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The relief effects immediately until end of March next year. According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture  (MoA), this was approved under the drought package, which includes the following products- di-calcium phosphate, drought...

December is a very busy month across the wholesale and retail sectors, as consumers empowered by the 13th cheque seek to stock up on the festive bargains offered.  Metshelo groups, however, are in a class of their own, using the savings they have...

This is according to the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), in the 2014/2015 annual report. The report says there has been a marked decline in numbers studying humanities, social science and education as a result. “Between 2009/10 and...

This comes a day after the Botswana Democratic Party Member of Parliament (MP) burst into tears while pleading for the same motion on water to go through. Yesterday, the unstoppable parliamentarian vowed to speak on the matter until a solution was...

Anti Tobacco Network (ATN) has condemned partnerships between BAT and key stakeholders in the wake of bribery revelations in African states with the intention of opposing the passage of anti-tobacco legislature. The revelations were made this week...

Participants have vowed to redouble efforts to eliminating child marriage by 2030 as well as employ focused interventions and measures to keep girl children in school up to the age of 18. The meeting, that drew hundreds of delegates representing...

The regional body has described the situation as multifaceted, which goes beyond just human rights violation to a spectrum of social issues such as gender-based violence and health complications, hence an urgent need to join forces against it. The...

Last year the education ministry’s tender number: PR6/7/9-1 for the supply of textbooks in these schools was approved, but later waived apparently without the publishers’ knowledge. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) had requested for...

At least 109 students were admitted into various facilities after the accident, which took place about a kilometre west of Dutlwe village on Friday afternoon. Yesterday, Princess Marina Hospital’s (PMH) chief communications and public relations...

This was revealed by Dr Aderonke Oyewo during the World Diabetes Day commemoration at Molapo Piazza on Saturday. She said the figures emphasised the need for urgent action.  “Diabetes is more than a health issue and requires definitive policy...

The transfer of rinderpest-infected material follows an agreement between BVI and the African Union - Pan Vaccine Centre (PANVAC), under which a facility in Ethiopia was designated for biosafety of all post rinderpest material. These were previously...

Last week, StarTimes management held a meeting at their Beijing headquarters where a resolution to dispatch a technical and marketing experts team to Botswana was reached. StarTimes vice president, Zhao Yue Qin revealed this to BusinessWeek when...

Commenting on Monday’s address, Botswana Sectors of Educators’ Trade Union (BOSETU) secretary general, Tobokani Rari, said Khama failed to address pertinent issues bedevilling the sector. “It was just a quiet speech. It doesn’t tell people...

Moreover, a comprehensive assessment of all water challenges is also being finalised to assist with the prioritisation and implementation of water projects. “A task team formed to carry out an assessment of the water situation in Botswana has...

Setting foot on the streets of Kampala, one is met by an army of motorbikes locally known as boda-bodas travelling at lightning speed.  It is quite a scene to behold: women with bowls full of bananas on their heads, children selling edibles wrapped...