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In the afternoon of the same day, a visibly exhausted and dusty Chwene again walked into Mmegi offices where he got straight to the point. He said the Private Secretary to the President, Brigadier George Tlhalerwa received him warmly upon his...

Last Monday, the youths filed an online petition against the ‘unpalatable and foul smelling Rakops water’. The petition is slowly gaining support among residents of the village, and surrounding areas in Boteti West. The petition mastermind, Neo...

There was however an increase in neonatal mortality recorded from 2009 to 2011. This refers to deaths among live births, which occurs during the first 28 completed days of life.  Overall inpatient mortality was 6,353 in 2011, marking a slight...

Authorities in the MoESD are now determined to reinforce quality in the dispensation of education post the just ended World Education Forum, which was held from May 19-22, 2015 in South Korea.  Goya said the forum, which was attended by 130...

IBQSC held a dinner dance recently to introduce the newly established Quantity Surveyors Registration Council (QSRC) to the quantity surveying community and the Botswana construction industry in general.  Permanent secretary in the Ministry of...

This was said by the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Tshekedi Khama at the fourth National Fire Conference in Gaborone yesterday. “A lot of effort has been put towards building capacity at all levels including communities to...

Challenges reign supreme in collections processes for MoESD, which intends to tighten tertiary sponsorship contracts as well as lobby for a legislation to enable information gathering from third parties.  Currently, attempts to access information...

The Minister of Education and Skills Development Unity Dow, and her client Bogadi Ramatlapeng may soon find themselves facing each other in court over a deal gone sour. Dow represented Ramatlapeng in a case in which the latter was suing the Ministry...

Bonnington South Member of Parliament (MP), Ndaba Gaolathe, made this plea at the opening of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sessions on Tuesday.  Gaolathe said for the facility to run efficiently and live up to its mandate, experts have to be...

The bank said they took the initiative because locals have been found wanting in the sector. In addition, the move supports the government’s vision of promoting skills readiness and availability. At a press briefing yesterday in Gaborone,...

“We believe de-centralisation is the way to go,” said Banamile who was standing in for MoH Permanent Secretary, Dr Shennaz El-Halabi. She said de-centralisation would work very well because services are delivered at district level. PAC heard...

The members raised queries after the Ministry of Health’s deputy Permanent Secretary, Tebogo Banamile stated that the remuneration is an allowance from the Cuban government. She told PAC that Cuban doctors were entitled to between $600 and $800...

Teacher unions are expected to meet this week to map a way forward on a recent government announcement to the effect that funds have been secured to pay member’s overtime. According to the communiqué from the Ministry of Education and Skills...

Failure to set foot in a classroom robbed Kgosi Gaebolae Goitseone from Jamakata of his top position in the recently gazetted village. This came after government upgraded the village Kgotla from Arbitration to Records early last year, which came with...

Moreover, they want the bill presented during the winter Parliament. Mmegi learnt this week that the proposed bill, expected to domesticate the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) that Botswana is signatory to, is still at drafting...