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The news that the Judicial Service Commission chaired by Dibotelo had reported four judges, including Dingake in July, to the police thus came as surprise. Justices Dingake, Modiri Letsididi, Mercy Garekwe and Ranier Busang were named as the judges...

Speaking from London, where he was a guest of honour at the launch, Masire said the decline could be confirmed by citizens who constantly complain about the level of secrecy in government, the manner in which service delivery had collapsed, and the...

Sources at Botswana Television (Btv) and Radio Botswana say things started in August when they did not get their overtime payment, but no explanation was forthcoming from the management. “Even our immediate supervisors do not have answers as to...

Responding to questions from journalists yesterday, Mokaila said that he was appalled at the demonstration especially that the ministry has tried to explain the current water and energy challenges. “I made a presentation to Members of Parliament,...

This  is P800 million more than the projected cost of the project when it commenced in 2008. The project was a joint venture between Botswana Development Corporation and Fengyue China. Two years after it was liquidated, sources close to the project...

The book, Delusions of Grandeur (second edition) was launched in Phakalane on Wednesday night.  “There are many aspects of the business climate that could be improved, often at little cost by simple regulatory reform. But after lots of...

Already playing out and pointing to determining factors are the election of Botsalo Ntuane as secretary general of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the almost certain merger of the three opposition parties – the Botswana National Front (BNF),...

Addressing journalists on Tuesday evening Chinese ambassador Zheng Zhuqiang charged that the Botswana law on deportation is unfriendly, as the targeted individuals are kicked out of the country without any explanation. He said the deported are not...

We use the First-Past-the-Post electoral system, which allows the party with majority elected members to automatically take  government. Assuming power is irrespective of the percentage of voters the majority party gets, as all it needs is 50...

The main objective of the Bill, which has been gazetted, is to “provide for the manner in which a person may, in the public interest, disclose information adverse to the public interest; to provide for the manner of reporting and investigation of...

A total of 129 individuals have been contacted, questioned, and some of them will be appearing in court in the near future. According to information we have gathered Gaborone SHHA is leading with 391 plots and 24 suspects,  followed by Mogoditshane...

Journalists were addressed on Monday in Gaborone by the head of EU delegation Alexander Baum, with French Ambassador Anne de la Blanche, Oliver Richard (British High Commission) and the German official Joachim Schmitt. “The Climate Change...

Commander of Botswana Defence Force Lieutenant General Gaolatlhe Galebotswe told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) further that many people do not fully understand the subject of security and they view or limit it only to security agencies such as...

Foreign prisoners already on ARVs Prisons assign warders for execution of deathrow inmates “No, we do not have that policy,” she said in response to a question from members of the Public Accounts Committee yesterday. She said that Botswana...

A member of the committee, Ndaba Gaolathe shared his observations yesterday when questioning the permanent secretary, Lapologang Lekowa. “I have made an observation that your ministry has no clear objectives and ends up being general, and you are...