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  • BURS rolls out staff voluntary separation, Commissioner General sacked

    Letters inviting staff to take part in the exercise were distributed early week across various tax agency offices.The offer, according to internal communication seen by Mmegi, is extended to all employees who wish to exit the organisation “at their...

  • India to rescue with ARVs amid ongoing health crisis

    Speaking at a joint press briefing with her counterpart, President Duma Boko, Murmu stated that Botswana and India have entered into an agreement to help, “In providing easy access of good quality and affordable Indian medicines to the citizens of...

  • BURS shake-up: Staff emergency meeting after CEO dismissal

    Makgolo is reportedly fighting her dismissal and is filing papers to interdict the decision taken by the Ministry of Finance.Highly placed insiders at the tax agency told Mmegi that an emergency meeting was called today following reports that the...

  • Vee to donate to 40 families after charity event

    Born Odirile Sento, the artist is no stranger to charity work. He has over the years supported deserving families with food parcels. However this time around, Vee decided to do things differently, organising a music show featuring local artists,...

  • India’s President to address Botswana’s Parly

    According to a press statement from the Office of the President (OP), Murmu's visit aims to strengthen Indo-Botswana relations “...and further explore areas of enhanced cooperation in health, education, agriculture, mining, trade, and...

  • BTC’s ‘Dira, Gola Tshela’ music festival shines through the rain in Palapye

    Hot on the heels of a successful show in Maun, the Palapye leg of the festival once again reaffirmed why BTC’s initiative deserves praise not just for delivering quality entertainment, but for its commitment to empowering Botswana’s own musicians...

  • Ramogapi admits to Bonno housing failures

    Addressing the media yesterday, Ramogapi stated that, for instance, the Kgale View housing project, which was expected to create hundreds of jobs and deliver affordable homes for Batswana, has instead become a “learning curve” for his new...

  • Mupane mine creditors to wait longer for dues

    The order delivered this week by Justice Reuben Lekorwe prohibits the liquidator Kopanang Thekiso, the Master of the High Court, the Attorney General, Nova Africa/AgaOne joint venture, and the Minister of Minerals & Energy from concluding or...

  • Bonno Target 3000 Kgale project collapses

    The Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) has confirmed that its much-touted partnership for the first phase of the programme Ongos Valley has collapsed, throwing into question the fate of one of the new administration’s biggest promises.In a written...

  • LoO questions Boko’s citizenship 'for sale' initiative

    Boko made the announcement on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly last month. Boko highlighted the initiative will unlock the much-needed capital for the country's diversification push, while also creating opportunities for...

  • Males dominate mental illness- MoH

    “Of those affected in Botswana, 47.6% are females while 52.4% are males, with the most prevalent conditions being schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and substance and alcohol abuse,” officials at the ministry revealed as they joined the global...

  • Kgalagadi South by-election set for Nov 15

    Nomination of candidates for the by-election will be received on October 23rd, between 9am and 5pm at Tsabong Primary School. The Kgalagadi South constituency position became vacant after the death of the former area MP, Dr Micus Chimbombi.“The...

  • Entertainment bodies slam NACB arts festival suspension

    The sudden move has raised serious questions about whether the council’s priorities are aligned with the potential of the creative economy. In a statement, NACB said government subvention reductions had forced it to “reprioritise programming...

  • Will Thomas’s beauty in scars movement take Botswana forward?

    At the Miss World stage, every queen must present a Beauty With a Purpose project (BWP), alongside the gowns and the catwalk. The initiative has evolved into a pivotal aspect of the competition, often playing a crucial role in determining the top 10...

  • Independence Day brings 34 newborns

    Figures shared by the Ministry of Health show that the two main hospitals, Princess Marina Hospital and Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital, each recorded three births on the day. Other facilities, such as Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital and Scottish...

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