Gov’t introduces initiatives to alleviate the cost of living
Minister of Water and Human Settlement, Onneetse Ramogapi has announced the government measures aimed at alleviating the cost of living for Batswana.
Minister of Water and Human Settlement, Onneetse Ramogapi has announced the government measures aimed at alleviating the cost of living for Batswana.
De Beers CEO, Al Cook, says initial diamond sales over the key holiday season are proving surprisingly stronger than expected.
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.
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
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).
After a historic election that saw the Umbrella for Change (UDC) wrestling power from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Director General (DG) of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Peter Magosi, claims the security organ had the intelligence and knew the BDP would lose power after a 58-year rule.
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
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.
A step in the right direction
It has only been a month since the newly elected government, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), took power, and there are already a lot of changes. Across different ministries, ministers are hard at work. Following heavy rainfall and storms that hit Francistown recently, the Minister of State Presidency, Moeti Mohwasa, made a commitment that government will assist those affected by the heavy rains. Mohwasa, when addressing the media in...