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Boitumelo Gofhamodimo briefly graced the National Assembly on Wednesday as she introduced herself to a whole new environment. She got voted by 34 members while 10 legislators abstained from voting.This comes after Kereng was dropped from Cabinet and...

During the congresses, potential candidates will undergo a vetting process, which is a crucial step in determining their eligibility for the primaries. In the vetting process, branch committees play a pivotal advisory role. They assess prospective...

Despite the controversy surrounding a benchmarking trip to Harare, the IEC is convinced that ZEC's online system is the most suitable option for the country's general elections scheduled for October 2024.In a recent interview, IEC chief...

They are raising concerns about the fairness of the distribution and questioning whether proper procedures were followed in the decision-making process. A source has revealed that councillors are seeking information on when the tender for the solar...

Unlike doctors, nurses do not get allowances. The union wants this anomaly addressed, failing which nurses will not take call-ins. In an interview with BONU president, Peter Baleseng on Wednesday, he said: “We are demanding that DPSM must implement...

While the parties are still holding primary elections, the majority of candidates are being chosen through negotiation and consensus-building, rather than by winning a vote in the primary election. It has become evident that all three major parties...

In a statement this week, Botswana National Front (BNF) secretary-general Ketlhalefile Motshegwa criticised the Commission’s benchmarking mission to the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC). The, which IEC is a body responsible for the conducting and...

With the opposition breathing on the commission’s neck and allegations of ‘learning how to rig’ fueling backlash, the IEC has justified the trip indicating that visited to specifically look at the accreditation machine for observers.In a press...

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) this week revealed that it has registered 747,601 eligible voters in the first phase of voters’ registration, which is a decline of 11, 177 voters compared to the same time in 2019. The unemployment rate...

All other parties, including the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), Botswana Peoples Party (BPP), Botswana National Front (BNF) and Alliance for Progressives (AP), plan to hold their primaries next month, almost two...

The two fought on opposing sides in 2019, but AP’s decision to join the opposition coalition last year has changed everything leaving the constituency in AP’s hands. Both warring parties lost to incumbent area legislator, Kabo Morwaeng, of the...

The Monitor has learnt the BDP executive committee convened yesterday (Sunday) to finalise crucial decisions regarding the conduct and budgeting of the primary elections. The BDP primaries are scheduled for March, with an official announcement...

There is a call for Members of Parliament (MPs) to meet a higher standard than councillors since Parliament is where laws are created and passed.The debate around qualifications for MPs and councillors has been ongoing, and this idea was proposed...

Some politicians have expressed concern about the registration numbers. The IEC's target for registered voters was 1.3 million, but as of last week, the actual number fell less than half of that goal, reaching 451,870 by January 27, 2024. “We...

The IEC has set a target to register 1.7 million, which many believe that the organisation cannot easily reach unless there is a robust campaign to register more people.As of this week, the electoral body revealed that only 451,870 have registered to...