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A notice of motion has been issued to the Attorney General on behalf of the Ministry of Lands and Water Affairs and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.In March, Sesinyi and several disgruntled landowners wrote a letter requesting...

The Minister argued that a solo complaint from Khama cannot be used as a yardstick to determine Botswana’s human rights. “Allow me to highlight Botswana’s commitment to cooperate with special rapporteur on extra judicial, summary or arbitrary...

Congress made amongst others the below resolutions in a statement from the party's publicity secretary, Lawrence Ookeditse, that read: "That ratification has been granted for the BPF to join the UDC; and that the NEC is given the full mandate to...

The party held its congress over the weekend against the will of Khama’s faction. Of the nine respondents in the case, only James Kgalajwe showed up. Despite reports that the party is financially strained and failing to meet its obligations, the...

He highlighted the rising cost of living, stagnated wages, and soaring inflation, especially among the youth, leading to poverty, inequality, and unemployment, the triple burden that needs to be confronted head-on and defeated. To eradicate poverty,...

This comes after the party’s secretary-general Tshekedi Khama’s efforts to fight his suspension by alleging that Butale had resigned from the party and could not suspend him hit a snag.On April 13, Butale alongside other national executive...

Butale sought the court's intervention to declare his legitimacy as BPF president following his utterances to the effect of a resignation at a BPF National Executive Committee meeting, saying it was merely a threat he made in the heat of the...

It has since emerged from the March 20 meeting at Arirang restaurant, Staybridge Hotel that Biggie Butale was trying to reprimand former president Ian Khama, the party patron and his brother Tshekedi Khama amongst others for indiscipline.This is...

One particular meeting of interest was of the NEC gathering on February 14 at Blue Tree in Gaborone. It was revealed that the party only survives by funding from former president Ian Khama.It was at the same meeting that the party secretary-general,...

Butale approached the court on urgency seeking an order declaring that he is the lawful president of the BPF. The applicants in the matter are listed as Butale, Reitumetse Aphiri, Ford Moiteela and the BPF.The respondents, whom Butale says are...

The delay follows some bidders challenging the award of a tender for the Survey and Examination of the survey diagrams. In June last year, Mzwinila revealed that the ministry had set an ambitious target to allocate 100,000 residential plots for the...

The report is a US Department of State initiative. “The law prohibits discrimination against the Basarwa in employment, housing, health services, or because of cultural practices.The Basarwa, however, remained marginalised economically and...

They say the MD “has orchestrated a retrenchment exercise to purge employees who participated in a company investigation, exposing the rot and unethical conduct of the top brass of Lucara Botswana’s management".According to a fiery press release...

Furthermore, the government has not effectively enforced its labour laws, particularly in remote areas, and compulsory and forced labour occurred in several sectors, the report further states. This is according to Country Report on Human Rights...

According to the Botswana Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2022 complied by the United States Department of State, the Botswana government generally cooperates with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian...