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Chakalisa Dube
  • I am not a failure – Letshwiti

    On the campaign trail in 2016, Letshwiti promised that he will create 5,000 jobs by the end of his four year tenure. His critics labelled his promise an illusion. He ultimately won the election and was re-elected in 2020. Letshwiti is now in his...

  • Construction of Makwala Sports Complex resumes

    The construction of the stadium has been on hold since August last year following a dispute between the council and the main contractor Cressiando (Pty) Ltd. In September last year, the council said the dispute emanated from the fact that Cressiando...

  • BFA ordered to pay Taylor P330,000

    Taylor was dismissed by the association early last year after undergoing what she termed a grossly unfair disciplinary hearing. She was accused of overspending more than P6 million meant for FIFA projects. This week, the Industrial Court concurred...

  • Taylor relieved after court victory over BFA

    Taylor was dismissed by BFA last year for ‘misappropriating' the association’s funds amounting to P8.8 million. She then decided to take the local soccer governing body to court citing unfair dismissal. Today, the industrial court ruled that...

  • Delimitation dents opposition hopes

    But several other hopefuls will certainly benefit from the planned demarcations. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the proposed changes is likely to be Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Shashe West, Fidelis...

  • BCP July congress to rubber stamp UDC exit

    The BCP recently announced plans to exit the UDC citing that its relationship with other coalition partners, particularly Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana People’s Party (BPP), was irretrievably broken. The BCP is accusing its partners of...

  • Five-Star Galaxy ascend to the league summit

    Ramoreboli was speaking yesterday after his side defeated Morupule Wanderers by a solitary goal in a Botswana Premier League clash played at Serowe Sports Complex to move to the summit of the league table. Galaxy have now accumulated 40 points in the...

  • BPF defers elective congress to 2025

    The decision was reached at the party national executive committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday although it was reportedly met with an element of disapproval from a few members most notably former president Ian Khama who is now the party patron.According...

  • Date set for BPF primaries

    The primaries are to select candidates for the 2024 general elections The BPF joined the UDC, an opposition coalition, late last year. Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana People’s Party (BPP)are some of the parties in the UDC while the...

  • Anxious wait for CAF stadium report

    The Zebras are due to play Equatorial Guinea in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on March 26. The Obed Itani Chilume Stadium has been registered as the facility that will host the match.However, the facility recently failed a CAF inspection to...

  • Questions over TAFIC coach’s future

    There has been swelling speculation that Saulosi has lost his job after he failed to submit a technical report.Saulosi missed the club’s weekend clash against Sankoyo Bush Bucks. After the match, TAFIC chairperson, Tumelo Toteng rebuffed...

  • TAFIC allegedly sack Saulos

    Matjimenyenga, as TAFIC are affectionately known, won the Debswana First Division North (FDN) league clash by a solitary goal. Saulos was not on the bench on Saturday amid growing reports that he has been sacked for not availing a technical report...

  • Massive infrastructure investment: A masterstroke for BDP

    Despite the projected budget deficit of P7 billion, the government will go ahead and inject P13 billion on key infrastructure development.Some of President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the ruling Botswana Democratic Party critics have labelled the decision...

  • TAFIC takeover extends to netball teams

    The fuel and logistics company was recently announced as the new owner of TAFIC. The company owns 90% of the club while 10% belongs to the supporters. Nothing much was said about the future of the netball teams when the takeover of the team was...

  • Botash share disposal to kick off

    CAH, a 100% subsidiary of the Bud Group, holds its equity in Botash alongside government which equally owns 50%. The SA firm announced plans to dispose of Botash shares late last year.This week, sources told BusinessWeek that the process to dispose...

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