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A minimum wage is the lowest amount a worker can be paid hourly determined by law and paying an individual below the minimum wage is illegal. When opposition the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) set the minimum wage at P3,000 in its 2019 General...

Serame, who was updating Parliament on Thursday said while statistics shows that GABS has been significantly functional for extended periods, from August 11, 2023 to date, the system experienced serious performance challenges. “The system became...

Boko, who is still convinced that his party lost the 2019 General Election as result of voter rigging, said this on Saturday in Francistown during UDC’s ‘Are Ikwadiseng Tour’. The UDC and IEC have been battling for months and in the latest...

Joseph, who is a shareholder in Legacy Pursuit Proprietary Limited through his company Joe’s Electrical, has been the subject of a controversial tender, which has seen a whistleblower writing a complaint letter to President Mokgweetsi Masisi about...

While there is no law barring foreign enterprises from participating in government bids, a new consortium of seven Batswana companies called Legacy Pursuit Proprietary Limited has revealed that it will stop at nothing to make sure that they get their...

Masisi presented his first SONA on November 5, 2018 with an expansive agenda. But he revealed then that he had made several policy pronouncements that are primarily meant to address, as a matter of urgency, the twin problems of poverty and...

This follows the High Court’s decision to authorise the Umbrella for Democratic Party (UDC) to observe the exercise, which was supposed to run from November 1-30, 2023. Election officials are responsible for maintaining accurate and complete voter...

This is just a temporary decision that can become permanent if the IEC doesn’t object on November 7, 2023 when the two parties return to court. Francistown High court’s Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe today issued a rule nisi calling the...

Kereng was responding to a question from Kgosi Mosadi Seboko at the ongoing 14th meeting of the Fourth Ntlo Ya Dikgosi.Seboko had asked about the population of baboons around the Kgale area and whether the minister is aware that the baboons are a...

Avian influenza or bird flu refers to the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza (flu) Type A viruses. These viruses naturally spread among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and other bird and animal...

In May, the government spent P25 million in the acquisition of 141 bulls and 21 heifers from Texas but after President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s recent visit to Australia, the government has since opted to purchase 4, 000 straws of semen from...

He also said some buffaloes were killed after separating from the main herd, which made it difficult to capture them. The minister said 56 buffaloes have been captured and relocated to the Chobe National Park. “A total of 51 buffalo carcasses were...

The constituencies that have stalled the talks are Francistown East, Bobonong, Lerala/Maunatlala, Tonota and Boteti East. Besides the five contended constituencies, the other thing that has stalled talks is negotiations over new constituencies that...

Boko has always remained adamant in his belief that the 2019 General Election was rigged by the BDP. In January 2020 the Court of Appeal (CoA) dismissed with costs 14 UDC election petitions. The petitions were dismissed citing a lack of jurisdiction....

The Tour will run from the October 28 to November 6, 2023 and will cover major centres of the country. UDC spokesperson, Moeti Mohwasa said the purpose of the tour is to encourage voter registration for the forthcoming general election. “Leaders of...