Consultations with the union on the matter are ongoing. We are surprised by the press release that was allegedly issued by the union. Our obligation to maintain confidentiality concerning our engagement with the union precludes us from fully...
They say the MD “has orchestrated a retrenchment exercise to purge employees who participated in a company investigation, exposing the rot and unethical conduct of the top brass of Lucara Botswana’s management".According to a fiery press...
Presenting to the Committee of Supply, the Minister of Defence and Security, Kagiso Mmusi said the current police workforce has proven to be insufficient to address the increasing and complex crimes and other emerging security challenges. Some of the...
The scheme, which has been seen as nothing but a down degraded version of the National Internship programme, among others targeted graduate youths who are unemployed but are also not enlisted for the Internship programme.The programme, which many...
Figures revealed this week highlight that the district recorded 323 human-wildlife conflict cases during the current financial year. The district comprises major villages such as Tutume, Maitengwe, Mosetse, Dukwi and Senete.The statistics was...
The two were able to complete the UAV with funding support from the Botswana Digital and Innovation Hub (BDIH). At the Matsieng Airstrip in Rasesa last week, Matenge (Thero) did a flight demonstration before relevant stakeholders showing the UAV...
The report is a US Department of State initiative. “The law prohibits discrimination against the Basarwa in employment, housing, health services, or because of cultural practices.The Basarwa, however, remained marginalised economically and...
There have been concerns about the increase in students' drug use and the escalating trends of learners consuming space cakes which are cookies and muffins containing marijuana.In an interview with The Monitor this week, Mokgosi said of the...
The accident occurred at around 5:30am when the duo was driving from the west facing the eastern part into Mochudi village.In an interview with The Monitor, Mochudi Police Station Commander, Superintendent Joel Masilo said the accident occurred after...
Maplanka said it was not an easy feat, but hope prevailed as he won the by-election due to residents understanding his messaging. He managed to defeat four other candidates with 340 votes.He beat the Botswana Democratic Party's (BDP) Isaac Moseki...
The seat fell vacant following the death of Farayi Bonyongo early this year. It was Bonyongo, who won the Mapoka-Nlaphwane ward with 692 votes in 2019. He was followed by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) with 356 votes, an independent...
The delay follows some bidders challenging the award of a tender for the Survey and Examination of the survey diagrams. In June last year, Mzwinila revealed that the ministry had set an ambitious target to allocate 100,000 residential plots for the...
The ward fell vacant after the death of the area councillor. The area had four candidates, which include theBDP's Petro Moretlwa, who garnered 346 votes against the Umbrella for Democratic Change's (UDC) Tjitemisa Sehakgamaleng who got 162,...
The report, compiled by the US Department of State, says significant human rights issues included credible reports of arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy and serious restrictions on free expression and media among other violations. The...
According to the Botswana Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2022 complied by the United States Department of State, the Botswana government generally cooperates with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian...
Furthermore, the government has not effectively enforced its labour laws, particularly in remote areas, and compulsory and forced labour occurred in several sectors, the report further states. This is according to Country Report on Human Rights...
MMEGI: Tell us about yourself. Who is Rari? Where do you come from and your beliefs?RARI: I am TOBOKANI NICHOLAS RARI, the fifth born child of Rari Dichaba Madzipisa and Thamani Rari (nee Lungwane), born on 21st March 1969, and as such, Tuesday 21st...
With an estimated membership of affiliates standing at around 100,000, the Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has adopted a principle it strongly feels for whichever party or individual is targeting their...
This comes after last month’s revelation by government that it has not yet done a study to determine the degree to which the imposition of restriction on importation of vegetables has to date influenced the country’s balances of trade. Earlier...
It’s not like this shortage was not there before the ban. Potatoe shortage gase botlhodi,” he told Parliament yesterday. Molebatsi was responding to a question from Francistown West legislator, Ignatius Moswaane who had asked the Minister of...
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