In a recent address to the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) structures, party president Mokgweetsi Masisi delivered a candid reflection on the state of the party as it prepares for the 2029 General Election.
De Beers CEO, Al Cook, says initial diamond sales over the key holiday season are proving surprisingly stronger than expected.
FRANCISTOWN: Botswana People's Party (BPP) president and chairperson of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Motlatsi Molapisi, has said there is a possibility of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) rejoining the coalition following the election victory in the 2024 polls
Othusitse Marape (61), an Assistant Superintendent in the Botswana Police Service based at Kasane Police Station, who was in 2008 convicted and sentenced to 10 years for defiling a girl under 16 years, has been arrested yet again for defiling a 15-year-old girl in Kasane.
Whistleblower and social media influencer, Setlhomo Tshwanelang, will not be jailed for 30 days after emerging victorious in a legal battle against Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA).
Quill Hermans, the architect behind the Pula currency, passed away recently. This week, leaders of the financial services gathered to remember him, his diligence and integrity, while sharing anecdotes such as how some Batswana initially wanted the Pula to be named “motokwane”. MBONGENI MGUNI writes
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Former president and now Kgosikgolo of Bangwato, Ian Khama, has implied that it is still not safe for his family despite the regime change after 58 years.
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A few weeks after the former ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) was reduced to a pale shadow of itself in the just passed General Election on October 30, it was only logical that you take a conscious decision of resigning from the party. This was before you could be pushed out of the position by irate party diehards who feel you did not do enough during your tenure as the head of the party secretariat.We know that it is at the party...