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The minister revealed in a press conference on Tuesday that President Khama has already sent out letters to the continental leaders informing them that Botswana’s candidate, Venson-Moitoi will still be available in the upcoming election, further...

Legwaila who passed on last week began his career in the public service in 1972 as a state counsel in the Attorney General’s Chambers rising to the post of a judge in the Court of Appeal in 2011. He has held many other positions such as permanent...

While many utensils lie innocently in a tool drawer, the Okapi enjoys a rather rare and intriguing reputation on township streets, rural passages and social gatherings, a feat that has seen it earning the status of some sort of a badge or rank for a...

The move, initiated by BIRRO, is intended to give prisoners an opportunity to have a say and partake in the much-anticipated national independence celebrations. A meeting by the tripartite and prisoners has been mooted for this coming month. In a...

Venson-Moitoi recently won the first round of the elections but could not attain the required two-thirds majority to grab the AU’s top post, after 20 heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) abstained from the...

Sources say the Botswana flag at the constituency office has not been lowered for some days. Davids is said to be fighting a bitter war with his administrator, Peter Tau, which has since been reported to Mochudi Police Station for mediation. The...

The matter, which has threatened to affect the two countries’ bilateral relations, has been going on for some time with both countries appearing to be speaking at each other than with each other. Last year, the Namibians claimed that there is an...

The camouflage uniform which comprised of bags, light green T-shirts with camouflaged sleeves, goggles among other materials was a covert deal between the BDF and the US army. Skeletons tumbled out recently after the uniform was mysteriously and...

“In my briefing to the African Union PSC, I expressed concern that the prolonged initial delay by the political leaders, coupled with the lack of implementation of the transitional security arrangements provided fertile ground for mutual suspicion...

Fall’s assurances come after Mogae, who chairs the JMEC, expressed fears and concerns over their safety following an eruption of war when troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and first Vice President Riek Machar began shooting at each other in the...

Fresh fighting in the South Sudan capital, Juba, has left multitudes dead, including two Chinese UN peacekeepers. Non-governmental organisations and other countries involved in the peace initiatives in the country are scrambling to evacuate their...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi said that the Zimbabwean economy is currently imploding.  She said that there is a very real risk of civil commotion taking place in the country soon because...

The matter is so serious that BDF’s management recently took a taxing and unpopular decision to recall the uniform from members without disclosing to them why the uniform was being recalled. The camouflage uniform which comprised of bags, light...

The union has accused the company of blocking its workforce to unionise with them while the company argues that its workforce do not meet the stipulated threshold to make such an undertaking. Narrating the story to Mmegi, the BMWU’s national...

After much debate last week, the UNHRC voted to adopt the resolution to create the new post. The expert, to be appointed in September for an initial three-year term, will carry out country visits, take up individual allegations with governments and...