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Innocent Selatlhwa
  • 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...

  • Butterfly gets another shot at 'justice'

    Maswabi approached the court to seek to vindicate her reputation against alleged defamatory publications made by officials of the state in laying criminal charges against her in October 2019 and an affidavit deposed to the Directorate on Corruption...

  • Prosecution blunder sets 'rape' appellant free

    Keabetswe was a relieved man when a panel of three judges, Justice Isaac Lesetedi, Justice Leatile Dambe, and Justice Fritz Brand set him free on Friday after he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in March 2021.The charge According to court...

  • Moshupa distraught as co-op millions allegedly vanish

    Moshupa Co-op members are crying foul that their money could have been looted with the business on its knees and over 8,000 members' savings amounting to over P3.5 million having vanished into thin air.This is in addition to businesses run by the...

  • The fall of Moshupa Co-op

    According to their by-laws, which regulate them, Moshupa Multipurpose Cooperative Society’s objectives were to improve the social and economic conditions of its members in accordance with cooperative principles; and more especially: To assist...

  • Minister urges UB to make own money

    Letsholathebe told Parliament on Friday that apart from the subvention the university gets from government, it also gets revenue from fees still paid by government. The Minister shared that the fees charged by the university have increased from...

  • BFTU reports Botswana to ILO

    “As much as we want to fix the business environment in Botswana bringing in investors, we need to address the issues of labour laws. Investors should be made to understand that it is not okay to make Batswana slaves. Currently, foreign companies...

  • Judiciary under siege

    But the duo are resolute that despite the public and Law Society of Botswana’s outcry, the situation is under control. Chief Justice decries judicial attacks Rannowane said the Judiciary has in the last few years seen an unprecedented increase in...

  • COVID-19 ‘de-greases’ wheels of justice

    According to statistics, more than half of all cases have not been resolved.Speaking during the opening of the legal year this week, Chief Justice (CJ) Terrence Rannowane said despite Botswana doing well in world rankings, the case disposal rates for...

  • Khama stays put at BPF

    Khama is also considering the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) presidency. When addressing democrats during the welcome ceremony for Member of Parliament for Shoshong, Aubrey Lesaso, Masisi urged members of his party to desist from fuelling hatred and...

  • Masisi has gone quiet- Khama

    Khama who seem not amused with Masisi says the Presidennt's actions say so little."He has not followed up after i responded. It has gone quiet. Remember, actions speak louder than words" Khama said.Khama also dismissed claims that reconciliation...

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