Mmegi Online

Friday, November 22, 2024

The Public Procurement Tribunal (PPT) has moved to set aside the decision by the then Lands and Water Affairs ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Kekgonne Baipoledi, to award a water tender valued at P1.8 billion to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Zhong Gan Engineering & Construction Corporation (Pty) Ltd (collectively referred to as China Civil).

Innocent Selatlhwa | 22 November 2024

Thune Dam. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Mahalapye residents at the kgotla. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Boko showered with love in Mahalapye

MAHALAPYE: On Saturday, a large crowd gathered at Mahalapye Kgotla to meet President Duma Boko, who held his first kgotla meeting in his home village.

Innocent Selatlhwa | 26 November 2024

Gov't isn't broke, Gaolathe assures Batswana

Spira Tlhankane | 26 November 2024

Mohwasa promises reforms at IEC, DCEC, DIS

Innocent Selatlhwa | 26 November 2024

Woman sues MoH for P2m after botched surgery

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 26 November 2024

Dukwi top achiever prays for new gov to consider sponsoring refugees

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 26 November 2024

Maaloswana man critical following stabbing incident

Pini Bothoko | 26 November 2024

The University of Botswana (UB) has of late been hit by allegations of corruption, maladministration and academic dishonesty. The accusations paint the institution in a bad light but Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, is of the view that it is all malice from inside the university, writes Mmegi Correspondent LARONA MAKHAIZA

Tight fiscus: Government has been increasingly depending on capital market debt to plug the gap caused by declining mineral revenues PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Bidders squeeze BoB in P55bn debt programme

Bidders participating in government’s P55 billion domestic debt programme are increasingly demanding higher rates of return, resulting in the last four auctions failing to meet their targets, the Bank of Botswana has confirmed.

Nando’s co-founder urges entrepreneurs to focus on long-term goals

Entrepreneurs have been advised to be resilient, adaptable and focus on long-term goals, amid challenges facing businesses across Africa.

Omitted: Magang’s name was not on the list of contestants PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Magang's name 'oddly' omitted for global post

The Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) president Tsoseletso Magang's dream of serving on the World Volleyball Federation (FIVB) board went up in smoke after her name was not included in the list of contestants.

Guiding the market: BSE acting CEO, Kopano Bolokwe. The BSE is the primary platform for the bond market and has introduced several initiatives to boost both listings and secondary market activities

Bond market activity jumps

Activity in the traditionally quiet secondary bond market has ballooned this year, with the Botswana Stock Exchange noting a 66.7% increase in trades to P5 billion in the year to October 31, compared to the same period last year.

Khama IV finally breaks BaNgwato royal jinx

MAHALAPYE: After almost 100 years without a substantive chief on the throne, BaNgwato are frantically preparing for the reinstatement of Kgosi Khama IV to his royal seat at the end of this month.

Tribunal cancels P1.8bn tender

President Boko is inheriting an economy that needs revitalisation PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Boko ‘mute’ on immediate promises

Some members of the Botswana National Front (BNF) have raised concerns about the dual roles played by the party’s Members of Parliament (MPs), who also serve as Cabinet Ministers, suggesting that the party’s leadership structure might need to undergo a significant change.

Some BNF members voiced their discomfort with the idea of any individual holding both a high-ranking Cabinet role and a leadership position within the party PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO