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SELEBI-PHIKWE: October 7, 2017 marked the first anniversary of the closure of the BCL Mine, a life-changing event that remains fresh in the minds of the plus-minus 4,600 rendered jobless. October 7 will be archived in Selebi-Phikwe’s history books...

As the country marks the first anniversary of the death of the BCL Mine, the focus for many is the bigger picture, for instance how the town transformed into a shell of its former self, how thousands were rendered jobless and how the broader economy...

The suspended members are due to appear for hearings before the party’s disciplinary committee next week, BCP secretary general Kentse Rammidi confirmed yesterday. He said the suspended group’s actions were in violation of the Memorandum of...

The efforts have been given a boost by a damning report that emerged yesterday from the group’s provisional liquidator. BCL Group, which includes BCL Mine, Tati Nickel and a portfolio of multi-million Pula    projects under BCL Investments, was...

Unionists have long maintained that BCL Mine and its various offshoots were the victims of gross mismanagement, incompetence and possible misgovernance by authorities in charge in the years leading to last year’s closure. Provisional liquidator,...

Before a packed kgotla, Kgosi Mokhutshwane Sekgoma led a Bamangwato Tribal Authority delegation to present Masilo’s name together with that of Dimakatso Patane, who was promoted from a headman of record to sub-tribal authority. Onketetse Serumola...

Molefhi, who is also the Infrastructure and Housing Development Minister, told a recent Kgotla meeting that farmers had had to spend half a million Pula to connect their farms to the grid and the project would reduce these costs to as little as...

Molefhi, who was addressing a Kgotla meeting in Botshabelo early this week, said government had an intention to pay, but through the advice from the legal advisors and the liquidator, it was realised that it was impossible to separate employees, who...

On the other side of the battle was Sidney Pilane led Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) whose activists campaigned hard for the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) candidate, Modala Modala. Johane Mothoosele, the campaign manager for the losing...

The BDP candidate won with 469 votes ahead of Umbrella for Democratic Change’s (UDC) Modala Modala with 318 and the independent candidate, Chibuya Dabutha gaining only 63. The ruling party had decided on the ‘yes’ or ‘no’ model to identify...

This was said during the JPC’s 21st session on Thursday in which the two nations reaffirmed their role in resolving security challenges along their common borders. The commission also had the opportunity to assess the political and security...

Speaking during the opening of the ongoing 25th session of Botswana/Zambia Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security meeting on Tuesday, Segokgo said wildlife offences and smuggling of contraband are also cause for concern. “I am...

Speaking during a general meeting for ex BCL Mine employees, Nzwaligwa said the country is stuck because of the EIA. He cited that Selebi-Phikwe has been waiting for the establishment of a pharmaceutical company, but 15 months have passed and EIA is...

The excitement for the extended free housing was abruptly cut short, as some reported during a general meeting that was held on Tuesday that their bills soar up to P8,000 a month, even though they have seriously cut back on water usage. This is said...

Recently the councillor had to address a poorly attended Kgotla meeting reportedly because the VDC chairperson refused to release Ipelegeng workers to attend the meeting. The VDC committee was dissolved and a new one elected in a bid to address...