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The motion followed two days of pandemonium in the National Assembly, starting on Monday when security personnel carried UDC Gaborone Central MP, Phenyo Butale out of Parliament after a heated debate over the motion. Deputy Speaker, Kagiso Molatlhegi...

The SADC Double Troika reached this decision at a summit held in Pretoria, South Africa on Friday, to establish an urgent independent Commission of Inquiry into the killing of Lesotho’s former army chief Mahao near Maseru 11 days ago. The SADC...

Tati West MP Biggie Butale like former Gaborone Bonnington South legislator, Botsalo Ntuane, have manifestos that are the rallying point to their campaigns. Earlier this year, Ntuane released to his campaign team a document titled: ‘BDP Reform...

In his manifesto passed to Mmegi, Butale assured BDP members that he had a full proof plan to turnaround fortunes of the ruling party. “The BDP has arrived at a crossroads. A decision has to be made by the membership whether to reform the...

A fire alarm rang at 10:30am after the morning break at the Ntlo ya Dikgosi sitting. Instead of resuming business as usual after the break, dikgosi, their staff and invited guests were prevented from entering the building as the Fire Brigade was...

After listening to arguments on an urgent application last Thursday, Justice Tapiwa Marumo ordered that BURS was not obliged to confine its “proposed increment on the salaries and allowances, for its own employees, for the year 2015/2016 to the...

Lawyer Martin Dingake confirmed to Mmegi that Motlaleng, a member of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) left the country beginning of last month. Dingake said his client, who before the October general elections was reportedly kidnapped, brutally...

In the statutory notice of intention to sue, the family lawyer, Martin Dingake, said on 3 March, 2015 immediately after first plaintiff, a 20 year-old old mother, gave birth to third plaintiff, the nurse administered an injection for vitamin K...

This is owing to an outstanding warrant of arrest against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). “The decision taken by the Courts against President Omar al-Bashir while attending the African Union Summit in South Africa, is a positive...

Last week, the executive committee resolved that the southern region, will meet on June 13 to discuss the issue and others concerning the congress and the final decider would be made by the executive on June 18. Yesterday the Botswana Congress Party...

On Monday April 7, 2014 the Daily News reported on a speech given by Khama at Taung on Thursday 3 April, in which he stated there would be a four percent salary increase for all public servants starting from April of that year. The announcement came...

Justice Ranier Busang is hearing the week long trial, in which the family wants the police to either “present Momphitlhi for trial or produce his body in whatever form”. Momphitlhi is believed to have gone missing whilst in police...

Baby Moono, named after the popular UDC slogan, was born just as the multitudes of supporters and members of Boko’s party, the Botswana National Front (BNF), were gathered in Thamaga to kick-start the 50th anniversary celebrations. When the...

The BCP secretary general Kesitegile Gobotswang yesterday said the decision on the by-election would be taken by the National Executive Committee (NEC) after extensive consultations with the regional and local leadership. “The item will be on...

On Monday, June 1, the Botswana Land Boards, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) acting president Disang Mokwape wrote to all the regions and branches informing them about the employment of their secretary general on full-time...