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  Addressing a rally during his tour of Selebi-Phikwe constituencies last Saturday, Saleshando indicated that having not joined the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) should not be translated to mean that his party does not want a...

He explained that CBNRMP was founded on the premise that community members share an interest in improving livelihoods through sustainable management and utilisation of natural resources. He emphasised the need to protect biodiversity and eco systems,...

According to SPEDU’s marketing and communications manager, Kenneth Boikhutshwane, the two investors have reached an agreement with anchor-tenants. He said the proposals are good and each depicts unique elements. He appeared positive that...

BMWU spokesperson, Joseph Tsimako, said that they would be grappling with BCL next year on the issue of housing allowance, which they believe is still very low. The next wage negotiations are scheduled to start the following April. “It (the...

The time in between is splattered with demands and threats by the Union. At one point it demanded that BCL board chairman Dr Akolang Tombale should sack the mine’s General Manager Daniel Mahupela and Divisional Manager of Organisational...

On Monday the party’s publicity secretary, Moeti Mohwasa acknowledged that there had been differences within the party and there was no proper plan in place to reconcile the primary elections losers and winners after the selection...

He was responding to allegations that Selebi-Phikwe Town Council ordered Water Utilities Corporation to disconnect water from council houses last Friday in a bid to forcibly remove health workers residing there. The health workers are scheduled to...

The claims first emerged during an Umbrella for Democratic Change’s political rally on Sunday and quickly spread within the mining town, causing panic among residents. However, the hospital’s public relations officer, Onalethata Nkwe,...

OLM Education Manager, Fidelis Machola said furthermore the diamond producer last year purchased eight giant multi-purpose photocopying machines at a cost of P280,000 and donated these to primary schools that were identified by Boteti Sub District...

A statement from the mine’s general manager Daniel Mahupela noted that the wage dispute was settled on Monday this week.  Both parties agreed on a six percent salary increase across the board on basic salaries for the employees on the job...

The party’s parliamentary hopeful for Selebi-Phikwe West, Moeti Mohwasa told a rally on Sunday that the law firm would investigate the accident and help the family of the late mine worker sue the mine in the event there is evidence of...

Among those are opponents of the party’s decision to join the Umbrella for Democratic Change UDC) coalition and those who had lost multiple High Court cases against the party and the president Duma Boko. Recently, the independent held a...

The party said this week that in Selebi-Phikwe, unidentified people are persuading voters to surrender their identity cards and voting cards in exchange for cash and other incentives. In the last two days, the party has been going around making...

“A setback in life is a setup for a comeback”. Those are the words of five women in Selebi-Phikwe who refused to regress into a state of despair and poverty when the firm that employed them folded up at the turn of the millennium. When...

Speaking during a sponsored walk to raise funds for the construction of the church’s headquarters in Marobela, Nkhwa said the P500 lease rental per annum puts a strain on the coffers of churches. He said churches are normally non-income...