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So far, the minister said there have been 18 deaths causes by malaria and 1,249 cases. Last year, there were seven deaths and 429 cases. This year, 70 percent of malaria cases have been recorded in the Okavango. The disease was reported in areas such...

These questions could be answered  soon if a parliamentary motion by legislator Dumelang Saleshando  gets the blessing of the house. It is a case of second time lucky for the Gaborone Central MP after he had a similar motion rejected by the...

Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee Odirile Motlhale told journalists that his committee has found that the implementation of the policy is still beset by challenges such as the challenge of universal and equitable access to ICT services by...

The House had worried that if passed, the bill would go against current policy and make it possible for foreigners to buy Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) properties. On Wednesday, Mokalake deferred the bill pending further consultations following...

Although MPs welcomed the bill, they also said the proposed law could be too little too late as many Batswana do not qualify for financing to buy property. The Sectional Titles (Amendment) Bill amends the Sectional Titles Act to make it mandatory...

This was another illustration of the country’s unwillingness to rationally discuss the indigenous languages.  The motion on the floor was Selebi-Phikwe West MP Gilson Saleshando’s request that the house resolve that state broadcasters Radio...

The Bill also provides for the establishment of National DNA Database Advisory Board. Its general objective is to provide for the taking of forensic samples on certain categories of persons as well as the use of forensic material for...

Pule said yesterday that his department has received reports of ‘corruption tendencies’ amongst his officers, who receive bribes from applicants to expedite their applications. He said the delays in issuing of visas and permits contribute to...

Presenting the Bill before Parliament on Tuesday, he said the proposed legislation would reverse the burden of proof and require the alleged offender to prove legitimacy of his property. The existing Proceeds of Serious Crime Act and the Criminal...

He presented a motion in Parliament on Friday seeking a resolution that the two stations should make the necessary arrangements to broadcast news in other languages as part of affirmative action with effect from January 2015.  The two stations...

The bill, read by Minister Ramadeluka Seretse for the first time on Wednesday, aims to domesticate the United Nations (UN) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children. The bill intends to do this by...

The Ministry says it just needed time before implementing the idea. This week, principal public rela- tions officer, Silas Sehularo, said the Ministry was never opposed to the idea of allowing the students to repeat their schooling. “The Ministry...

Francistown West legislator and the first female opposition Member of Parliament, Habaudi Hobona is set to present a motion asking the House to request government to sign and ratify the Gender Protocol. Botswana is one of only two countries within...

Months after its point-blank refusal to allow students to repeat their Form Four and Form Five, the Ministry this week was back in the Shakawe community conceding to the idea. In a Kgotla meeting on Monday, acting minister, Mokgweetsi Masisi,...

The Head of the European Delegation to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Gerard McGovern yesterday said it would be interesting to see how the initiative, involving participating students from Botswana, Germany and...