before a parliamentary committee this week, BPC management told lawmakers that the corporation has made measurable progress under its “Maduo 26” strategy launched in 2021, but said the current electricity tariff structure is no longer...

  • BNPC in Leadership vacuum, funding pressure

    Speaking before Parliamentary Standing on Statutory bodies and State Enterprises committee, acting Executive Director, Matlho Seitshiro said the centre has operated for years in an unstable environment marked by repeated reform attempts, leadership...

  • Church silence allows GBV to thrive unchecked – Ndaba

    Speaking at the UCCSA Trinity Congregational Church Anti-GBV Campaign Walk, where he served as chief walker, the Finance Minister urged the church to become a voice for victims and a force for change in society.Addressing the congregation after the...

  • Educated youth trapped in deepening job crisis

    The recent 2024 estimates place the country’s unemployment rate between 23.1% and 27.6%, whilst youth unemployment amongst people aged 15 to 35 is believed to exceed 34% to 43%.Labour experts and worker representatives from different unions say the...

  • DIS officers face fresh delay amid court ultimatum confusion

    The officers returned to the High Court on Monday (May 4, 2026), expecting progress after the government failed to meet a three-month ultimatum issued earlier this year.Instead, they were informed that the ultimatum process had not been properly...

  • CoA reserves judgment in Mupane saga

    On Tuesday, the country’s highest court said the date for the judgment will be announced in two weeks. Mupane closed in March 2024 and went up for auction in April 2025, attracting three bids.At the CoA, the first appellant, Kopanang Thekiso, as...

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