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The Minister of Agriculture, Christiaan De Graaff announced this in parliament recently when presenting his ministry’s proposed budget. He said that they are confident that the new institute will upscale research in agriculture to inform...

The parastatals are the Botswana College of Agriculture, which will be allocated P101,406,510, the National Food Technology Research Centre (NFTR) getting P20,979,800 of the budget and the last being the Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board which...

Today, heavy falls of 50mm or more are expected in parts of Central and North East. The rest of the country will however be partly cloudy with thundershowers. Tomorrow 50mm rain or more in 24 hours is expected in parts of Southern, South East,...

South East District Council Chairperson, Joseph Sorinyane said during a full council session last week that the initiative was initially introduced in Otse and Mogobane villages, but has since been extended to some wards in Ramotswa as a way...

This figure represents 50% of the national requirement. The blood donor recall system and the decentralisation of blood collection to some district hospitals have contributed to the improvement of the blood situation. Blood can now be donated in...

The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Kenneth Matambo, said this in Parliament after the member for Kgalagadi North, Phillip Khwae, asked whether Botswana was part of the commitment undertaken at the African Union’s 2003 Maputo...

Speaking during a South East District Council session yesterday, Paya said that Section 6 of the Water Act allows property owners to construct works including dams and sinking a borehole without a water right. This is as long as the water is to be...

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Tlokweng in February last year to mark the commencement of the construction of the houses in the district.  When officially opening a full council session yesterday, Joseph Sorinyane, SECD chairperson said that...

“You will note that these are small private dams on private and communal land and it is not a pre-requisite for them to inform WUC when they undertake the construction of such,” she said. The WUC and the Department of Water Affairs have...

Tlokweng Sub District Council chairperson, Tidimalo Motlhose said that construction of internal roads has been completed, while storm water drainage remains a challenge.  She said that the council is waiting for the ministry’s response on fund...

Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) communications manager, Matida Mmipi said that construction of pipelines from the dam to the southern part of the country will reach Moralane, 75km from the source, in May. The second phase of construction will be a...

According to principal public relations officer in the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Boikhutso Rabasha, they had to source funds from elsewhere to pay farmers or suppliers who had sold their small stock to them.  The small stock was to be...

Mmipi said that it would not be right to name and label those who owe as they have individually signed contracts with all their clients, including government departments. “We cannot name those who owe, but yes we are owed a lot of money by...

Thula pointed that in most cases patients with mental disorders were encouraged to talk to someone or go to a counsellor rather than receiving proper medical care.  Usually people with mental disorders do not access proper medical attention until a...

The hawkers, whose meeting was attended by among other officials the city mayor Haskins Nkaigwa, threatened to influence their families and even extended families to boycott elections saying instead of enjoying the fruits of their vote, they are...