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Kapinga went further to respond to Khama’s plea in a letter dated February 11, 2022. On Monday the National Assembly released a rebuttal statement, which refuted some contents published on Mmegi’s last edition in which Khama revealed how he had...

Last month, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse issued a stern warning to Kgamane to desist from holding meetings at the Bangwato kgotla.However, Kgamane defied the minister by hosting various meetings on April 1,...

AP’s parliamentary candidate in Serowe South during 2019 general election Brigadier Iphemele Kgokgothwane is the latest to quit AP following others last month. The party's 2019 council candidate for Molepolelo North, Maina Maswabi resigned last...

BCP wants to take over the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) presidency through a congress but BNF has made it clear that it would not have any of that. The UDC, which is a tri-party coalition party also formed by the hushed Botswana People’s...

Although some of his allies like former Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) director-general Isaac Kgosi, Police Commissioner Keabetswe Makgophe and deputy permanent secretary Victor Paledi have also been charged, this is already gearing...

Responding to a question by Member of Parliament for Nata-Gweta Polson Majaga on Wednesday, Pule said currently they have a solid procedure which ensures that whoever is appointed as Kgosi is inducted so that he/she is aware of the dos and don’ts...

Last month, the royal Bangwato uncles revealed that they had given up on efforts to offer mediation and restore unity because Masisi has ignored and show them ambiguous dishonesty and disrespect. Now, in an unusual move, Khama’s uncles are said to...

In the weeks leading to the by-election until now, Boko has been trying to tread carefully with the people’s project in the midst of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) defiance and fallout with his deputy, Dumelang Saleshando. With the strain of...

This comes in the midst of talks that the BCP might form another coalition with Alliance for Progressives (AP), a party it campaigned along side recently at Bophirima.Speaking to Mmegi in an interview, BCP spokesperson Mpho Pheko admitted that the...

MoBE assistant minister, Nnaniki Makwinja said they have not received any report on that matter. “We have never received such a complaint," she said. Makwinja was responding to a question from the Member of Parliament (MP) for Francistown West,...

Mankie Sekete won the ward with 335 votes while Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) Onkemetse Mothei and Botswana Congress Party’s (BCP) Peter Mogapi came in second and third with 245 and 238 votes respectively.Former president Khama, who is...

Recently DIS high profile arrests including suspended Police Commissioner, Keabetswe Makgophe, Khama twin brothers Anthony and Tshekedi, the latter’s wife Thea Khama, former commissioner general of Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), Ken...

Giving an update on land allocation this week, the acting deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services, Fawcus Mmolawa, said government wishes the youth could stop selling land at a high rate.He said it...

Answering a question in Parliament this week, the Gaborone South legislator added that currently the DIS has a limited number of officers on interdiction and paid leave. Citing risk inherent in the intelligence community and the job environment,...

Many Rhumba fans and people who love live performance expected to see Charma Gal on the line-up especially since Franco and the latter have a long-standing relationship.But Charma Gal, a proven crowd puller, was a surprise absentee because her...