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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...

This, he said, is to ensure that the two small countries never return to the infamous blacklist. Masisi, who discussed with The Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis at the two-day Global Citizen NOW 2024 Summit held in New York, USA recently,...

Boko, who was also a member of UDC founding member, Botswana National Front (BNF) unexpectedly quit politics citing many reasons amongst them ‘betrayals’ and ‘backstabbing’ which he said were suffocating him. The former youthful Member of...

Simasiku Oscar Mapulanga - ChobeFollowing their exit from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) managed to keep Simasiku Oscar Mapulanga under the lime banner as other legislators and councillors opted of the...