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Innocent Selatlhwa
  • Botswana wanting in human rights

    The report, compiled by the US Department of State, says significant human rights issues included credible reports of arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy and serious restrictions on free expression and media among other violations. The...

  • Ombudsman resolution rate at 31%

    The minister was presenting the budget estimates for the 2023-2024 financial year for the Office of the Ombudsman to the Committee of Supply in Parliament last week.He shared that during the 2022-2023 financial year, the Office of the Ombudsman...

  • Gabane 'masimo' owners dig heels in

    Residents of Gabane, Mogoditshane, Mmopane, and Metsimotlhabe intend to take on government over suspension of the Compensation In Kind Policy stating that it is illegal.They say they do not recognise the suspension of the policy and want to be given...

  • Moagi’s bumpy road to 2024

    The Minister for Minerals and Energy, who made his debut in Parliament in 2019, came under attack after he failed to verify whether or not Kgosi Mosadi Seboko was telling the truth when she accused President Mokgweetsi Masisi of meddling in the...

  • Leave forfeiture is illegal -Court

    This came to the fore following a case in which Karabo Lekgasa had taken his former employer, Security Services (Pty) Ltd over unpaid leave days. The case was heard last year by Justice Isaac Bahuma of the Industrial Court.According to court papers,...

  • Only 0.2% Secure Land Titles issued

    Responding to a question in Parliament this week, the minister said out of the 493,004 people who registered their plots, only 1,953 people have been issued with SLTs as of February, and this is reflective of the curtailment of stopping the...

  • Bamalete ruling ‘absolves’ Judiciary

    Kgosi Mosadi shared that Masisi declared to her that he has the power to meddle with the judiciary.Despite denial by government, Bamalete waited for the ruling with limited faith as they believed the President, who has been fingered for meddling in...

  • Bamalete’s 20 years of blood, sweat and tears

    The tribe contributed to raising the £3,000 then required to purchase the land from Aaron Siew. In the same year, a title deed was issued by the Deeds Registry in the names of the then kgosi on behalf of the tribe.To this day, the title deed is in...

  • How Mascom lost the 'Derby'

    In one corner were Chalegwa Mabua and his company, Botsepa Agencies (Pty) Ltd trading as Ngami Horse Racing while on the other corner stood Mascom Wireless.Mabua and his company approached the court on urgency after the mobile phone company dumped...

  • Mascom interdicted from hosting Derby

    Chalegwa Mabua and his company, Botsepa Agencies (Pty) Ltd trading as Ngami Horse Racing approached court on urgency after Mascom dumped him and his Shashe Race track for a different venue and technical sponsor.The Mascom event will be staged on the...

  • Poor project roll- out irks Jwaneng Mayor

    Ditsie said the delayed projects include Constituency Community Projects (CCP). “Two are ongoing for the financial year 2019/2020 being the construction of the WDC office block at Masaasele (defects and liability period) and the construction of a...

  • Mascom loses in Mascom Derby saga

    Mabua rushed to court to challenge the mobile telecommunications company from hosting Mascom Horse race, the popular event he believes is his brain child. The interdict comes after last month’s announcement by Mascom that it would be hosting the...

  • Illegal tour operator uses gov't as ‘meal ticket’

    While in business, the said tour operator has allegedly not been paying required fees and has reportedly been using government resources for at least 10 years.According to the Auditor General’s report for the financial year ending March 2021, the...

  • WUC serves poor quality water—AG report

    As if that is not bad enough, communities are said to have been drinking water that does not meet required specifications. Auditor General (AG), Pulane Letebele presented the report for financial year ending March 2021 to Finance Minister, Peggy...

  • Aviation school ordered to pay P44m

    Following the establishment of the Specialised Audit Division, the Auditor General Pulane Letebele has come to a conclusion that it is Seduke who is due to refund DTEF the sum of P44,034,733.50.This is contained in the latest Auditor General’s...

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