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Onalenna Kelebeile
  • UDC to report Botswana to UN over BCL

    Speaking at their Selebi-Phikwe rally this week, Gobotswang said the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) would explore the United Nations to see if there is any action that can be taken against the Botswana government. He said many former miners...

  • Palapye residents violate Building Control Act

    The authorities of the area find themselves in a situation where residents violate regulations by building unapproved structures while at the same time such permanent structures warrant approval by the Land Board.  Such structures are common,...

  • Sitting in the widening circle of desperation

    SELEBI-PHIKWE: Before the closure of the mine in October 2016, they were the envy of town, their blue uniforms proudly emblazoned BCL Mine and marking them out as the cream of the crop in the copper and nickel mining town. On their paydays, the plus...

  • Gobotswang warns AP

    Botswana Congress Party (BCP) vice president, Kesitegile Gobotswang said this at a Selebi-Phikwe rally as he warned Alliance for Progressives (AP) for its position to stay outside the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). “We have been there,...

  • Mixed reactions over Molefhi's new appointment

    President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s decision to appoint former rival in the race ahead of the Tonota Congress, Nonofo Molefhi, as the Minister of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration has left politicians not only scratching...

  • Political battle lines drawn in Lerala village

    Councillor for Lerala East, Kabo Ketshogile, who was also the former vice chairperson of Palapye Administration Authority (PAA), was voted out of the position through a motion of no confidence a fortnight ago fand his seat is to be handed over to a...

  • Crafty farmers, 'cashless' cows raise stink in Phikwe

    SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Council is still unable to find a cure for its BCL Mine-sized migraine, two years after the operation’s unexpected closure. The Mine’s fall, together with its plus 4,300 workers, meant a collapse in the overall economy...

  • Nico on the verge of collapse

     A meeting to give feedback on the sponsorship search on Tuesday was aborted as only a few bothered to turn up. Club administrator, Masego ‘Otto’ Ntsatsi said companies withdrew their interest because they realised that there would...

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