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  • BDP GC congress rejects motion suspending Bulela-Ditswe

    The motion, quickly proving controversial, aimed to suspend primary elections in the area for the upcoming 2024 General Election. It was brought forward during the regional congress held at Rainbow High School last Saturday.Amongst the five...

  • BDP wants executive powers for mayors

    The members believe that granting mayors executive authority is a necessary step to enhance service delivery in towns. They’re eager for this proposal to reach the party’s national council, scheduled for September 2 in Palapye.The hope is that...

  • BDP members want compromise Gaborone candidates

    The Saturday meeting has on the table two key proposals from the constituencies of which one is pushing for compromise candidates in constituencies they fear could be won by opposition.The other proposal is that the regional leadership be dissolved...

  • New IPHC battles spillover to Botswana

    The IPHC is headquartered in South Africa and the Botswana side was also affected after the death of IPHC leader, Bishop Glayton Modise in 2016. The battle for succession at Silo IPHC headquarters in South Africa has also been divided among the four...

  • Convicted BPF leaders eligible for political office

    This week, Justice Michael Motlhabi slapped five BPF leaders with a 30-day imprisonment sentence wholly suspended for 12 months, contingent on their good behaviour during the suspension period. Justice Motlhabi stressed the importance of upholding...

  • Ministers uneasy as Bulela Ditswe tensions rise

    The shift in attention is towards constituencies that some Ministers are eyeing and others BDP members believe are easily winnable. Already pressure is mounting in some of the constituencies with the start of faint campaigns despite the party having...

  • Supply improvement excites gov't

    When giving the House an update on the matter, he said there has been good progress.“I can speak confidently, that the steps that we took then, to avail medications in the country, as I did apprise this House in the past, have significantly...

  • BDP national council, congress set for September

    The party’s secretary-general, Kavis Kario, confirmed the dates in a statement to The Monitor on Sunday.The first day, September 2, will focus on the national council’s deliberations, covering crucial reports from census and delimitation, amongst...

  • Fights within Molepolole South constituency continue

    In Molepolole South constituency, the State President Minister Kabo Morwaeng is crying foul against the potential challenger, Godfrey Sibisibi.Morwaeng has written a complaint letter to the party secretary-general (SG) Kavis Kario that Sibisibi be...

  • BDP congress promises fireworks

    Fireworks are expected at the upcoming special national congress billed for next month as the party is divided on many critical issues affecting the future and the upcoming elections.Mmegi is reliably informed that among the top issues that are...

  • Mothers encouraged to breastfeed

    He said the World Health Organization (WHO) also recommends that babies be breastfed for two years and beyond, with the introduction of complementary food at six months of age.The theme for this year was 'Enable breastfeeding; making a difference...

  • Minister urges self-dependency in food production

    He stated that the change is occurring at a time when the nation is urging a decrease in reliance on foreign food products and is actively exploring ways to produce and export goods to boost domestic revenue.Officiating at the 49th Ghanzi...

  • Alleged land grabbers to account for plots

    The Board has always indicated that it wants to bring perpetrators of the controversial Compensation-In-Kind Policy to account by questioning people who were allegedly abusing the model.In 2019, the Mogoditshane Sub Land Board announced that when one...

  • About P6.4m industrial machines idle

    This revelation came out when the Permanent Secretary (PS) for Ministry of State President Goitsemang Morekisi updated the committee that the programme is not doing well contrary to expectation.The committee also learnt that the Ministry acquired...

  • Digital migration (Set box) not appealing

    Their concern is that the Set box seems not to be appealing to Batswana at large.The committee wanted to know whether the Ministry had conducted a survey on the process which could indicate whether Batswana have bought the set box or not.The members...

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