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The ward, Ntloolengwae in Molepolole North was initially given to the AP activist, Champion Tsomele, to represent the UDC in the upcoming General Election.However, things took a nasty turn when the president of the UDC, Duma Boko, recently launched...

Makwinja said this when addressing Full Council session of the Tutume District Council (TDC) on Wednesday. She said: “As Africans we should sit down and deliberate on how we can address the burning issue of human-wildlife conflict and how we can...

Khama left Botswana in a huff late 2021 following an acrimonious relationship with his successor, President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Then, Khama-who had formed the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), a splinter party of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party...

Khama is expected to address his tribesmen in Serowe tomorrow after a surprise appearance before a magistrate court in Gaborone last week. He is facing several criminal charges including unlawful possession of firearms. Khama is denying the charges...

Recently, there were allegations that Letsholathebe was targeted by Masisi following the latter’s remarks during the ground breaking ceremony of the A3 road in Mathangwane. During the event ceremony, Masisi appeared to be taking a dig at...

Dekop revealed this during the 17th Biennial National Business Conference, themed 'Invigorating Economic Transformation through the Private Sector' and organised by Business Botswana last Sunday.“For 2024, initial projections announced by...

Sethodi recently resigned from his post as the acting chief of Chanoga to pave way for the heir apparent, his cousin Kabo Sekopo. Before Sethodi traded his traditional garbs for politics, rumours were abound that the BDP had identified him as the...

Mpho Sefhemo murdered Bame Aron on December 18, 2014 at Moselane cattle post near Mahalapye. Justice Tshegofatso Mogomotsi sentenced Sefhemo to an imprisonment term of not more than 15 years after finding him guilty of the toddler's murder with...

However, its name somewhat loomed large over the urgent application that was launched by Mmapula Amos, Boatametse Nthobogang and Rajaba Lekgaba respectively. The respondents in the matter were: the secretary-general (SG) of the BPF, Lawrence...

This came to the fore recently when Justice Lot Moroka delivered judgment in the Lebogang Botsalo versus Lesego Sehunelo case. Moroka said: “The matter before this court is fairly straightforward. The Applicant who is the mother of the minor child...

The Applicants in the matter are Mmapula Amos, Boatametse Nthobogang and Rajaba Lekgaba, respectively, while the Respondents were the secretary-general (SG) of the BPF, Lawrence Ookeditse, the president of the BPF, Mephato Reatile, and the BPF in...

The three members of the embattled party, Mmapula Amos, Boatametse Nthobogang, and Rajaba Lekgaba are challenging the decision of their president, Mephato Reatile, to withdraw it from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) instead of forming a pact...

The incident, which allegedly occurred in 2016, involved the deceased, Ja Chul Koo and his compatriot Moonhan Jang, who were working on a project led by a Korean company to refurbish Morupule A Power Station in Palapye. The accused three, Kabelo...

But BOSETU did not anticipate that some of its members, in conjunction with other people, would design elaborate schemes meant to fraudulently obtain money from its funeral scheme.This came to the fore this week when two people, a 45-year-old...

BOFUS is a funeral scheme that caters for the funeral benefits of BOSETU members and their dependants. When contacted by Mmegi to give the prevalence of such cases, if any, whereby some BOSETU members tried to obtain false insurance benefits from...