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The general election of Specially Elected Members of Parliament (SEMP) is expected to convene tomorrow.
The general election of Specially Elected Members of Parliament (SEMP) is expected to convene tomorrow.
Knife with blood.PIC.ENVATOELEMNTS
Fight at beer-drinking leaves Mmokane man dead

Police in Oliphants Drift are investigating a case in which a 28-year-old man of Mookane village was killed following a misunderstanding that occurred while drinking beer at a local shebeen recently.

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Chief Justice Terence Rannowane conducting a swearing in ceremony for President Duma Boko on November 1, at Gaborone High Court PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Boko sworn in as President

At exactly 5.35pm, November 1st 2024, Duma Boko took an Oath of Office of the President to became the sixth leader of Botswana.

Vice President-designate Ndaba Gaolathe PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Boko picks Gaolathe as VP

President Duma Boko has picked 52-year old Ndaba Gaolathe as his Vice President designate.

President Duma Boko nominated his six Specially Elected Members of Parliament (SEMP) this afternoon, who were subsequently voted in by the Members of Parliament-elect. After the session, Boko explained his selection choices to the media. PIC : SHARON MATHALA

Boko explains Specially Elected MP choices

President Duma Boko nominated his six Specially Elected Members of Parliament (SEMP) this afternoon, who were subsequently voted in by the Members of Parliament-elect. After the session, Boko explained his selection choices to the media.

Ndaba Gaolathe at the Office of the President. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Loyalty pays Gaolathe

After failing to secure a parliamentary seat in the 2019 General Election, Ndaba Gaolathe who was appointed the second-in-command of the President Duma Boko-led government this week hit an about-turn to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) he had earlier abandoned.

The general election of Specially Elected Members of Parliament (SEMP) is expected to convene tomorrow.

Specially Elected MPs to be selected tomorrow

The general election of Specially Elected Members of Parliament (SEMP) is expected to convene tomorrow.

Tough times: The downturn in diamonds has upended the budget and the ruling party's fortunes PIC: MBONGENI MGUNI

Five years of Sisinomics – The policies, the numbers, the results

The economy, its performance, its future and what it means to ordinary citizens, has become the central issue for voters in this general election. Mmegi Staff Writers, PAULINE DIKUELO, CHAKALISA DUBE, TIMOTHY LEWANIKA & MBONGENI MGUNI look at the Masisi administration’s economic track record in the President’s first term

Ian Khama. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG,

UDC victory: Khama’s happy return to Kgotla

Though former president Ian Khama announced his imminent return to the Gammangwato Kgotla last week, it wasn't a given that the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)-led government would have permitted this, at least not on the first attempt.

Pickings from the 13th Parliament

Botswana’s 13th general election ushered in what is referred to as the second republic led by President Advocate Duma Boko of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). The Monitor Staffer, Goitsemodimo Kaelo takes a look at some elements of the 13th Parliament

Brand new: Mmamashia water treatment plant. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Mmamashia's plant boosts Botswana’s water security

In response to the demands of a rapidly growing population and the intensifying need for sustainable natural resource management, Botswana has reached a milestone with the expansion of the Mmamashia Water Treatment Plant.

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