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“I was chosen by the people to represent them at the upcoming 2014 general elections. Even when I was defeated at Bulela Ditswe, I still chose to become an independent candidate because the people chose me,” he says. Reverend Boy Farai Bonyongo...

The motion, which was defeated, has triggered national debate within and outside the National Assembly on the issue of national languages and the seemingly unending conflict between self-recognition and nation building. Interestingly, in Parliament,...

The union made the complaint in a petition submitted to the District Commissioner’s office last week to be forwarded to the management of Aveng Moolmans and the ministries of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources; and Labour and Home Affairs. BMWU...

Moolmans is the contract miner for Tati Nickel Mining Company’s Phoenix nickel mine and has previously held other high profile contracts around local mines. After an energetic march, the miners arrived at the District Commissioner’s office in...

Bulawa said he trained as a secondary school teacher and taught for 10 years before moving on to become an education officer and regional education officer from 1990 until 2001.  He later joined the University of Botswana (UB) as an Assistant...

“PMTCT has put a decline to the number of infections on children born with HIV but now they get infected with the virus in their adolescence,” she said.  Rabantheng was making a presentation at the National Training on Comprehensive Sexuality...

Professor Andy Chebane was speaking at the Reviewers and Translators Orthography Workshop held in Francistown this week pertaining to the translation of the Bible into Ikalanga. He said that Bakalanga do not know how to write the language because...

Otlogetswe was speaking at a Kalanga Bible Translation Project workshop held at Tati River Lodge in Francistown. He said that translation is something that he is passionate about as he was involved in the translation of medical terms and Google into...

Speaking at the launch of the bank’s Small & Micro Enterprises (SMEs) Business Segment in the northern region in Francistown last week, she said that the new proposition is a transformation of the local business offering, which has now been...

While the ruling party candidates do have to bear some cost, it is those from the opposition ranks who have to carry the heavy cost of democracy. Candidates in Tonota South constituency are in agreement about the fact that the cost of a campaign is...

He was not the only one to recognise this. When he graduated from Standard Seven he was tasked with the responsibility of being a class valedictorian. His teachers had confidence that he could do it and he did it with aplomb. Asked who Richard Gudu...

The ordained pastor and overseer of one of the leading Pentecostal churches, had to, early in his campaign, draw on the wisdom of God. That was before the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primary elections whereby he walked into one of the wards in...

TNMC public relations manager Tebogo Rapitsenyane said that their management has decided that the protracted wage negotiations with Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) have been concluded. “The parties had been locked in negotiations since May 2013...

While not saying who misled them, Ndove said the council has decided to revert to the old system of committees. This was a system where councillors would sit on many committees. But a reshuffle was done after Makgato-Malesu had announced in the...

Finance and Development committee chairman, Raoboy Mpuang told the meeting that the proposed budget of P218,118,570 was aimed at addressing most problems of Francistown residents. He said that the council’s income is expected to be P41,669,420...