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But vice president and supposedly acting president of the party, Mephato Reatile, says Butale is still expelled and that his fate is yet to be decided in a different court case. Butale won yet another court case this week in as many rounds against...

When there is a mention of the name the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS), people tremble and some hide behind their fingers. But not Mmegi staff, they stood their ground like it was their last stand a week ago when the security organ...

In December 2021, President Mokgweetsi Masisi appointed a Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the Constitution which was made up of 19 Commissioners who were to be assisted by a secretariat of five members. In their quest to solicit views from...

According to UDC president Duma Boko, if they manage to wrestle power from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in 2024, they will come up with a unique and robust intervention on health.“We will introduce a national health insurance scheme...

According to today's court order, Butale's suspension by the party’s NEC last month was illegal.Answering Butale's prayers, Lobatse High Court's Justice Michael Motlhabi ordered that the BPF leader's June 5, 2023, suspension is...

Tsogwane said in the true circumstances of Botswana political landscape, though the language could be perceived otherwise, it also enriches Botswana rhetoric on the campaign trail or freedom square, and less so eroding from the highest office in the...

“Masisi had indicated that any suspicion, knowledge, or information of corruption by any citizen, including his family members, should be reported to the established institutions.In the same vein, Masisi has always and continues to deny knowledge...

This resolution was made here at the BNF annual conference held over the holidays. “For emphasis, there will be compliance with BNF Electoral Rules to ensure free, fair, and credible process of selection of party candidates for 2024 general...

Speaking during the BNF annual conference over the holidays, Boko said the heavy and crushing household debt in Botswana, which stands at around P60 billion, has decimated families and shattered whole communities. He said as a result of the...

Madibela Tlhopho is an official Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) group or arrangement endorsed by the UDC national executive committee (NEC) and a project under the office of the UDC president Boko. The group came under scrutiny following their...

Although allegedly expelled president Biggie Butale claims that he is still the president and has approached the court to fight his nemesis, professed acting BPF president Reatile was introduced formally as the ‘acting’ president of the BPF at...

“Yo o tla lekang go tsietsa mo ditlhophong o tshwanentse a kgorelediwe; ha ele gore o nna mongala go dirisiwe dikgoka tse di lekaneng go mo kgwabohatsa le go mo itsa go dira tsietso (Whoever tries to steal elections should be impeded, if they are...

Speaking during panel discussion on combating illicit trafficking at the US -Africa summit, Mmusi said the use and trafficking in illicit narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances has also reached a straining high pitch.He emphasized that Botswana...

After losing Bophirima, Bosele, Mapoka Nlapkhwane and Mmaphula East wards to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the BCP has blatantly indicated that it understands there are no shortcuts to achieving its mission but feels the by-elections are...

BONU recently wrote to the Health Ministry highlighting that the current practice of nurses and midwives dispensing medicines is both unlawful and in violation of the code of ethics for practising nurses and midwives. BONU indicated that their...