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Mpho Mokwape
  • Molepolole water crisis a test for the new gov’t

    Under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)-led government, the Gamononyane-Molepolole North South Carrier (NSC) was meant to alleviate water crisis in the village and surrounding areas but still today the village is still under a dry spell. Now ,after...

  • Will the Advocate-cum-President reform the Judiciary?

    Duma Boko, as a learned human rights lawyer and an Advocate, has experienced the dark side of the Judiciary and has spoken publicly about it. Now, as the election results euphoria wears off, on the political scene they have started pondering on what...

  • DIS costs gov’t millions in legal fees

    In a lawsuit where one spy unit agent, Kuda Malikongwa is seeking P2.2 million in compensation for unlawful arrest and detention, she has pointed fingers at the Director General (DG) of the DIS, Peter Magosi, for undermining the DIS legal office....

  • Monageng: It's been 21 years in the making

    Monageng, representing the coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) from Alliance for Progressives (AP), was on Friday declared the winner of Molepolole South Constituency. He garnered a total of 8,266 votes ahead of the former area MP, Kabo...

  • DIS distances itself from elections report

    The report dated August 19, 2024 commissioned by the DIS allegedly through a request from Thulaganyo Boditswe representing the spy unit after the boss, Peter Magosi reportedly showed keen interest in uderstanding the circumstances surrounding the...

  • Opposition parties want suspension of IEC Commissioners

    The proposal of the 11 opposition parties led by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) comes in the wake of the refusal by the Attorney General (AG) and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to reverse the impugned appointments. According to the...

  • Serame rejects favouritism allegations

    In her affidavit responding to Dikoloti’s allegations of favouritism displayed by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and Central Committee (CC), Serame said she was never favoured nor was she part of the decision of the CC but rather appealed the...

  • Justice Kebonang irked by ouster allegations

    Justice Kebonang has denied the allegations calling it, "lies and an act of evil and wickedness" on the part of the complainant to question his judicial decisions issued in the course of the management of the said case. “The substance of the...

  • BDP set traps for me, favoured Serame - Dikoloti

    Dikoloti, who is the Minister of Health and is currently on suspension from the party has accused the BDP of setting traps for him and favouring Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame over him. Despite winning the July primaries, the BDP central committee...

  • Khama case postponed indefinitely

    Khama, who is facing 14 charges ranging from unlawful possession of firearms, arms, and ammunitions to receiving stolen property, was supposed to appear again in court yesterday (Monday), before announcing on Saturday in Serowe where he had a welcome...

  • DIS agents in hostile relations with Magosi

    The agents, the Director of Legal, Pulane Kgoadi and the Principal Intelligence Officer, Paul Setlhabi, had stated in their previous court papers that they were specifically instructed by Masisi to investigate Magosi. They allege that while the...

  • DIS agents ’uncover' Magosi, Air Botswana dealings

    The two top agents, Director of Legal, Pulane Kgoadi and Principal Intelligence Officer, Paul Setlhabi said in court papers that they had been tasked with an investigation into Air Botswana regarding aviation and safety and had suspicion about the...

  • St Engenas ZCC registration challenges drag on

    St Engenas ZCC, which revealed that it has been in and out of court concerning the alleged imposter church, is facing a daunting task with the Societies Act in its attempt to register. "The church was registered in Botswana on September 17, 1974, and...

  • DIS agents, gov’t fight over shift allowance

    About 144 agents have taken the Attorney General on behalf of Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) to court for reasons that there has been breach of public service regulations. The agents, who say they work through shifts, contend that...

  • No need for State to apologise, compensate ‘Butterfly’ – Mmusi

    She was subsequently arrested at one of the spy unit's offices at the Commerce Park area in Gaborone and taken in for questioning, then later suspended. Following her suspension, she had back-to-back legal battle with the State up until 2021 when...

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