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Lebogang Mosikare
  • Court compels Mupane to pay employees 13th cheque

    The bone of contention between the employees, who are members of BMWU, and MGM arose after the union rejected a mediator’s adverse advisory award which is an employment benefit that was extended to and enjoyed by MGM’s employees for about four...

  • TAFIC engulfed by problems

    On the other hand, it is a given that when a team is performing poorly, it is normal for all sorts of negative news to emerge from that club’s camp. It is therefore baffling that, despite TAFIC's good run in the Debswana First Division North...

  • Triple murder Zim suspect's extradition begins

    According to a press release from Botswana Police Service (BPS), the 32-year-old suspect was arrested in Plumtree, Zimbabwe on Monday with the help of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). He is wanted in Botswana for the alleged murder of a...

  • ‘BDP courts prominent attorney’

    According to reliable BDP sources, the party is eyeing attorney Kagiso Jani, a managing partner at Tshekiso, Ditiro and Jani Legal Practice.The constituency is currently in the hands of opposition legislator, Ignatius Moswaane, following his...

  • BMWU expresses concern over HLCC exclusion

    Chaired by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, the HLCC is a national-level forum that meets twice a year for dialogue between the highest levels of government and private sector leadership. Ministers report on current issues affecting the private sector in...

  • Ploughing season extended amid FMD outbreak

    In Botswana like in most parts of Africa, most small-scale farmers practise arable and pastoral farming and they depend on rainfall to water their crops.Arable farmers in NED have taken advantage of the government's extension of the ploughing...

  • Rape case for undocumented P100 John

    Dube, an undocumented, is accused of raping a woman on February 4 in Dibongwane Lands near Tonota.He also has a case to answer for entering Botswana illegally. In both matters, he has reserved his plea.Inspector Fanilo Manyapedza applied for Dube to...

  • Fake 'Omang' cases on the rise

    One such case went before Magistrate Wanani Ngebani on Friday where a 36-year-old Zimbabwean Lindiwe Ncube appeared.Ncube is charged with "uttering a false document (Omang) to an official" of the Department of Civil and National Registration in the...

  • Three-horse race for 2024 General Election

    There is a possibility that the BCP and its possible alliance partners, the Alliance for Progressives (AP) and the Botswana Labour Party (BLP) will face the BDP and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) which is made up the Botswana National Front...

  • Serial killer terrorises Tutume

    In the series, the first murder case happened on January 1, 2023 and the victim was a 15-year-old boy of Magapatona ward in Tutume.The second victim was a 73-year-old man of Nshakazhogwe village who was allegedly murdered on January 11 while the...

  • TAFIC vows to continue winning streak

    The team’s performance has seen it perched at the top of the league after 10 games with 21 points and is two points ahead of second-placed Mbalakalungu after the same number of games.The rise of Matjimenyenga is in stark contrast to its performance...

  • 'Sex pest' in court for defilement

    The state alleges that Moiteela Setimela, 43, of Maaloso ward in Tonota raped an eight-year-old minor on January 10 in Manyanda ward in Tonota.After the charge was read to Setimela, he elected to conduct his own defence. The prosecutor, Fanilo...

  • Outcry over low women participation in mining

    The two-day conference is held under the theme, “Empowerment of Women in Mining Towards Sustainable development”.Giving a keynote address, Moagi said the conference came at an opportune time especially when the “iron is still hot” given that...

  • BCP vs UDC court case in limbo

    The court case emerged in the aftermath of the suspension of Saleshando, who is also the vice president of the UDC. Saleshando was suspended with legislator, Goretetse Kekgonegile, who is also the secretary-general of the BCP. Before the suspensions,...

  • ‘BCP cadres jostle to replace Tshabang’

    The Nkange constituency is currently held by Dr Never Tshabang, former BCP legislator who represented the UDC in the 2019 general elections.Tshabang and other four BCP legislators were expelled from the BCP after they defied a party caucus that...

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