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Police arrests during Rev Tiego's protest

Thalefang Charles | 07 September 2021

Police arrests during Rev Tiego's protest PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Bakgatla Heritage Fest

Bakgatla in Moruleng, South Africa held their annual Heritage Fest on Sunday. Kgosi Kgafela II addressed morafe on number of contentious issues affecting Bakgalta in Botswana and South Africa. PICS: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Kennedy Ramokone | 02 October 2019

🇧🇼 HAPPY 53rd BOIPUSO DAY 🇧🇼

Thalefang Charles | 30 September 2019

President Masisi's traditional dance

Thalefang Charles | 23 September 2019

Disaster at Lake Ngami

Thalefang Charles | 31 August 2019

Khama and Masisi

Kennedy Ramokone | 16 July 2019

Masisi assassination plot

Staff Writer | 25 June 2019

Pictures: Khama quits BDP

Thalefang Charles | 27 May 2019

Attorney General and Ministry of Education PS represented by Attorney T Kwapa and Salvation Lebetwa had opposed the application PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Court agrees ‘DIS obtained statement’ was under duress

The Gaborone High Court has reinstated a government employee who was fired after being accused of disclosing confidential tender information.

All party
Conference
PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

BDP gets crumbs off P34m party funding

Though they were the architects of political party funding, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will receive the smallest amount from the newly announced political party funds of P34 Million.

Deep in the earth: While Debswana is De Beers’ operational unit,
the diamond giant also conducts exploration throughout the country PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

De Beers doubles down on local exploration

Diamond giant De Beers says Botswana could have the industry’s next mega-mine and under its soon-to-be-finalised deal with government, it will be partnering with the state in local exploration.

UBASSU has threatened to go on strike in two weeks .PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

UB staff threatens to go on strike

University of Botswana Academic Support Staff Union (UBASSU) has threatened to go on strike in two weeks if the newly appointed Minister of Higher Education, Prince Maele, does not address staff grievances.

For decades, Batswana had been piling pressure on policymakers to open up the tourism industry to them

Gov’t to stop revenue repatriation from tourism

With foreign-owned entities dominating Botswana’s tourism sector and leading the repatriation of revenue, government has revealed that it will tighten legislation and enforcement measures to ensure that all revenue earned by tourism activities remains in the country.

Taking action: Dekop PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

BoB releases P2bn to banks as govt cash crunch spills over

The Bank of Botswana is allowing local banks access to about P2 billion of their own cash held in reserve, to alleviate a liquidity crisis caused by the sharp drop in cash inflows from the banks’ biggest customers – the government and Debswana.

Moeti further mentioned that the government would only provide transportation for the deceased’s relatives

Gov't to pay P1.2 million for the two-year mortuary bill

The government is set to pay P1.2 million to cover the costs of the late Pitseng Gaoberekwe, whose body has been in the mortuary for almost three years. Family spokesperson, Smith Moeti, confirmed this during an interview yesterday.

A step in the right direction

It has only been a month since the newly elected government, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), took power, and there are already a lot of changes. Across different ministries, ministers are hard at work. Following heavy rainfall and storms that hit Francistown recently, the Minister of State Presidency, Moeti Mohwasa, made a commitment that government will assist those affected by the heavy rains. Mohwasa, when addressing the media in...

The Monitor Editor | 03 December 2024