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The by-election was occasioned by the resignation of a former Botswana Congress Party (BCP) councilor, Motseothata Mafoko, from active politics for a Civic Society Organisation (CSO) job.In the 2019 General Election, Mafoko who was deployed by the...

Giving a keynote address during the Botash Christmas Party and Excellence Awards ceremony, Thamane, a former employee of Botash, said there are various opportunities in Sowa Town that people can exploit to generate money for themselves.Major projects...

According to information gathered by Mmegi, some public transport operators are said to have illegally acquired the road permits in connivance with some unscrupulous Department of Road Transport and Safety officials. Mmegi has also learnt that other...

He allegedly hacked Gofiwa with an axe several times on the body and head. When Onkgoptse appeared for extenuation, the prosecution called a psychiatrist, Dr Paul Sidandi, to give evidence on whether he was fit to have taken the plea. Dr Sidandi said...

The IEC has applied that Ketlogetswe should recuse himself from presiding over the case in which UDC wants its agents to observe and monitor the election registration process. The respondent in the matter is the IEC. The registration process has...

The case was instituted by the AG against Ketlogetswe. When the case resumed, Justice Ketlogetswe told all parties in the matter that he would not be presiding over a matter in which he is cited as a respondent because the situation would be akin to...

The IEC was recently taken to the High Court by the UDC on a certificate of urgency.The UDC wants its agents to observe and monitor the voters’ registration process, but the IEC denies that saying that what the former wants is not provided for by...

The Commission in the notice of motion filed before the Court of Appeal (CoA) wants an expedited appeal. One of the UDC attorneys, Owen Nsala, told members of the press late on November 21, 2023, that the UDC received documents from the IEC that were...

The drivers, who spoke to Mmegi on condition of anonymity for fear of possible victimisation by their employer, said the 120 days that the AoJ was given by Moesi to have complied with the order have elapsed. They bemoan that they are yet to receive...

According to the charge sheet, Jennepher Arbi, 59, and Fatima Natalie Jackson, 38, who are director and PRO of Jacaranda respectively, on a specific date unknown to the prosecution in 2019 in Francistown, acting jointly and in concert, forged the...

The applicant in the interim application is the UDC while the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth respondents in the matter are CJ, Acting Registrar of the High Court, Attorney General (AG), Justices Bengbame Sechele and Taboka Slave, and...

Banika, who is recognised as the supreme traditional leader of San tribes in the Chobe District (CD) in the Ntlo-ya-Dikgosi, was challenging the decision of the Chobe Land Board (CLB) to reserve only 458ha of land to the Pandamatenga community...

After postponing the registration, which was scheduled for November 1 to 30, 2023, the Independence Electoral Commission (IEC) has been interdicted and restrained from preventing the UDC from observing and monitoring the national elections...

The third prosecution witness, Tshephang Nokaneng, told the court that he knew the accused, Lempiditse Sebeti who is also known as Baile Lekokone because he (Sebeti) was his herdman.Sebeti is on trial for allegedly murdering Ontshabile Banda Sentsho....

The UDC is battling against the country’s electoral body, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), in the high stakes matter. The lead UDC attorney in the matter, Advocate Duma Boko, who is also the president of the organisation, told the court...