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The constituency is currently held by Wynter Mmolotsi of the Alliance for Progressives (AP). However, Reikeletseng’s alleged interest is not a shoo-in. Reikeletseng will first have to slug it out with a host of BDP cadres in its primary elections...

According to the charge sheet, Gasebonno Boitumelo Makgasane, 36, murdered Realotswe Kaisara, Segametsi Moleele, and Maitumelo Makwate between February 2 and 4 in 2016 in Mmadiphala Ranch in Moletemane village.The trio was allegedly murdered when...

According to a recent BLP press release, “The party will focus on struggles of the working class, reject the BDP (Botswana Democratic Party) neo-liberal policies and work with labour unions, civic society groups, and other progressive parties to...

Paledi told The Monitor on Thursday that his civil service spanning more than two decades ended last week. “I was hired on a contract which ended last week but it was not renewed,” Paledi briefly confirmed to The Monitor.The embattled former top...

The sour relationship between the two BPF factions, one led by 'acting president' Caroline Lesang and the other by 'leader' Biggie Butale, worsened this week after they reached the High Court.The BPF circus does not end there. Lesang...

That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near”.The quote by the first female British Prime Minister and the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th Century probably inspired the Botswana...

Speaking at the seventh graduation ceremony of BIUST that was held under the theme, 'Building a university of industries through a well-rounded ecosystem for economic transformation and innovative entrepreneurship', Totolo said economic...

Already, there are murmurs of disgruntlement following the suspension of the interim president of the BPF, Biggie Butale last year amid allegations that he had sexually violated a female party activist among a slew of charges. Butale has, however,...

This came to the fore during a press conference that MoA’s assistant minister Molebatsi Molebatsi and other senior ranking government officials addressed recently at Thapama Hotel. The MoA detected the FMD which also infects goats, sheep, pigs and...

FRANCISTOWN: For some time, tensions have been simmering between the UDC and the BCP over democracy, constitutionalism and good governance issues within the umbrella.The BCP says the UDC, particularly its leader, Duma Boko, is bereft of the above...

Tshepo Matlhape will serve his two-decade jail term following his conviction for the murder of Kebalepile Motlanye on November 6, 2016, in Tutume in an event which left the Magapatona community shocked.Passing the sentence, Moroka said Matlhape’s...

Recently, Justice Tshegofatso Mogomotsi reviewed and set aside Segokgo’s decision to remove 16 soldiers from the delinking exercise for impropriety and irrationality.According to the background of the lawsuit, in 2012, the BDF over which the second...

The soldiers are based at the BDF Donga Military Garrison.The Attorney General (AG) and the BDF Commander were cited as the first and second respondents respectively in the lawsuit.Delivering the scathing ruling recently, Justice Tshegofatso...

In his lawsuit, the applicant, Kago Monato, says he suffered injuries following a car accident that occurred while he was boarding a police mini bus to prison following his appearance at the Francistown Magistrate's Courts.Monato is suing the...

Dismissing Patrick Ndlovu's application, who is alleged to have defiled the minor sometime in 2020 in Masunga, Justice Nyamadzabo said the application had no merit because it was brought under an incorrect Section (278) of the Criminal Procedures...