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Sponsored by the Southern Africa Trade Union Coordination Council (SATUCC) and Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung, the study was undertaken by Dr Trywell Kalusopa and Dr Kaelo Molefhe in March. Its objective is to support the internal self-reform process of...

Led by Hebee Karakus, the applicants are complaining about the manner in which the decision and procedure were done. They have engaged attorneys, Onalethata Kambai and Joram Matomela, to argue on their behalf. Kambai submitted that the respondent,...

BLLAHWU and a member Baone Seloka applied for an urgent court interdict to stop Kedise from participating in the affairs of BLLAHWU or entering the union offices, except with prior permission of the secretary general Ketlhalefile Motshegwa. Also,...

BLLAHWU has approached the court seeking a declaratory order to the effect that Kedise is no longer a member of the applicant union. The union argues that Kedise consequently lost his presidency because his membership of BLLAHWU lapsed on account of...

Due to his newly acquired status as a debutant legislator, Keorapetse is not likely to defend his position because of a busy schedule. The BCPYL is scheduled to hold an elective congress in April 2015. The party has not yet confirmed the day and...

Mokone was arrested on September 8, 2014 and charged with sedition, a section 50 and 51 colonial era law under the Penal Code. Mokone was arrested for the story, which the Commissioner of Police, Keabetswe Makgophe felt was seditious. His colleague...

That is in case the police come to the conclusion that there is insufficient evidence against chief suspect Zazambi Tuelo and other Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) members. The police instituted investigations early this year after the BCP reported...

The AGM will be held in the tourism resort town of Kasane from Friday until Sunday. Seven positions in the Society’s council are up for grabs, including the top positions of chairman and vice-chairman. On November 4, LSB executive secretary,...

In a scathing attack on President Ian Khama in his maiden speech on the parliamentary floor, Member of Parliament for Gaborone Central, Phenyo Butale dared the President to avail himself in Parliament. “I wish to state that, President Khama should...

This was after the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) in June this year instituted legal action against Khama declaring the Green Book [Executive Conditions of Service] unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional and a nullity and of no force and effect. ...

This was according to the most recent Afrobarometer survey. Afrobarometer is an African-led, non-partisan research project that has measured countries’ social, political, and economic atmosphere since 1999. According to Professor Mogopodi Lekorwe...

Earlier this year the NALCGPWU otherwise known as Manual Workers Union notified the Attorney General of its intention to sue after the DCEC management instructed workers to resign from the union. Since December 2013 the union has been receiving...

All the lobbying that she had done would amount to nothing. The democrats in Parliament that had promised her their votes were not responding to her calls. Even those that had moved mountains on her behalf had switched their allegiance. The more...

The endorsement comes 18 days after the general elections and controversial court cases that challenged the use of the secret ballot to elect a Vice President, the Speaker and deputy Speaker. Besides the resounding backing for Masisi, Khama’s other...

The ruling party caucus also nominated MP for Gaborone South, Kagiso Molatlhegi for the position of Deputy Speaker and Shashe West MP Fidelis Molao as BDP whip. The BDP made this announcement yesterday through its Facebook page. The statement said...