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Dikoloti has been suspended by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and lost party ticket last week despite winning the party primaries in the Goodhope-Mmathethe constituency. Dikoloti who was plotting a move back to the candidacy before President...

“I come to you with oaths because you and I are united by these oaths,” Boko says every time he stands in front of multitudes as he continues to launch the UDC candidates for political office. The UDC is a coalition, which consists of the...

As he leads his political organisation to its third consecutive polls as president, Boko is still convinced that the 2019 General Election were rigged. His claims are despite the Court of Appeal (CoA) having dismissed UDC’s election petitions in...

HealthcareAt least both parties agree that the healthcare sector needs to be transformed as a matter of urgency. But each party has its own way of trying to address the crises ,which currently includes shortage of medicines, among others.BDP: The...

As an effort to propel more women into Parliament and close the gender gap in political participation and representation, the BCP has once again nominated its spokesperson, Pheko, to try reclaim the constituency it held for a decade between 2004 and...

The reservation policy made it possible to reserve certain trade activities for citizens or companies wholly owned by citizens. Reserved businesses under the Economic Diversification Drive (EDD) include manufacturing, services and agricultural...

After skating on thin ice in the 2019 General Election when Digwa was breathing on his neck, Tsogwane, who has been in Parliament since 1999 will be looking forward to joining the selected few who have served the National Assembly for a whole...

BPF president Mephato Reatile officially welcomed the new members on Tuesday in a media briefing. Besides Mmatli and Galebotswe, other members who officially joined the opposition outfit include Gilbert Watshipi, Bright Moagi Molebatsi, former...

The decision to conduct reruns came after last month’s highly-attended primary elections in Serowe were marred by rigging allegations, leading to delays in announcing some of the results. The BPF was supposed to clean up its primary elections...

The decision follows the shortage of Unleaded Petrol 93 (ULP93) in the market. Speaking at Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang’s launch in Sefhare shortly after surviving a robbery at gunpoint in South Africa, Saleshando said he will be preparing court papers...

Saleshando said this yesterday in a press briefing following Finance Minister, Peggy Serame’s revelation that Botswana’s Government Investment Account (GIA), a national savings account held at the Bank of Botswana, has deteriorated by over P14...

As things stand, there is a shortage of available land for residential and other uses compelling the government to acquire more land even at a price. Although the Ministry of Lands and Water Affairs is yet to set another target, Minister Kefentse...

In a bid to win in the upcoming general election, the BCP aims for all seven North West constituencies. Saleshando invaded Maun West one more time on Sunday to inform the constituents that they could trust Hikuama with their vote come October. After...

Kgosi joined the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) at a young age and rose to the ranks of Colonel. Except that Kgosi served as Khama’s first private senior secretary for 10 years when the latter was the Vice President of the country from 1998 to 2008,...

A recent Statistics Botswana’s Quarterly Multi-Topic Survey on Labour reveals a depressing scenario on unemployment in Botswana. Should the coalition win the General Election in October, the Duma Boko-led coalition says the plan is about “jobs,...