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On October 30, 2024, voters in Botswana ousted then ruling party, BDP, handing the presidency to human rights lawyer, Duma Boko, of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). It was the first time after 58 years that the BDP tasted defeat at the...

Already there are high expectations that he must honour his campaign promises to the people of Botswana and use the SONA to reassure and outline addressing issues of greatest national concern. Francistown(ers), residents of the country’s second...

For the first time in history, the BDP, which had ruled the country since independence in 1966, suffered a crushing defeat in last week’s elections. The BDP was soundly beaten by the new President Duma Boko’s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC)...

Digwa dethroned Slumber Tsogwane of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) after he secured 7,495 votes while the former vice president garnered 5,260 votes. Thomas Khethenyane of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) finished a distant third with 2,488 votes....

The counting of votes is still going on in Rakops Junior School and Tsogwane was trailing the UDC parliamentary candidate Sam Digwa by a large margin. As at 8: 28 am, Digwa had garnered 5149 votes while Tsogwane had 3189 votes. Thomas Kgethenyane...

The four applicants are Botho Ntirang, Gaobewe Kasale, Moagi Modipane and Jacob Oduetse. The quartet cited the BDP, Peter Gaonabeng, Moses Mochabo, Tebogo Donovan, Moagi Khumo, and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) as respondents in the...

When giving a keynote address, Moagi said that the government’ strategic storage facilities built in Gaborone and Francistown are no longer sufficient to maintain the government's aim to provide a contingency supply of petroleum products, in...

The ward, Ntloolengwae in Molepolole North was initially given to the AP activist, Champion Tsomele, to represent the UDC in the upcoming General Election.However, things took a nasty turn when the president of the UDC, Duma Boko, recently launched...

Makwinja said this when addressing Full Council session of the Tutume District Council (TDC) on Wednesday. She said: “As Africans we should sit down and deliberate on how we can address the burning issue of human-wildlife conflict and how we can...

Khama left Botswana in a huff late 2021 following an acrimonious relationship with his successor, President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Then, Khama-who had formed the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), a splinter party of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party...

Khama is expected to address his tribesmen in Serowe tomorrow after a surprise appearance before a magistrate court in Gaborone last week. He is facing several criminal charges including unlawful possession of firearms. Khama is denying the charges...

Recently, there were allegations that Letsholathebe was targeted by Masisi following the latter’s remarks during the ground breaking ceremony of the A3 road in Mathangwane. During the event ceremony, Masisi appeared to be taking a dig at...

Dekop revealed this during the 17th Biennial National Business Conference, themed 'Invigorating Economic Transformation through the Private Sector' and organised by Business Botswana last Sunday.“For 2024, initial projections announced by...

Sethodi recently resigned from his post as the acting chief of Chanoga to pave way for the heir apparent, his cousin Kabo Sekopo. Before Sethodi traded his traditional garbs for politics, rumours were abound that the BDP had identified him as the...

Mpho Sefhemo murdered Bame Aron on December 18, 2014 at Moselane cattle post near Mahalapye. Justice Tshegofatso Mogomotsi sentenced Sefhemo to an imprisonment term of not more than 15 years after finding him guilty of the toddler's murder with...