Speaking at a joint press briefing with her counterpart, President Duma Boko, Murmu stated that Botswana and India have entered into an agreement to help, “In providing easy access of good quality and affordable Indian medicines to the citizens of...
Makgolo is reportedly fighting her dismissal and is filing papers to interdict the decision taken by the Ministry of Finance.Highly placed insiders at the tax agency told Mmegi that an emergency meeting was called today following reports that the...
The bridge has been temporarily closed as large volumes of water continue to flow from the northern side, raising fears of severe overflooding.Broadhurst Traffic Officer, Assistant Superintendent Matlhogonolo Baraedi, said residents and motorists...
"The government is aware of unused and underutilised education facilities and is committed to implementing transformative measures where maintenance of facilities will be done through TVET students for cost efficiency," Boko said yesterday when...
This, he said, followed the completion of a government mission to Brazil. Boko announced this when delivering the State of the Nation Address. "We are now finalising the necessary import protocols and negotiating technical partnership agreements with...
“In 2024 alone, the Botswana Police Service (BPS) recorded 14,020 GBV cases, with 4,468 of these crimes committed against children below 18 years,” he revealed. “These are not just statistics; they represent shattered lives, broken families,...
Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Mbiganyi Letsholathebe, confirmed that they are investigating a case of "assault occasioning actual bodily harm".He explaine the incident is believed to have occurred in the morning of the same...
Mahalapye Central Police Station assistant commander, Superintendent Moathodi Onalenna, confirmed the incident and said they received the report at around 1:45 am.According to Onalenna, initial investigations indicate that the vehicle, driven by a...
Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Mbiganyi Letsholathebe, confirmed the incident, saying the stabbing reportedly occurred around 4 am but was not immediately reported to the police.He said the police only learnt of the matter at...
New Letlhakane Police Station commander, Superintendent Unoziba Rari, said they received a report of the unlawful wounding incident at around 11 pm after the victim was found lying by the roadside, bleeding profusely.According to Rari, the victim...
Broadhurst police say the deceased, believed to be aged between 30 and 40, was a familiar figure often seen around the Phakalane area and is suspected to have been mentally challenged.The man, who is estimated to be about 1.4 metres tall, was wearing...
Justice Zeinub Kebonang of the Gaborone High Court has last week convicted Dikalelo Mphakelwa (1st accused) of murdering a man known as States, while Kesego Kentshitswe (2nd accused) was acquitted of the same charge.The court found that the fatal...
The unions’ leadership, comprising academic and support staff representatives, expressed deep dissatisfaction over what they termed a ‘’prolonged and poorly managed’’ restructuring exercise that has dragged on for five years without...
Presenting the motion, Gaolathe said Botswana’s historic economic success, anchored on diamond revenues, had delivered stability and prosperity over the decades, but also exposed structural weaknesses such as limited economic diversification, high...
In separate but strikingly similar statements addressed to Tebogo Bagopi, an investigator appointed by the Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Sebuweng Mukani and Mpho Molokwane say they have been left “in the dark” about why they were...
According to an affidavit by Intelligence Officer Bruce Seoposengwe, the investigation began in March 2024 after DIS officer Paul Setlhabi, also known in the spy world as Slim, received intelligence suggesting that serious acts of maladministration...
Sekgoma, who was Kgosikgolo Khama IV’s uncle, died in a car accident whilst driving back to Serowe from a funeral in Kanye a fortnight ago.Since his passing, Sekgoma, who will be fondly remembered for his calmness in dealing with the President...
Justice Reuben Lekorwe of the Lobatse High Court recently interdicted the sale of the gold mine, siding with one of the bidders, Ulsan Botswana, which claimed irregularities in the process used to award Nova Africa the rights to purchase.Nova Africa,...
Take, for example, Dvuyo Ndara from Shakawe, who is part of a collective of women who make various products from the mongongo plant. She is gatvol with empty promises and made this quite clear during her presentation when addressing stakeholders at a...
The event, held in partnership with Sefalana Shoppers, was part of BBS Bank’s ongoing efforts to give back to customers who continue to trust and bank with them. The initiative offered four winners an opportunity to dash through the aisles and grab...
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