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This follows the trial opening on Thursday before Magistrate Tshoganetso Atamelang at Extension II Magistrate’s Court. Modise allegedly indecently assaulted a complainant on or about February 15 in Old Naledi, Gaborone when he touched her body, in...

Through the occasion, members thronged Kanye village to witness the Women’s Wing's change of guard as Cabinet Minister Peggy Serame was crowned the organ's chairperson at the 17th elective congress in Kanye.Prior to the event, the BDP had...

Serame, who has built her political foundation through the Women’s Wing, got 370 votes while her opponents Sethu Maano-Gabanakgosi and Gosego Mmolawa got 117 and 13 votes respectively.The trio was competing for the position of chairperson for the...

The majority of the members hardly win the cases. At the party congresses a recommendation is made and the members end up being expelled or suspended from the party.Some of the BNF members who once experienced that include Gabriel Kanjabanga,...

So far Botswana has not recorded any monkey pox case. In an interview, the ministry spokesperson, Christopher Nyanga said the ministry of health advises Batswana and residents of the country to visit the nearest health facility when they experience...

As a result, the said areas are currently classified as Red, meaning that they have recorded more than 200 infections per every 100,000 people “generally caused by new variants”.Ministry of Health chief public relations officer, Dr Christopher...

She said this is so because some members attack the party openly more than they do to rival forces.As predecessor to Peggy Serame, the newly elected Women’s Wing chairperson, Lesole will deputise the Minister of Finance at Women's Wing...

Speaking at a well-attended Women’s Wing congress in Kanye over the weekend, Masisi warned those who seek party positions not to use his name.“Ga ke ise ke rome ope kana ga ke a roma ope.Ope a seka a re a batla maemo mo parting a dirisa leina...

Serame, who was elected into the office over the weekend, says her committee will have to come up with strategies that could help women win both primary and general elections in upcoming polls.She won the committee’s top seat by 370 votes after...

Molatlhegi is challenging the current BNF president, Duma Boko in the upcoming party congress scheduled for July.According to court papers that have been filed before the court, the members want the court to set aside the congress notice dated June 6...

This is despite the BCP's efforts to inform the councillors in May this year that the party leadership will not be available on the date set to meet with the UDC NEC over the matter. As a result, the BCP had not given the councillors the go-ahead...

The Team Bucs is complaining that it is being denied the chance to campaign amongst the BNF members and their efforts to engage the party central committee members has failed since it is not responding to their correspondence. According to a press...

The elective congress comes at a time when some BDP members are already complaining that there is no reward for loyalty in the party. They feel loyal members are rarely considered for positions but rather new members easily get blessings from the...

After serving the nurses for five years, Rahube will finally bow out and hand over the baton to his successor on Friday during the BONU elective congress where a new committee will be appointed.When he took over its presidency in 2016, he found the...

He said COVID-19 pandemic numbers at their hospital have tripled in the last two weeks. At first, he said they have seen five to 10 cases in two weeks but now the cases have risen to 67.“This is very worrisome. The numbers for COVID-19 cases have...