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Onalenna Kelebeile
  • Pula Steel issues to be resolved � Molefhi

    Addressing a kgotla meeting in Botshabelo on Wednesday afternoon Molefhi said the Pula Steel issue is a bit complicated but it will soon be resolved once government starts regulating exports of raw materials by producing companies without first...

  • Instability rocks BMD in Phikwe

    Mashaba once resigned last year and retraced his steps within two days. But this time he said there is no way back as he has decided to join Botswana Congress Party (BCP). It is understood many are yet to follow Mashaba out of the BMD from what...

  • Pula Steel sends 190 workers on unpaid leave

    The unpaid leave is effective from July 1 to July 30. The company management explained in an interview that the closure has aggravated their already weak current financial situation and placed the company in a position where it cannot meet its...

  • IEC challenged by election protests

    Speaking during the party liaison committee meeting on Tuesday, Modimoopelo said the procedures of lodging electoral protests differ between the two entities. He said this results in some electorates failing to meet registration deadlines while...

  • Pula Steel closes down

    The steel manufacturing plant failed a Department of Pollutions Control  inspection conducted a fortnight ago. This has resulted in the plant being closed down until it complies with the required pollution control standards to put up a pollution...

  • Yet another accident at BCL

    The incident is the latest in a string of accidents at the mine, which include the May 29 disaster in which four miners fell to their deaths after a rope holding their cage snapped. On June 20, a miner was injured after being hit by a rock from...

  • Lesotho soldiers� wives put their hopes on Khama

    In fact, Khama the president, will be judged against Khama the army commander, who in 1998, played a big role in restoring peace and stability that seems to elude the mountain Kingdom every time it holds elections. While Lesotho Prime Minister...

  • Phikwe Coop eyes to seal commercial project deals

    The projects range from establishing game parks, horticulture, manufacturing and dairy farming. The society’s chairman, Tebogo Venson said in an interview that they have been offered animals to start up a game park, but the only challenge...

  • Yet another accident at BCL Mine

    Preliminary information sourced from the Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) shows that the seriously injured man, who is employed as a workman, was in the company of his superior when an ore-containing wall fell upon him. BMWU president, Jack...

  • New minerals policy to benefit Batswana

    Officials from the ministry are touring local authorities across the country to collect feedback on proposed amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act as well as the minerals policy. The deputy director (Minerals Affairs) in the ministry, Khumo...

  • Cooperative societies want autonomy

    He however noted that many cooperative societies continue to be liquidated and placed under the care and leadership of the department of cooperatives under the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry.  “Our belief is that with the...

  • Mojuta appeals for BCL mine rescue package

    He said this when speaking at the official opening and handover of Botshabelo Resource Centre that the mine delivered at a cost of P2.8 million. Mojuta said there is nothing that can be done at this stage to stop the retrenchment exercise BCL but...

  • Indian employees down tools at Pula Steel

    The company’s chief executive officer, Ranvir Kumar Verma and corporate services director Brian Mosenene explained that Pula Steel does not have a direct contract with the said employees, but has a contract with People Map Agency that recruited...

  • BCL employees disturbed by mine fatalities

    SELEBI-PHIKWE: The emotionally charged meeting that Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi held with BCL employees on Tuesday revealed that workers are disgruntled and seriously disturbed by the incessant loss of lives at the mine. Following the death of...

  • Govt investigates BCL fatalities

    Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who visited the mine on Tuesday to give condolences, said the audit will run parallel to the investigations by the Botswana Chamber of Mines and will look at how the accident happened and the necessary measures that...

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