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The haunting zone has for years been a prohibited area which could only be accessed by authorised people for specific sanctioned purposes. However insiders say many, including the authorities, do not want anything to do with the zone as it is widely...

The prisoners will receive as yet unspecified allowances in return for their work. Mmegi has learnt that the move is influenced by the Zimbabwean Command Agriculture Scheme and Namibia Green Scheme agricultural projects, which are spearheaded by the...

The government has of late been at loggerheads with asylum seekers and their representative agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which often complained of ill-treatment of asylum seekers in Botswana. There are...

A letter dated September 16, 2016 signed by Simon Coles, the deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, said where expatriates are engaged, the employer must show detailed and sound reasons why...

Residents of Khumaga, Moreomaoto, Rakops and Motopi villages are questioning and protesting government’s lack of consultation on the matter saying the government’s plot to hoodwink them into submitting their land to animals will not...

The probe led by Kgosi Kebinatshwene Mosielele of Manyana and Kgosi Masie of Taung, Ramotswa held its first enquiry this past week in Oodi where they informed morafe that they have been sent by the Minister to establish the truth about the Oodi...

This despite the fact that the country is expected to report back on progress made since the last Universal Peer Review in the UNHCR in 2018 The said recommendations passed during an interactive dialogue and sponsored by the Republic of Uruguay were...

The Waste Pitso will be held under the theme, ‘Waste To Wealth’ This theme highlights the significance of waste as a resource and hence the main objective of the Waste Pitso is to unlock job opportunities in the waste sector by creating...

The royal family has not been seeing eye-to-eye, particularly with Mothibe who was seen as a sell-out for his conservative views against those of the extreme leftist regime led by Kgafela and Sekai. Mothibe Linchwe was reinstated as president of...

The matter was reported to Bakgatla Tribal Administration offices, which further heard that the MP has also allegedly vanished 98 cattle belonging to his only surviving brother, William Davids. Speaking to Mmegi, Kgosi Time Pilane, who first...

They are up in arms against the government following the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry’s refusal to grant the South African retailers licences to operate in the Kgatleng P100million Pilane mall. After a compromise was reached in...

While the event attracted high-ranking dignitaries from the United States and Britain, Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders were nowhere to be seen at the country’s highly publicised event. For a highly decorated country with...

Mugabe is among the many leaders Khama has invited to come and celebrate Botswana’s 50th independence celebration with. The Zimbabwean government spokesperson, George Charamba however, could not confirm nor deny the invitation. “We do...

Morolong was addressing his councillors during a full council yesterday. “As you are aware, I carried out consultations with bogosi on the issue regarding cemetery by-laws. However, it was evident from the very first meeting I addressed at the...

Kgafela announced in April this year in a well-attended Kgotla meeting at Lesetlheng, outside Moruleng that he will be installing Pheto as the acting chief in Moruleng on September 24, which was Saturday. He announced in that meeting that the...