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Just a few weeks ago, the union secretary-general, Lebogang Phillip, was suspended pending hearing and finalisation of judicial review. He has since been reinstated, but now president Peter Baleseng is on suspension accused of misconduct. At the...

“All I want is peace. This is why we did not oppose the court action by the secretary-general (SG),” he said. Early this month, SG Lebogang Phillip was suspended with immediate effect pending disciplinary hearing.He then took the matter to court...

This comes after the BONU central committee (CC) decided not to challenge his matter in court, in which he was seeking to be reinstated with immediate effect.Justice Zein Kebonang said there was nothing he could do if the members of BONU CC had...

However, the race to replace him has been marred by disputes, prompting the intervention of the BCP executive committee. At the heart of the conflict is an accusation from Reuben Kaizer's camp, also known as 'The Boy', which claims that...

While leading opposition parties, the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) have gender policies and quotas advocating for women to assume positions of power internally and at national level, the ruling Botswana...

UDC is in talks with the Alliance for Progressives (AP) and Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF). Currently, UDC affiliates are Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana People’s Party (BPP) and Botswana Congress Party which is on its way out.In an...

Speaking at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) 50th celebration of its work in Botswana, she urged women in politics to resuscitate the caucus as a means of increasing women's representation in the upcoming general election. The caucus once...

The SG, Lebogang Phillip was suspended by the annual general conference (AGC) pending forensic audit into the alleged mismanagement of funds by the previous committee, which the SG and other serving seven committee members were part of.The AGC held...

Over the past weekends, the party’s regional congresses have been grappling over whether or not party primary elections known as Bulela Ditswe should be held in constituencies where the BDP is incumbent. While some regions strongly advocate the...

Council chairperson for the district Ketshwereng Galeragwe, who described the squatter camps as unsightly, told The Monitor of the dire circumstances the individuals face. “It seems these are forced by lack of jobs at the cattle post and come to...

Gaoberekwe’s corpse has been lying in a private mortuary for the past 18 months, clocking a bill of over P200,000. The local authorities have been denying the family a permit to bury their father who died on December 21, 2021 in the Central...

This was revealed at the BDP South East regional congress held at Matlala Community Junior Secondary School in Tlokweng on Sunday. The region feels that the current P10 million is not enough to address the challenges of youth unemployment amongst...

The motion, presented by the Mochudi West constituency, was rejected during the regional congress held at Tlokweng's Matlala Community Junior Secondary School on Sunday. The Mochudi West BDP constituency had put forth the proposal that...

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...

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...