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Sharon Mathala
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  • DCEC recovers P144m as high profile cases mount

    DCEC Director General, Botlhale Makgekgenene, told a press conference this week that the properties and monies traced in 2024 and referred to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for recovery amounted to P144,240,085.52 (approx P144m).This is...

  • DCEC chief admits past challenges working with DIS

    Addressing members of the media this morning (Wednesday), Makgekgene stated that the two institutions have however buried the hatched and set bounderies.“The other issue that is always making rounds is the relationship between the DCEC and DIS. The...

  • Botswana declares health emergency

    The President further declared that the state-run Central Medical stores (CMS) has failed.“This failure has led to a severe disruption to health supplies countrywide. Second, your government has taken command of the situation and is addressing the...

  • OP insists no overreach as President’s son welcomes investors

    The images, widely shared on social media, immediately ignited debate about the possible entanglement of the President’s family in the running of government. Many questioned whether the appearance of the President’s son at such an engagement...

  • BPF issues ultimatum to the BDP apology

    The BDP, under the leadership of Mpho Balopi, recently announced it will be sending a delegation to Serowe to issue an apology. In a statement released this morning, the BPF Secretary of Information and Publicity, Thabang Kopelo, has issued terms of...

  • Touch, Look and Check: Mascom Batanani Walk does it for breast cancer

    For many, the route was not just about breaking a sweat and meeting a personal fitness goal. It was about something far deeper hope, education, and the chance to take action against a disease that silently affects thousands of Batswana families every...

  • My forgiveness depends on what BDP says -Khama

    The BDP, a party he quit because of his fallout with his successor former president Mokgweetsi Masisi, last week revealed that a BDP delegation will visit Serowe next week to apologise to Khama and Bangwato.According to the new leadership of the BDP...

  • Francistown unites for seventh Mascom Batanani Walk

    From the break of dawn, the Old Francistown Stadium was buzzing with energy. The event was more than just another weekend fitness activity, a reminder of hope for all bound by the same goal to unite against breast cancer, befitting this year’s...

  • Forensic auditors red flag 30 entities

    Speaking this morning at the launch of the public engagement platform, Boko said that the forensic audit, which is being conducted in three phases, is on the right track. He pointed out that the first phase of the process has been completed.The...

  • No medicine, no operations, public health system in freefall

    In an unusually frank statement released Monday afternoon, the Ministry painted a grim picture of the country’s deteriorating health services, severe medicine shortages, postponed surgical procedures, and a staggering debt amounting to billions...

  • Gov’t sounds alarm over health crisis

    In a statement released this afternoon, the ministry acknowledged mounting challenges, citing severe constraints on government resources. "Due to the ongoing financial challenges facing the country, which have severely strained the availability of...

  • New faces at CEDA, LEA, CIPA, BDC

    This follows the long-awaited major shake-up at State Owned Enterprises (SOE), a move accelerated by the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP).In a press statement released this morning the Ministry announced the appointment of Oteng...

  • MP Mataosane kicked out of Parliament

    Mataosane accused the Deputy Speaker of bias and claimed she was deliberately sabotaging what he referred to as the "BDP 4." Tensions escalated when Mataosane refused to switch off his microphone despite repeated calls to do so. “You are pressing...

  • Boko swears in six new High Court judges

    Boko appointed justices Bafi Nanda, Felicity Sithenisigweni, Linah Makibe, Nomsa Moatswi, Oteng Motlhala, and Tshekiso Tshekiso.The swearing in took place this week at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Judicial Conference hosted in Palapye. This...

  • PSP under fire

    During the exchange, Mabeo put it to Peloetletse that there is rampant corruption within the civil service under her watch; moreover, no action is being taken.Before Mabeo, it was MP for Maun East Goretetse Kekgonegile, who asked the top civil...

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