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According to a demand letter from the trio’s attorney Unoda Mack of Mack Bahuma Attorneys, if the DPP does not take action within 30 days from the date of service, their clients intend to exercise their rights under Section 14 of the Criminal...

This comes just a day after BCP President, Dumelang Saleshando announced at a press briefing that the party had identified that some people had registered to vote more than once in different areas.Through attorneys, Monthe Marumo & Co, the BCP filed...

Reatile was to be launched by party patron and campaign manager Ian Khama in an event scheduled to take the whole day. Unfortunately for Reatile, Jwaneng-Mabutsane residents didn't show up in good numbers. Following his return from self-imposed...

Following a series of internal rifts, the party splintered, giving rise to the Botswana Republican Party (BRP) last October. As the BPF prepares for the upcoming elections on October 30, divisions remain apparent, with some members, including key...

Kgatleng EastThough reconstituted, the Kgatleng East constituency was in 2014 won by the UDC from the BCP that had won it in 2009. The constituency would in 2019 be won by Mabuse Pule of the BDP. It remains to be seen who will snatch it with Pule a...

Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS) secretary-general Kutlwano Mukokomani has confirmed the authenticity of the report in circulation about their plans. They are expecting about P2 million (CHF 128,636) from the mother body in Switzerland.DREF remains...

In its latest move, the Michael Keakopa- led group has publicised the voters roll digitally and has since started exposing what it deems as irregularities that could lead to them taking legal action. In September 2023, President Mokgweetsi Masisi,...

This now means that Khama, who has had some of his court applications turned down as he was labelled a fugitive from justice by the court, is a free man at least through the final push for votes as he campaigns for his party. He arrived before...

Carter Morupisi was barred from contesting by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for his 2022 conviction for corruption. Having worked hard campaigning in the constituency and also being part of those who crafted the BPF manifesto, it would...

He arrived before Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate with an application to have the warrants that relate to a case in which he is facing charges including unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition and receiving stolen property set aside.Dipate...

Having released their maiden manifesto late into the campaign in 2019, and the same overshadowed by the influence of Khama as an individual who is at odds with his former party, it would seem like the same will repeat towards the 2024 General...

In addition to telling them about existing government programmes, Masisi donated an assortment of livestock to Tshimoyapula, promising to do more for residents if they voted for his party at the national polls slated for October 30, 2024. Mmegi has...

This is as Bogosi Act gives the Minister powers to protect Mothusa Kgosi as they cannot be removed without his involvement. Even though the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, and Serogola would not be dragged into...

Domkrag’s Lesedi Phuthego, who in 2019 polls missed the constituency with just under 400 votes margin, could pull a surprise win if the BPF does not get their house in order. The BPF, with only a week left before nominations for members of...

Government is likely to resist his bid as they have already challenged his legitimacy for the position. Khama announced to Bagammangwato over the weekend that he was ready to take over the reins for the first time since being appointed in 1977. “On...