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The  slain former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Maaparankoe Mohao, Mamphanya, may have lost a husband at the hands of his former colleagues in the army, but she is nowhere near giving up the fight for justice.  She is determined for the...

The root cause of the dispute is the sacking of Pastor Thabiso Segatlhe who has been with the Ramotswa congregation since 2007. According to a group of Ramotswa church council members Kealeboga Sekisang, Goodwill Tlhaselo, Joyce Sangate, Victor...

One such unhappy businessman is Reuben Keddy, the owner of Prestige Bakery in Molepolole who curses the day the Ipelegeng programme was conceptualised and rolled out. He says Ipelegeng workers have now taken over the business of legitimate and...

“One of the Action items from the previous HLCC was for the Ministry of Investment Trade and Industry and Business Botswana to check on Traders and Retailers who were simply sticking the Pula price over the numerically identical Rand...

It is only a matter of months before the world’s biggest economy gets a new president, and it will either be Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton.  Although, the world under the leadership of Trump will be characterised by jokes,...

The minister of Lands and Housing Prince Maele, told Parliament last week his ministry has a budget of P45 million to embark on land service and allocation, especially in the peri-urban areas where the demand is high. “That notwithstanding, there...

“This unprecedented development was mainly caused by tendering processes involved in the disbursement of the allowances. You will remember that Target 20,000 project was introduced in September 2015 to equip unskilled youth with strategic TVET...

Many events are often spoilt by poor management of the crowds. Take a wedding party, when the host family had anticipated five hundred guests only for 2,000 to show up. They normally leave unhappy, complaining that the hosts were ill prepared and...

Day oneShakawe Gudigwa and back Driving from Maun to Shakawe is not a totally remarkable experience although one is greeted by carcasses of cattle along the road between Maun and Sehithwa. It is clear that the area is badly affected by drought, as...

Sources close to the project say the two companies that showed interest in the project early last year did not offer any concrete commitment. One of the companies was from the United States of America whilst the other was from China.   “It is...

After months of speculation, the former Speaker of the National Assembly Margaret Nasha finally joined the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) last weekend, and was immediately assigned the post of special advisor. The weight of Nasha’s experience...

Mourning the death of at least 86 zebras at his game ranch near Sekoma village, due to the recent heat wave, Masire shared his frustrations with journalists Tuesday evening. He said that he went into game farming because he loves animals, and had...

Addressing the media yesterday, with a team of his technocrats, Molefhi said his ministry had mobilised all stakeholders among them architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project supervisors and even the Directorate on Corruption and Economic...

The ICC tries suspects of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Part II of a Bill to be presented before Parliament during the first meeting of the second session of the 11th Parliament, states that, “A person who, in Botswana or elsewhere...

With food served in open spaces in Gaborone, it is common to see both the customer and the vendor fending off these irritating creatures that have a tendency of gate-crashing any place where there is a meal. They also come in different colours, but...