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Tshabang is one of the four legislators who defied the BCP and chose the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) ahead of his own party when the BCP quit the coalition in 2022. Tshabang was expelled from the party alongside three other BCP MPs for...

Lighting up the printed copy of the draft bill before BCP members in Kasane last Saturday, Saleshando said he wanted to show the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) legislators and President Mokgweetsi Masisi that the draft bill is a scam. State...

Motshegwa was set to contest for the Gaborone Bonnington South constituency Member of Parliament (MP) seat again but when the Alliance for Progressives (AP) joined the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) last year, it meant that the veteran trade...

BA ISAGO University president, Dr Ruramayi Tadu, announced during a recent meet and greet with the media that they will be the first institution in the country to be offer GBV programmes. Tadu said in the near future the University will be...

The Alliance for Progressives (AP), whose party joined the opposition coalition last year, was quick to tell the crowd at Molapo Piazza that the country’s economy deserves a proper revamp after decades on the sidelines. An economist by profession,...

During Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe’s launch on Saturday at Molapo Piazza Mmolotsi once again took the chance to emphasise that the proposed new law is ‘satanic’ and ‘devilish’.In the draft Constitution...

State President Minister Kabo Morwaeng presented the draft bill for a second reading this week, but most opposition MPs have rejected the bill indicating that it doesn’t reflect Batswana’s views and is rather meant to target individuals.In the...

The proposed dispensation, which is backed by legislators from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), is said to be focused on increasing representation of women, youth and people living with disability.When presenting the Constitution...

Currently, Parliament does not have the power to remove a sitting MP from office.State President Minister Kabo Morwaeng presented the Constitution (amendment) bill, 2024 for a second reading this week, and in the draft bill, there is a proposal to...

Madibela Tlhopho leader, Michael Keakopa told the media on Friday that the coalition doesn’t have the same access to funding compared to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).The UDC is made up of made up of the Botswana National Front (BNF),...

Personal lifeSaleshando, born on September 13, 1971, is a weathered politician and current Member of Parliament (MP) for Maun West. He grew up primarily in Selebi-Phikwe and his father, Gilson Saleshando, served both as a passionate politician and a...

The upcoming polls in October will be an acid test for veterans. The demand for newcomers is higher with the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primaries popularly known as Bulela Ditswe having attracted about 90 aspirants who lack prior...

Kebonang revealed in a letter of complaint penned to the Police Commissioner, Dinah Marathe, where he complains about harassment allegedly at the hands of the security organ. He made rulings in the controversial Welheminah ‘Butterfly’ Maswabi...

This comes after the Bill passed through the House of Commons at a second reading in March. The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill seeks to ban the importation of legally obtained wildlife trophies from Botswana and other African countries...

“I have a dream,” is Martin Luther King’s famous 1963 speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, but Tsogwane also dreams of a ‘joyous daybreak’. Tsogwane’s dream includes a Bible, his right hand raised and the Chief Justice on the...