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Delivering a solidarity message at the World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Gaborone on Sunday, BOFEPUSU president Johannes Tshukudu said the tendency would reduce the voice of journalists in Botswana.  He said this turn of events was...

Anthony Morima told an educational workshop during Botswana Textile, Manufacturing and Packaging Workers Union (BOTEMAPAWU) Labour Day commemoration last week that labour officers do not inspect factories. He said whenever the officers conduct...

It must attempt, in the first place, to unite, on an industrial basis, all workers (at whatever level of political consciousness) who understand the elementary need to come together and defend and advance their economic conditions,” said the...

The MoESD spokesperson, Silas Sehularo said yesterday that they are working in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to get an update on the situation in South Africa. “To this end, we can comfortably say according to the...

The ministry spokesperson, Silas Sehularo said this week that after cross-checking their records, they found that they did not owe teachers any payments for coursework or invigilation. “Our latest records indicate that there are no outstanding...

“We have a tradition at BOPEU that every year we give all the branches money to organise their celebrations. The leadership does not dictate how they celebrate the May Day,” he said. He said if some branches want to celebrate the day...

The team says the youth of the movement has reached an imperative point where honest introspection is needed. “For three years, the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) has failed to utilise the endless opportunities of growth afforded by the...

This came to light during the negotiations on salary and conditions of service for the year 2015/16 earlier this month. According to the resolutions of negotiations, the parties agreed to defer some of the negotiable items, as they could not reach an...

The Seychelles has the most powerful passport in Africa followed by Mauritius, South Africa and then Botswana. The info-graphic ranked countries travelling document according to the number of nations their passport holders can enter either without a...

The UDC Secretary for International Relations, Dr Prince Dibeela said since 2009 there has been a growing trend in South Africa for mob attacks on immigrants from other African countries.  “Some of these attacks have been so gruesome...

In a Botswana labour market policy booklet produced in consultation with Professor Happy Siphambe of the University of Botswana, BOPEU says having an unemployment benefit policy in the country is long overdue. BOPEU justifies the policy on the...

The 49-year-old Serowe native told Mmegi that though she is trained for the corporate world, she is most fulfilled when she does volunteer work. “I worked for a commercial bank for two years part of which was management training. I left the...

The popular performer Facebooked: “If my country fails me in this Allan Bekker case, I’m selling everything I have including my puppy then I leave the country for good! “I’m traumatised and feel I’m not safe and so...

The salaries of MPs and parliamentary staff will go up when the National Assembly (Salaries and Allowances) Amendment Bill 2015 is signed into law. The bill was presented by Assistant Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration,...

The union was registered with the Registrar of Trade Unions and Employers’ Organisation last year, and is led by president Opelo Baleseng. According to the Government Gazette, the union was formed on July 22, 2014, and will be operating from...