I was a rookie and he was a veteran. Each time we were assigned to an event together, he guided me with patience. He would show me how to approach a story, what angles to consider, and how to carry myself around as a professional. He was fully...
In an interview on Monday morning, Molome explained that although the campaign trail was challenging, the people of Kgalagadi South remained open to the UDC’s message because they understood that the party is still new in government, having taken...
The party widened the margin between itself and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) by 210 votes compared to the results of the 2024 General Election. This development is particularly significant because by-elections often draw fewer voters and tend...
I use the word discontentment deliberately and carefully, for how could we as the people of Kgalagadi South not be discontented? For the past year, we have had no representation at Parliament for obvious reasons. It is also unfortunate that our...
The agreement still leaves tongues wagging, as it remains unclear as to how Mepahato Reatile could have easily made way for Lawrence Ookeditse. Complicating the situation further is that now those who backed Reatile still maintain they are the...
Typically, when a long-ruling party falls from power, its support base weakens, its structures lose momentum, and its members often become disillusioned. Therefore, expectations for the BDP heading into the recent by-election were modest at best....
Justice Dingake is one of the founding members and a revered and distinguished judge and legal scholar. A fit and proper candidateThe selection and appointment process for a judge of the ICJ is primarily a state-driven process. There is no role for...
Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, had stated that so far P50 million has been spent on 157 nominated councillors across 61 constituencies and 31 district and town councils. In response to a question in...
Boteti West MP, Samuel Digwa, asked the Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, to outline concrete plans to address the recurring challenges that continue to undermine service delivery in rural clinics and...
He was answering a questions asked by Member of Parliament (MP) for Shashe West constituency, Jeremiah Frenzel.The legislator had wanted the Minister to appraise Parliament on billboard advertisements in Gaborone and if he was aware that all prime...
The negative global perceptions of Africa are not harmless or something to brush off or live with. They have a real cost to the continent; about $75 billion annually in disproportionately high interest rates on loans Africa seeks from the world....
The BPF emerged from a controversy-ridden elective congress where the Ookeditse/Reatile axis fired each other from the party in a chaotic fashion. The current developments at the BPF are akin to what had hit another BDP offshoot, the Botswana...
The society says it has decided to protect the independence of the judiciary, to defend the integrity of the legal system, and to ensure that the public can continue to have confidence in the courts.According to a recent statement from the Society...
A different question by a parliamentarian today (Thursday) led to Minister of State President, Moeti Mohwasa, disclosing that two of the choppers will arrive in the country early next year. The Minister, who also serves as Leader of the House (LoH),...
In an interview with Mmegi Online, Ramotswa Police Station Commander, James Moikotlhai said the deceased had a pending single count of murder before his demise.“We have a murder case of a murder accused (Matonko) who was killed on November 9 at...
Delivering his judgment in the case of Dikalelo Mphakelwa, charged with murder in 2015 and convicted in November 2025 following a staggering 13-year legal odyssey, Kebonang held that proceeding with sentencing would be “incompatible with justice,...
The suspect was arrested on Sunday after the teenager’s grandmother reported her missing when she failed to return home for the night.Police immediately launched a search, which led them to the young man's residence.Kazungula Police Station...
The joint crime-fighting effort by the Botswana Police Service (BPS) and the Botswana Defence Force (BDF), themed 'A crime-free festive season and beyond', attracted a large crowd at the Mogoditshane Fighters grounds recently.Speaking during...
Guests began arriving from 10:30am for registration before the programme formally opened with a prayer delivered by Maipelo Moalafi, BOTEPCO Manager for Ethics, Standards and Compliance. The Director of Ceremonies, Mercy Rebaone Thebe, who is the...
The retired lecturer is alleged to have sexually assaulted the female student (names withheld) back on January 9 2024 who was 18 at the time.It is alleged that he raped the student in his office at the Social Sciences Block. Malema is now facing a...
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