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Lebogang Mosikare
  • ‘Khama’s trophy hunting ban campaign unfortunate’

    Trophy hunting is a major source of livelihood for communities who live side by side with wild animals not only in Botswana but in Southern Africa. During Khama’s presidency, trophy hunting was banned only to be reinstated following the ascendance...

  • MoA awaits WOAH greenlight following FMD outbreak

    FMD is a severe and highly contagious viral disease impacting livestock significantly, as per WOAH.The disease affects cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and other cloven-hoofed ruminants. FMD was only detected in the villages north of Bisoli Ranch, namely...

  • BDP preaches compromise for Nata-Gweta primaries

    The BDP will hold its primary elections, commonly known as Bulela Ditswe in the vernacular, sometimes this month to choose candidates who will represent it in the General Election in October.There is documented evidence that the BDP primaries also...

  • Uphill battle awaits Moswaane

    In October, Moswaane will probably face one of the toughest political battles of his life since he decided to ditch the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) for the Botswana People’s Party (BPP), a UDC affiliate.Moswaane will slug it out with Nthusi...

  • St John appeals Ketlogetswe judgment

    The church also commonly known as St John has been plagued by a leadership battle ever since the death of its leader archbishop Andrew Ndubano on July 26, 2021. Melittah is the daughter of Andrew and sources close to the church say that one of her...

  • Outcry over contraband, prison escapes

    Mmusi made the remarks during the BPS Senior Officers Conference on Wednesday that was held under the theme, “Building a high performance culture: Repositioning, Realigning and Re-engineering the Prison Service to achieve its mandate.”“As I...

  • St John court succession battle ends

    The succession saga ended on Friday when Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe ruled in favour of the plaintiff, St John, directing the installation of Melittah Ndubano, the late Archbishop’s daughter, as the successor. The defendant was ordered to cover...

  • Political party funding sparks concerns

    During the recent Budget Speech, the Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame, announced that the government has introduced political party funding to the tune of P34 million, which she added will enhance the country’s democratic principles. The...

  • BTC hit by copper cables theft

    The continuing and widespread theft of telecommunications infrastructure in Botswana is undermining the disrupting the supply of communication services to customers, BTC has previously lamented.Just last week, Zimbabwean duo, Thato Ngwenya and...

  • AoJ, LSB impasse bad for judiciary– UB professor

    This week, the LSB boycotted the opening of the 2024 Legal Year and instead held its parallel session where pertinent issues regarding the state of the Judiciary in the country were discussed. The LSB cited various unresolved administrative issues...

  • Four men sentenced for illegal gold mining

    Upon the reading of the charge sheet, the accused pleaded guilty to the offence. They were also convicted and sentenced to an additional year in jail for entering Botswana through an ungazetted point of entry near Matsiloje village on an unspecified...

  • Quartet accused of stealing BTC cable worth P330,000

    The state asserts that the quartet, along with others not currently before the court, acting together with a common purpose, stole a BTC cable valued at P329, 385 near Matsiloje village on January 29. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge...

  • Monarch man faces charge for underage girl's rape

    According to the charge sheet, Aobakwe George is accused of raping an underage girl on an unknown day in September 2019 in Monarch. George pleaded not guilty to the offence after the charge was read to him. Prosecutor Janet Mothowakgosi informed the...

  • BMD, BRP vow to win elections

    Thuso Tiego, the president of BMD, and Biggie Butale, the leader of BRP, will be battling for the keys of the State House with President Mokgweetsi Masisi of the BDP, Duma Boko of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and Dumelang Saleshando of...

  • No date yet for BPP primaries

    The voters’ registration process was delayed by a court application that the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) instituted legal action against the electoral management body, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).The UDC eventually lost the...

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