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While inevitably peppered with self-praise and gloating for some of the accomplishments, SONA 2021 failed to address some of the pressing social, economic and political challenges the country is currently facing. In failing to broach these, the...

Upholding unity as the fundamental principle of His teachings, Bahá’u’lláh established the necessary safeguard to ensure that His religion would never suffer the same fate as others that split into sects after the deaths of their Founders. In...

The award recognises the metallurgical processing plant which demonstrates an outstanding drive to perform above and beyond the technical limits, while embedding ‘Processing Without Harm’ as a way of life.The trophy is awarded each quarter to the...

They will then create informational video messages in which they express their knowledge of online threats and share practical cybersecurity tips.The Cybersmart Challenge is an initiative by InFuture Foundation and is implemented with support from...

Government should introspect and account to the electorates and the public as to how far this commitment has been pursued. As BOSETU, our view is that there has been more rhetoric and lip service than deeds towards this noble course. As we have...

Speaking at the BIUST sixth graduation ceremony where she was guest speaker, Lucara diamonds CEO, Naseem Lahri, said recently she heard a radio interview on Duma FM, where the Khoemacau Copper Mine, Process Plant Manager Mr. Mompati Babusi raved...

According to BIUST director of communications, Keoagile Rafifing, the theme for the 2021 Graduation ceremony is ‘Leveraging on Science, Technologies and Engineering for Design thinking in a changing world’The Lucara Botswana Managing Director,...

BERKELEY – In August, the International Monetary Fund announced, to much fanfare, that its members had reached a historic agreement to issue $650 billion of special drawing rights (SDRs, the Fund’s unit of account) to meet the COVID-19 emergency....

Staff Writer Tsaone Basimanebotlhe reports The population of major towns and cities has increased over the years, stretching the water demand. Environmental challenges have led to high temperatures, which depleted water sources. The equipment that is...

The 2009 judgement by Justice Nthomiwa confirmed that all work that is related to external examination fall within the ambit of BEC, and consequently such work is not part of the duties of teachers. Following the 2009 judgement, the then Ministry of...

A frustrated BOSETU Secretary General Tobokani Rari says negotiations collapsed as BEC claimed they are not obliged to bargain with the trade Unions on the matter since the teachers are not employees of BEC, but casual labourers. Rari says the...

This, after the Union and the examinations body, Botswana Examinations Council(BEC) deadlocked on bargaining for the wages of teachers for moderation and marking if this year’s examinations.In a statement BOSETU Secretary General Tobokani Rari...

MHPSS is a platform where the Government of Botswana and its partners come together to assess the potential for mental health and psychosocial support. The theme of the event was 'Innovate, Integrate And Thrive'. While those in Mahalapye...

Sheriff was a good student, a good man, and a likeable person with an outgoing personality. He was always at peace with himself and other people from all walks of life. From college, he proceeded to attain a teaching qualification, which landed him a...

Botswana has experienced both slow arrivals of vaccines and incoherent rollout plan amidst alarming covid19 death toll, one of the worst in the world, in relation to the country’s small population. Intervention by teachers Unions forced Government...