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Students gathered at the school’s main entrance and barricaded the small gate, prompting the police to dispatch armed officers to the school to monitor the situation. The SRC president Keaotshaba Mooketsa explained that the step was taken as...

Residents planned to hand a petition to the District Officer, Mooketsi Lesetedi on Monday but they were denied a permit to demonstrate. A delegation of four men then sought audience with Lesetedi and were advised to address their grievance in...

However, the company’s corporate services director, Brian Mosenene said that none of their company property has been attached, but disclosed that the vehicles were kept somewhere for security reasons because they had an issue with a security...

BCL mine closed recently after it was placed under provisional liquidation. The smoke was just nothing to write home about, but it symbolised life and set the town of Selebi-Phikwe apart from other areas. The smoke somehow was a trademark in that it...

One of the three suspects was nabbed last week after he fell into an open pit while fleeing from security guards on patrol. According to Botshabelo police acting station commander, assistant superintendent Othusitse Zikhale, security officers were...

The BCP in response saiwd Mafoko never tendered any resignation letter, but only saw him being welcomed by Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi at a rally in Moshupa over the weekend. Mafoko confirmed his move, which he said, was necessitated by poor...

Minister of Mineral Resources Green Technology and Energy Security Advocate Sadique Kebonang has confirmed to The Monitor  that three potential investors are already in talks with the liquidator directly to discuss the prospects of re-opening the...

A leaked Chamber of Commerce report by the local business community that is destined for Parliament also says that as an immediate action for government to assist the mining town, former BCL employees be re-skilled to rehabilitate the mine’s...

Instead, all the employees’ entitlements are subject to funds being available. The letter from the provisional liquidator Nigel Dixon-Warren says that payments of terminal benefits will be subject to the provision of funding. Employees were...

Mine employees, who will be jobless by the end of the month, contributed P2.9 million monthly towards SACCOS. Their counterparts at Tati Nickel Mine, who are facing the same predicament, contributed over P700,000 monthly. Chairman of the Society,...

The town has been robbed of the P60 million BCL mine workers were paid every month and spent on the various businesses. The mine itself single-handedly supported the north-eastern town with supply contracts and purchases, over the years. Workers at...

The vehicles weigh up to 16 tonnes and the incident left him hardly able to walk. Mmele struggles on crutches to support a right leg that is heavily plastered, supported by heavy metal rods that cover the whole shin area. Now he cannot secure much...

BB, which has appointed a task team to look into the BCL and Tati Nickel mines and suggest the way forward, held consultations with the local business community and other stakeholders. Mosienyane said if government cannot inject funds into BCL...

The news of the temporary cessation of all pit operations at LDM possibly for three to four months was broken this week by the project manager at Basil Read Mining Botswana (BRMB), the company contracted to conduct mining operations at Lerala. A...

The unions want to hold discussions with the liquidator on employees’ salaries and benefits, separation packages, pension claims, medical cover for injured on duty cases and occupational diseases as well as payment of accrued annual bonuses. The...