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The presidential aspirants are Tebogo Tshenyego, Peter Baleseng, Unangoni Modo and Seabelo Chigagane. The BONU congress will be held in Francistown under the theme: ‘BONU resilience against COVID-19, nurses’ welfare a priority.However, the...

The congress will be held in Kanye at Seepapitso Senior Secondary School on June 18, 2022.Serame will battle it out with the former vice secretary for Gabane/Mmankgodi constituency, Sethu Maano-Gabanakgosi and women rights activist, Gosego Mmolawa.So...

“When this time of the year comes, we need to remind ourselves if we are still in line with our mandate when we took over council or not,” Molokwe said when delivering his acceptance speech on Friday at a council meeting in Mochudi after Botswana...

The BDP has the highest number of councillors in the district and sub-district councils compared to councillors from opposition parties. As the BDP caucus is binding, all those who win at the party caucus are expected to automatically win elections...

This is despite BNF secretary-general Moeti Mohwasa’s earlier pronouncement that the suspension will be lifted on condition that the suspended members apologise. Team Baatlhodi Molatlhegi explained that they have not received any official...

Opposition parties will not take over a government while divided. Batswana need united opposition parties. I don’t think it will be wise for any party to move out of the UDC. What is very important is for all the two parties to agree to involve a...

Mmegi has learnt that this week, a team of elders comprising Patrick Mmolotsi and Howard Sigwele met with teams that support Boko and BNF president contender Baatlhodi Molatlhegi at which the issue of an independent electoral board was raised. The...

Minister of Finance Peggy Serame, Gosego Mmolawa and Sethu Maano-Gabanakgosi have so far raised their hands to declare their interest in the seat at the helm of the women’s wing in what is expected to be a close contest.Mmolawa believes that she is...

Madigele reasoned that the move was necessitated by the fact that he is spending most of the time in Gaborone after 2019 general elections.“It is true I have duly transferred my BDP membership to Gaborone Bonnington South constituency. This is...

This is the amount the IEC spent on local government elections (polling districts) ever since the ease of COVID-19 restrictions.IEC spokesperson Osupile Maroba told Mmegi in an interview that the cost of each polling district differs from others due...

It has since become very evident that some Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) members are voting out those perceived to be anti-President Mokgweetsi Masisi in key positions. There is a temporary team within the BDP calling itself ‘Sireletsa party,...

The UDC is going to its Palapye meeting already divided with the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) emerging from the leadership forum with a hard stance that it is going to push for an elective congress and that the party will go into opposition...

When briefing the media, chief negotiator for government Jimmy Opelo said the negotiations were held in an atmosphere of transparency, mutual respect, and good faith with all the parties keenly interested in arriving at an agreement.“We never...

Speaking at the World Malaria commemoration day at Letlhakeng village recently, Dikoloti said sustaining gains will take extra effort until the job is completed to eliminate malaria in the country. He said they have managed to reduce the incidence of...

He said by July the parties are going for their congresses/conferences to get mandates from members and therefore, party leaders are bound to report to members on the progress regarding the cooperation talks.In an interview with Mmegi this week,...