Gov't denies supplying expired COVID-19 vaccines
Assistant Minister of Health, Lawrence Ookeditse has refuted allegations that members of the public were offered expired COVID-19 vaccine, particularly Pfizer doses.
Assistant Minister of Health, Lawrence Ookeditse has refuted allegations that members of the public were offered expired COVID-19 vaccine, particularly Pfizer doses.
The Finance Ministry is proposing the introduction of a new rate for personal income tax, which will see those earning P33,333 per month and above paying at 27.5%, rather than the current top tax rate of 25%.
The Minister of Sport and Arts, Jacob Kelebeng has dissolved the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) board, MmegiOnline has learnt.
With the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) recently hailed for finally growing teeth to bite and operate independently, the courts recently slammed the graft-busting agency for unlawful and arbitrary conduct by its investigators in the case involving former Minister, Kefentse Mzwinila.
Mining contractor Meropa Resources (Pty) Ltd has issued a final legal notice to Minergy Coal, threatening to approach the courts for liquidation proceedings over an outstanding debt of more than P139 million.
For the first time in more than two decades, a female prisoner has escaped from lawful custody in Botswana. The incident that has left the nation in shock and raised serious questions about prison security.
As the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) central committee and key party structures head into a long-awaited retreat at the end of this month in Palapye, expectations within the party are sharply divided.
Former president Ian Khama has forced Botswana’s government to publicly articulate its position on the Russia–Ukraine war, drawing the country into a muddy puddle it has largely navigated through diplomatic restraint and strategic neutrality.
The High Court has given the government three months to comply with a court order arising from a long-running dispute involving officers of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DIS).
Botswana’s judiciary is at a crossroads as senior legal authorities take differing positions on the proposed establishment of a Constitutional Court, exposing a clear divide between the Judicial leadership and the Botswana Law Society.