The Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Anna Mokgethi defended the agreement in Parliament, stating that technocrats would finalise the issue at the instruction of both presidents.The agreement, made during the Kusi Ideas Festival, proposes that...
This comes after proposals from Batswana and a recommendation from the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the Constitution.The recommendation was that “Political party funding be introduced based on parliamentary seats won by...
One of the recommendations by Batswana was that the Constitution seems to give the President excessive powers that seem to set him or her above the law.Some people opposed a sitting President’s immunity from criminal prosecution and advocated the...
Hundreds of buffaloes from Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park were spotted roaming around Sowa Town as well as Lepashe, Mosetse, Dukwi, Kutamogoree, and other nearby villages in early September. Authorities conjectured that the animals were...
Like the old feeble suggests, not all that glitters is gold and a peep into Botswana’s castle in the air reveals a rather bitter sweet narrative. Democracy as a political ideal, functions best at the backdrop of an army of institutions that need to...
At some point Butale was on a winning streak in court against his opponents and everyone thought he had nine lives up until he was ousted. He seemed like a man who would never give up but after his ship sank. He finally bowed out to form a new party...
As early as January, Health minister, Dr Edwin Dikoloto found himself under serious pressure as he had to defend the comments he allegedly made in a leaked audio between himself and Member of Parliament for Mahalapye West, David Tshere. In the leaked...
Recently, two people went missing in Molepolole, something that pushed villagers to run amok burning houses, a shelter at the village kgotla, and tyres blocking the main roads as they suspected the missing persons were abducted for ritual...
Justice Maripe further ordered that the renewal should be “subject only to justifiable safeguards necessary for the protection of the heritage area.Such safeguards are not to include any further demand for reduction or shifting of the license area...
The Umbrella for Democratic Change’s (UDC) founding member affiliates are the Botswana National Front (BNF), and Botswana People’s Party (BPP).Given the significance of political issues during an election season, I have decided to thoroughly...
Police received the report of the accident around 0430hrs when the deceased and her passengers were driving from south to north on the A1 highway.Dibete police station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku, told The Monitor that the deceased lost...
In a mid-season update, meteorologists said El Nino conditions, which are associated with drier conditions over the country, would continue through the second half of the season. El Nino is expected to ease to neutral between May and July next...
Speaking at a media briefing on Thursday, he stressed the gravity of the situation, emphasizing the urgent need for collective action.Highlighting the alarming trend of prisoners gaining access to illicit items, particularly cellphones smuggled in by...
Minister Mokgethi disclosed that the minimum wage in the public service would see an increase to P2,500, effective from February 1, 2024. The escalation of the minimum wage has been a prominent subject of discussion in Parliament, given the...
Seisa was Khama III's private secretary and English interpreter who accompanied the three chiefs to England to seek protection. So the Seisa family in Botswana has called other family members from Lesotho and South Africa to celebrate their great...
In absolute numbers, just 626 households in the sub-district are connected to electricity, while 3,739 are unconnected and forced to use other methods of heating and lighting. According to the survey, Orapa and Sowa have 100% electricity connection...
The World Population Review of 2023 cites Botswana as having the highest incidence of rape in the world, at 92.93 per 100,000 people, as GBV remains one of the most devastating, persistent, and widespread human rights violations.Reports further...
Mukokomani was speaking at the BRSC elective Annual General Assembly (AGA) on Saturday in Kang.The mandate of the BRCS, as stipulated in the act is to complement government work on health, social services, and disaster management.He emphasised that,...
According to Khama, matters deteriorated when specially elected legislator Kgotla Autlwetse, who lost the Serowe North Constituency in the 2019 General Election, was appointed Minister of Local Government and Rural Development in January 2022.Justice...
The police cite resource constraints for the delay and the period for compliance by the Commissioner of Police has been extended by 14 working days from the December 15, 2023, court order.The Ministry of Health and its Permanent Secretary have been...