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“There is no criminal or civil offence against me and the morafe’s petition to remove me does not have sound reasons that could form a basis to warrant my removal. I am the legitimate kgosi,” he said. Moroka said he will continue to...

The residents’s major difference with their leader, Kgosi Sello Moroka, started after the latter allegedly chose Kgosi Theo Selebatso to act in his capacity, as Moroka will be going for further studies for four years. The residents even want...

The Council has several pieces of unutilised yet economically viable land that it does not have money to develop, hence strategic partners like SPEDU can develop and ensure that assessment to identify serious investors is done. Such pieces of land...

Local authorities this year revived the trade and exhibition show that was last held 14 years ago. It collapsed due to lack of sponsorship, Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks in the region and reluctance by the community and stakeholders to...

Ex-employees were given 12 months rent free stay in BCL houses after the mine was liquidated in October last year. They have now been asked to pay a minimal rental from November up to January that will then be followed by market related rental...

Provisional  liquidator Nigel Dixon-Warren, who can only be confirmed as final liquidator by the creditors at their next meeting, said there has been positive response from interested parties on BCL as evidenced by a lot of enquiries coming...

Speaking with regard to the rental arrangement for BCL houses, the liquidator said  yesterday morning that he fully understands that the arrangement would attract negative feedback even from ex-employees because some of them have got no...

Upon liquidation last October, employees were entitled to remain in BCL houses for 12 months free of charge as prescribed in the lease agreement. The rent-free lease agreement elapses end of October this year. BMWU president, Jack Tlhagale told...

SPEDU chief executive officer, Mokubung Mokubung said at the Mmadinare agricultural show over in the village over the weekend that statistics have shown without farmers benefitting there has been low production.  He said the district has 27...

The World Day against Trafficking in Persons was adopted in December 2013 by the United Nations General Assembly, through Resolution A/RES/68/192, and is commemorated every year. This year’s global theme — “Let’s act now to...

The town could not sustain the show over the years and it eventually collapsed in 2003. This time around, SPEDU and SPTC have joined efforts and are providing a facilitating role in execution of this year’s show. Preparations are well underway...

Speaking during a tour of the plant by the Central District Council’s (CDC) executive committee, operations manager, Ramogoma Kaisara said this could assist NAPRO to achieve its mandate of developing the horticultural sector and ensuring food...

Police who were said to be on stand-by near Matshekge Secondary School, the original congress venue, only surfaced when the third and last bout of fighting amongst BMD members had subsided. The infighting was amongst one faction headed by...

Both factions brought parallel delegates and held separate elective congresses at Matshekge and Bobonong secondary schools respectively. The two factions have been battling for the soul of the party for over two years. At the congress, both factions...

There were no official activities in the first half of the opening day as members from the two warring party factions (one headed by expelled President Ndaba Gaolathe and the other by Chairman Nehemiah Modubule) took turns to attack each using...