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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...

Mogwera who says her union has already lost over 100 members to covid19 complications, told Mmegi online that the non teaching staff remain at high risk of death as they continue to interact with students. Mogwera says her union and Manual workers...

Speaking to Mmegionline following their meeting with the Minister of Basic Education and the Manual Workers Union on Friday, Mogwera says they are concerned that the burden of COVID-19 seems to be on only one Ministry, yet the education sector has...

However, the personal decision to invest or trade in bitcoin comes down to one's appetite for risk and perspective on the future of the interconnected human race. While sceptics anticipate a collapse of bitcoin at some point, true crypto...

China launched the largest emergency humanitarian operation since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and supported global economic recovery and post-pandemic reconstruction, contributing China’s part to the building of a global...