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Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
  • A week to bury anywhere except CKGR—COA

    The Court of Appeal (CoA) dismissed a case today in which the family of the deceased Pitseng Gaoberekwe wanted to bury their late father in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).The deceased’s remains have been lying in the mortuary since...

  • Unemployment is the most important problem for Batswana

    With up to three responses per respondent, the barometer conducted between July-August 2022 showed that 50% of Batswana cited unemployment among their priorities.The Afro Barometer report further pointed out that unemployment is the most important...

  • Butale reemerges head high

    After a challenging year of scandals and suspensions, Butale believes that he comes back as a strong and unshakeable man in politics. To him, his temporary down fall was part of being refined by God and also being renewed.In an interview with Mmegi...

  • Trying year ahead for BPF

    Before the recent reconciliation, the parties fought for the soul of the party, a conflict that led to the postponement of the elective congress which was initially scheduled for end of October this year.Now it turns out that the move to postpone the...

  • Heavy rains destroy 23 Old Naledi homes

    Briefing the media today, the mayor said the affected families were taken to one of the churches in Old Naledi. “The houses which were smoothly affected at Old Naledi ward. In some instances in Old Naledi ward, some houses were waterlogged. The 23...

  • Gaborone Mayor admits failure

    “During the recent rains, we experienced flooding in most areas of the city due to inadequate stormwater drainage structures and backlog in maintaining the existing ones. This resulted in the closure of Segoditshane Road and I thank road users for...

  • DIS requests P737m

    According to the NDP draft plan, which is yet to be tabled before Parliament, the programme aims to provide the necessary infrastructure in order to assure an environment of peace and security. Already the draft NDP 2023/2024 has been shared with...

  • Finances worry council chair

    “The total expenditure for our recurrent budget as of October 30, 2022, is P106.5 million against the seventh month’s expenditure target of P91.4 million. This implies an over expenditure of P15 million. Council conducted a budget review exercise...

  • Education Officer worries over school dropouts

    Speaking at the reception class graduating to Standard 1 at Takatokwane village on Saturday, Mongana said it is saddening that some children are denied the right to education by their parents or guardians at a young age.He said his office has been...

  • BDP says it has delivered its promises

    Even though some Batswana complain that the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has failed to deliver on its promises, President Masisi has spoken to the contrary on the matter.According to him, the BDP has been able to deliver most of its promises...

  • BDP succumbs to opposition pressure – Kekgonegile

    They also believe that if it was not due to opposition pressure, some of the things could not have been done.According to the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) secretary-general Goretetse Kekgonegile, his party has been preaching the issue of the...

  • Rains damage Kgatleng roads

    Molokwe told The Monitor on Sunday that the recent rains have severely damaged the roads to the extent that some even flooded.The district council has recently advertised road maintenance tenders in the area.Molokwe’s fear emanates from the fact...

  • BPF warring factions in reconciliation talks

    Currently, there are two factions within the BPF, one led by former president Ian Khama’s family and the other one led by former Tati East Member of Parliament, Samson Moyo Guma. The two factions are fighting for the control of the party. Even...

  • BDP beefs up communications sub-committee

    Chairperson of the committee, Kagelelo Kentse has retained his position. Mmegi has observed that the committee has not changed much except for the fact that it has brought in three new members. The new members are Michael Dignash Morapedi, Robert...

  • Former BOPEU deputy secretary loses case

    Philemon, who is also a former BOPEU National Executive Committee (NEC) member, wanted the court to order BOPEU to reinstate him as the deputy secretary-general and also to be paid 49 months’ salary as compensation.He was then getting a monthly...

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