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The party has already indicated that its primary elections will be held after the National Council, but is yet to announce the date and venue.The BDP National Council assists the party with policies, gives guidance on how party critical...

This came after the MP for Selebi-Phikwe West, Dithapelo Keorapetse had asked the Minister of Health to update Parliament on the backlog of surgeries and medical procedures in the country.In response to Keorapetse’s question, Assistant Health...

According to spokesperson of the party, Kagelelo Kentse the celebration will mostly be based on achievements and promises that Masisi had delivered since he took over the office on April 1, 2018.“When Masisi took over he declared that his point was...

The BPF secretary-general Tshekedi Khama, however, is standing on Butale’s word that he has resigned, hence the BPF executive leadership has decided to ignore Butale’s suspension letters.The trio that had been written suspension letters include...

Tomorrow he (Masisi) turns five years at the helm and he has so far done well in that regard. For the first time, in the history of the country, it has women appointed Minister of Finance, and the Court of Appeal (CoA) president as amongst others.In...

Despite all his differences with his former boss, Ian Khama, Masisi managed to win the 2019 General Election with a high popular vote after 10 years of popular vote decline in his party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).All was not easy in the...

Maplanka said it was not an easy feat, but hope prevailed as he won the by-election due to residents understanding his messaging. He managed to defeat four other candidates with 340 votes.He beat the Botswana Democratic Party's (BDP) Isaac Moseki...

The ward fell vacant after the death of the area councillor. The area had four candidates, which include theBDP's Petro Moretlwa, who garnered 346 votes against the Umbrella for Democratic Change's (UDC) Tjitemisa Sehakgamaleng who got 162,...

Speaking at the full council meeting on Monday, council chairperson, Daniel Molokwe said the fencing of the landfill site has improved the security of goods and personnel working at the site.He said entry or exit from the site is only through the...

He revealed that the financial expenditures of the council as of February 28, 2023, stood at P165.2 million against its budget of P156.8 million, which reflects an over-expenditure of P26.7 million as it includes other expenditures not listed...

The week her political home, Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) gave her 14 days to show cause why action cannot be taken against her. This came after she turned down her party’s nomination to replace Kgosi Mosadi Seboko as the new member of the Pan...

Moalosi says she was motivated by her own circumstances as a young woman to join politics. She joined opposition politics in 2010 and became very active ever since. For her, she joined politics so that she could be a vessel for what is good for the...

Speaking to Osupile Maroba this morning, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) spokesperson said: “We have received reports that the turnout at Bosele Primary School is good and people had started to queue up to cast their votes at around past...

So far, there is no obvious winner and it seems the electorate is going to be very strict with the parties vying for the vacant ward. The vacancy for Bosele ward council opened up after the death of a councillor. Five candidates running for the seat...

He said significant numbers were registered at secondary schools over the last three years. “In 2021, during stop and search exercises, 57 boys and 11 girls were found in possession of dagga/marijuana/matekwane/cigarettes/alcohol.In 2022, 103 boys...