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  • Mothei described as a hard-working woman

    The speakers believe that it is time residents of Bophirima ward vote for someone who they trust with their lives and also for a person who has been voluntarily working for them as Mothei has. When speaking at their rally at Bophirima ward, the...

  • Shamukuni calls for labour law review

    He said this is because the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the labour relations landscape of the country and the world over. “The pandemic brought about numerous lessons for the world of work and this calls for a shift in the manner in which we...

  • National spatial plan nears completion-Mzwinila

    He told Parliament that as part of the NSP implementation, preparations of Molepolole, Tlokweng and Kasane development plans have been completed and approved.The plans therefore, according to the Minister, consist of a total of 1,837 plots for...

  • BDP Women’s Wing race begins

    Mmegi has learnt that Serame might battle it out with Lobatse former mayor Malebogo Kruger. For her part, Kruger said she cannot comment on the matter since campaigns for the women’s party positions have not started. Last week, party leader...

  • BCP MPs reject party decision

    This comes after the UDC disagreed with the BCP on the issue of candidacy in the Bophirima ward. UDC ended up declaring Mankie Sekete as the UDC candidate despite BCP's preference for their candidate, Peter Mogapi. Failure to agree on the issue...

  • 'COVID-19 had negative impact on case disposal'

    He said during the 2021 legal year, the disposal rate for criminal cases at the High Courts was 37% whilst at the Magistrate’s Courts it was 48%.“The disposal rate for civil cases at the High Courts is 42% whilst at the Magistrate's Courts is...

  • BDP confident of retaining Bophirima ward

    Already, the BDP has started campaigns in the area while on the other hand the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is caught up in internal wrangling.The ruling party has not been doing well in by-elections hence it is trying its best to be united...

  • Masisi instructs party structures to renew mandate

    Already, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has written a letter instructing his party's regions, branches, wards and cells to hold their congresses to renew the party structures’ mandate. The BDP has 57 branch committees and is resident in 14...

  • BCP mulls over party ticket

    Equally, the party will make a resolution on the future of its affiliation with the UDC. BCP’s central committee called an urgent meeting on Saturday and consultation is still ongoing.The party’s spokesperson, Mpho Pheko told The Monitor they...

  • Is the sun setting on UDC?

    Opposition parties have already started fighting for council seats given events in recent by-elections. The fights started last year with the 11 vacant council seat positions and now the situation with the candidacy for the Bophirima ward council...

  • Health ministry reserves COVID-19 funds

    Presenting his ministry’s recurrent and development budget proposal recently, Dikoloti told Parliament that there is progress so far in preventing the spread of COVID-19 infections.“Successful delivery of vaccines were made possible following the...

  • High maternal mortality worries gov’t

    In his recurrent and development budget proposal recently, Dikoloti said the situation has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.“According to Statistics Botswana (2019), Botswana’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is estimated at 166.3 deaths per...

  • Opposition membership exodus begins

    Recently, different party members within opposition have been defecting to each other’s parties as they seek greener pastures.It is evident that the members want to position themselves where they stand a good chance for candidacy in 2024 general...

  • UDC fails to identify Bophirima ward candidate

    So far three parties have shown interest to contest in the area as opposition parties being Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and the Alliance for Progressives (AP).This is despite the opposition bloc having had agreed to...

  • BNF Kweneng region endorses Boko

    The regional congress is made up of eight constituencies, which are both Molepolole North and South, Mmakgodi-Gabane, Thamaga-Kumakwane, Lentsweletau-Mmopane, Letlhakeng-Lephephe, Mogoditshane, and Takatokwane. Boko will be challenged by Baatlhodi...

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