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And he got the desired results when President Trump reciprocated and promised him a world of opportunities for prosperity, peace and trade. Thoughtful Khama had been as humble as a lamb in his salutations to President Trump, putting aside the...

Rasebotsa was hosting Lotsane’s group of 10 of the most brilliant students that included six girls and four boys, who qualified for an exchange programme known as Global Partnership that took them to Scotland on Saturday, accompanied by three...

The implementation of the policy in 2013 had lumped the senior teachers with responsibilities at the same scale as  their juniors at C1, whereas their counterparts at secondary schools had been remunerated at D4 salary scale. On Friday, Lobatse...

The victories come two weeks after the Molefhi camp clinched key positions at the BOMASE region. In Francistown, the  Molefhi camp won the chairman and secretary general posts through Baemedi Medupe and Douglas Letsholathebe as they swept the...

The trade Unions last year managed to frustrate the Government’s attempt to take away the rights to deduction codes from the trade Unions after their urgent court applications were successful. Government had gone ahead and advertised for interests...

The latest air crash is perhaps a reminder of the ticking time bomb represented by the BDF’s ageing fleet, especially in the Airforce wing where most aircraft appear in dire need for replacement in a country where competing interests have been...

Thea Khama did not respond to The Monitor’s attempt to get  the authenticity of the post which dismissed  Bissau’s overtures as  a complete departure to what he was previously known for, “and still in certain circles I have heard is still...

Ngwaketse West MP, Shawn Nthaile was the only Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Parliamentarian at the launch, while both Botswana Congress Party (BCP) MPs attended. However, UDC spokesperson Moeti Caesar Mohwasa downplayed the situation.  He...

The plot has taken a new twist and both Duma Boko (UDC) and Dumelang Saleshando (BCP), the supposedly highest decision making structure in the talks, now having been forced to tear their cooperation document and throw it into the dustbins, while...

The atmosphere on the eve of the election seemed to favour the opposition. On the eve of the weekend by-elections that saw the UDC and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) snatch both council wards, Boikaego-Madiba and Tsabong North respectively, the...

Nanogang registered 12 As, 82 Bs, 101 Cs, with 48 and 12 attaining Ds and Es respectively. Orapa JSS is number two on the national leader board with a 72.1% pass rate, with 145 of their 201 attaining a pass that comprises three As, 57 Bs, 85 Cs, 47...

Spearheaded by BOPEU, the single union that oversaw the bargaining process with BURS, the lowest band, cleaners, night watchmen, grounds men, and drivers walked home with 10-12% basic salary increase, while assistant officers got a 10% increase on...

Thanks to the court case launched by Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) on the teachers’ behalf, they are now due for a windfall.  This is after the High Court ordered that DPSM perk those teachers up to the D4 scale following a...

He however believes that most of the cases were simply burglaries. Kgosi Ngakaagae says helping the man he describes as a senior government official was not without its own consequences on his law firm as his most important laptop, with personal and...

Ngakaagae said the sensitive file the burglars destroyed was an audio recording he made with an unidentified male client from Maun. Sharing the macabre experience via his Facebook page, Ngakaagae claims his client, who was trying to leave a Satanic...