Held at the Stanbic Golf Club in Gaborone on Friday, the third Annual Minet Golf Day attracted close to 40 corporate partners and sponsors, marking the first time the event officially sold out.The tournament has now evolved into a powerful networking...
This initiative, carried out in partnership with the Lobatse Town Council, aims to empower local vendors and strengthen small-scale entrepreneurship in the community.During the handover, Lobatse Mayor, Aron Mosimanegape Ganakgomo, expressed deep...
President Duma Boko delivered his second SONA speech yesterday outlining several aspects that the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) will undertake to transform Botswana from diversifying the economy and improving livelihoods of Batswana.Some of...
Meanwhile, the supply of vital, essential, and necessary (VEN) medications is at 63%. He said that these figures are expected to rise significantly in the coming weeks as additional supplies, currently still in production, begin to arrive....
Delivering the keynote address during the school’s 2024 Prize-Giving Ceremony, Dr Moses commended the school for its exceptional academic achievements, noting that it has maintained top ranking in the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) since...
According to a press statement from the Office of the President (OP), Murmu's visit aims to strengthen Indo-Botswana relations “...and further explore areas of enhanced cooperation in health, education, agriculture, mining, trade, and...
According to his affidavit filed in response to Pulane Kgoadi’s urgent court bid to stop her disciplinary hearing, Magosi said there is no basis for the courts to “micromanage internal disciplinary processes.”“The matter is still being held...
The BPF is joining the rest of the local political formations, which bear multiple political scars from past experiences. In fact, all Botswana political parties have been exhibiting various behaviours and taking risks. Key to all these political...
The intelligence officers, Pulane Kgoadi and Paul Setlhabi, are seeking a combined total of P4.45 million in damages, which are yet to be assessed by the Registrar.Gaborone High Court judge, Justice Matlhogonolo Phuthego, said the two officers were...
The claims, by a suspended Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) officer, who has taken the government to court, alleging that her arrest and suspension were based on false accusations linking her to a P4m payment and political funding...
The BPF has developed a peculiar political culture where those who expel others today often find themselves expelled tomorrow. The latest episode aired this past weekend when the man who won a disputed election, Lawrence Ookeditse’s faction,...
Typically, rented delegates are paid for their services and transported to the congresses by buses or combis, often without any real connection to the party or its activities.This growing trend caught widespread attention during the Botswana National...
In a press briefing held at the President Hotel on Tuesday, Saleshando made it clear that the UDC, despite its lofty promises during the 2024 General Election campaign, has fallen short of expectations.“The UDC has failed the people of Botswana,”...
Both factions within the party, one led by Lawrence Ookeditse and the other by Mephato Reatile, each claim legitimacy as the true leadership of the party. The division has left Sebatlanyane unsure about how to proceed with his campaign as both...
As the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs seeks to have Parliament approve about P1.1 billion as part of the National Development Plan 12 (NDP12), the ministry says it will introduce the 24-hour economy that is divided into eight-hour...
Addressing Parliament this week, Ramaotwana said the programme, though ambitious, is driven by a strong commitment to human rights, good governance and service delivery.“The protection of human rights does not come cheap, but we are fully committed...
He said, according to the 2022 Housing Census, about 37.2% of urban households live in single multiple-purpose rooms (an all-in-one room including bathroom and kitchen space), of which about 18.3% are overcrowded (more than three people occupying a...
The centres are to be set up at Dibete and Nata, augmented by the completion of Moshupa Primary Hospital and Shakawe Primary Hospital staff housing projects.Presenting the Ministry's budget before legislators, he said a total of P63 million has...
Delivering his ceremonial speech to mark his first year as the Speaker of the Assembly, he took legislators on the visions, challenges and some of the milestones since the start of the 13th Parliament. Keorapetse said the House will soon embark on a...
Higher Education minister, Prince Maele, outlined that this form of learning which equips learners with practical skills, has also been identified as most pressing issue under the government’s ambitious Botswana Economic Transformation Programme...
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