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Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, GCC Mayor Haskins Nkaigwa said that by end of last year, they proposed to the central government to have the Pound Act revoked and be replaced by a new and more effective legislation, the Road and Traffic Act.  The...

Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, GCC Mayor Haskins Nkaigwa said that by end of last year, they proposed to the central government to have the Pound Act revoked and be replaced by a new and more effective legislation, the Road and Traffic Act.  The...

Watering a garden from the tap or washing that car with a hosepipe was not even to be considered; the situation was too bad.  We all ought to save for drinking. And these restrictions still stand. No, you cannot use potable water for...

Speaking at the organisation’s annual general meeting yesterday, ATN Interim Executive Director, Bontle Mbongwe said while they welcome a 30 percent tobacco levy that President Ian Khama mentioned in his state of nation address, there was still...

Records from the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) indicate that the situation is far worse than it was last year around this time. Gaborone dam has hit the lowest level it has ever reached since it was built in early 1960s, WUC corporate...

He said despite logistical challenges in Zone 6 relating to shortage of transport and payment of livestock suppliers, significant progress has been made. “So far 17,000 cattle and 3,433 small stock have been redistributed. We once more would...

Speaking at the union’s first annual general meeting, Tsheko said it was good that the union was established and that he hoped the union and the employer would fully engage each other to resolve the challenges of health professional.  He...

The first farmers to plough were those engaged in molapo farming in Ngamiland, Boteti and Chobe. “These are along the river and rely on the river for ploughing,” he said. There have been rains in Tutume areas in North East and Tswapong...

In an interview with Mmegi yesterday, the corporate communications manager of Water Utilities Corporation (WUC), Matida Mmipi, said there had been a delay. “The possibility of a delay is always there,” she said. “We have had a...

Mmegi: Where were you born? Kelemi: I was born in Francistown, but grew up in Mapoka, North East District. Mmegi: How old are you? Kelemi: I am 36-years-old Mmegi: How many children do you have? Kelemi: I have two adorable...

She replaces Uyapo Ndadi, who leaves at the end of next month, after leading the human right non-governmental organisation for four years. When announcing Ndadi’s successor yesterday, BONELA chairperson, Tshiamo Rantao said...

Ndadi argued that the new law compels those who have tested HIV positive to disclose to whomsoever they have sexual intercourse with. This law will perpetuate violence towards women who are in most cases the first to know their HIV status compared...

"This leads to formation of violent storms, which are usually accompanied by strong winds," Othata Mmolotsi from the Department of Meteorological Services told Mmegi yesterday after strong winds caused destruction in Tlokweng, Gaborone, Mmopane,...

Extremely hot temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius are expected over Bobirwa and Tswapong from Friday to Sunday.  Along with the high temperatures, the Met says the country will be partly cloudy with thundershowers over the...

Chief Meteorologist at the department, Radithupa Radithupa, says that scientists call a ring of light that surrounded the sun yesterday a halo. This usually occurs when the sun shines through high clouds, which are usually very cold. The halo is...