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Innocent Selatlhwa
  • Rain spoils BDP Serowe invasion plan

    While many were looking forward to seeing how Serowe people would react to the BDP members knocking on their doors in a house-to-house campaign, the heavens had a different plan.The BDP youth had gathered for the National Youth Policy Forum, which...

  • CDC muzzles bars, churches, gatherings

    This is also the case with weddings and churches, owing to the strict implementation of the Liquor Act and bylaws on noise and public nuisance by the Central District Council.While business people and members of the public are crying foul, police say...

  • MoESD urged to pull up socks

    “The Commission recommends that the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) should improve implementation and monitoring of education policies and programmes for improved academic performance in schools and promotion of technical and...

  • Public health system remains on sick bed

    Addressing Parliament on Friday, Minister of Health Dr Edwin Dikoloti said some progress was made in securing certain medications, but this has not fully addressed the situation as it remains dire and unsatisfactory.Dikoloti said many people are...

  • UDC rally cancellation exposes holes in Umbrella

    It has since come to the fore that the Botswana People’s Party (BPP) leadership was not amused as they only found out just three hours before the scheduled start of the rally that it had been postponed.Even though the constituency has been...

  • Masisi carves late coming name

    Khama labels Masisi’s actions as disrespectful and inconsiderate. Opposition leaders also have slammed Masisi for late coming.Legislators, invited guests and the general public had to wait for almost an hour before Masisi could arrive to deliver...

  • Botswana susceptible to terrorism financing

    This is according to a fresh report by the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) working with law enforcement agencies and local licensing authorities.The assessment which focused on threats and vulnerabilities of Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing...

  • BNF eyes growth, prosperity, vibrancy

    The gathering held in Mogoditshane was attended by the CC, Women’s League Committee, Youth League Committee, Members of Parliament, Councillors and regional and constituency secretaries. The Leadership Forum discussed and adopted the 'BNF...

  • Molepolole not ready for ‘new Botswana’

    The rally failed to attract a huge crowd, with most attendants being party die-hards as opposed to Molepolole residents yearning for a new Botswana.While the event was set to begin at 3pm, it was only almost two hours later that the thin crowd put a...

  • Saleshando takes swipe at Motshegwa, UDC

    Various speakers at a joint rally of the BCP and Alliance for Progressives (AP) held in Molepolole over the weekend slammed the UDC for poor governance. BCP president, Dumelang Saleshando took a swipe at the newly elected Botswana National Front...

  • ICC throws out Namibians case

    Relentless in their mission to have Botswana account, the Namibians have now submitted the brothers ‘execution’ to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) last week.Following the November 2020 incident in which the BDF...

  • Yet another court victory for BONU

    In its freshest court victory before Justice Jennifer Dube of the Lobatse High Court, the judge interdicted the Botswana Health Professions Council (BHPC) from proceeding with pre-registration examinations of public health practitioners.BONU...

  • Sidilega, Bomaid relationship on sickbed

    Sidilega Private Hospital and Botswana Medical Aid Society (Bomaid) are at each other’s throats and it is the paying members/patients bearing the brunt.The two entities' relationship returns to sick-bed once again as Sidilega now demands cash...

  • Land Board employee faces indecent assault charges

    The man allegedly went to the woman’s hotel room to apologise for harassment over the phone, only for him to indecently assault her.The alleged incident happened in May when the duo were on a work trip at Majestic Hotel in Palapye. “They spent...

  • ‘BPOPF Board, CEO earning peanuts’

    Social media streets were abuzz this week following circulation of an image showing that the BPOPF board chairman, Solomon Mantswe pocketed P353 600.00 from 23 meetings he attended. The lowest earner of the 10 trustees was Topias Marenga who earned...

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