The announcement comes after months of speculation and suspense, leaving Batswana eager to know the BDP's vision ahead of the 2024 polls. The main opposition, Umbrella for Democratic Party (UDC) launched its manifesto two week ago. In a statement...
The Bulela-Ditswe process, which involves appeals related to party candidate selections, is a crucial part of the party's internal procedures. After receiving decisions from the 14 regional party committees, the CC, which possesses the final...
Fort he first time court will hear from the only survivor of the shoot out on what happened on the day, well at least partly as she is expected to address the court on how the police obtained her confession.Tsaone Reboeleng appeared before court...
This came to the fore recently when Justice Lot Moroka delivered judgment in the Lebogang Botsalo versus Lesego Sehunelo case. Moroka said: “The matter before this court is fairly straightforward. The Applicant who is the mother of the minor child...
The plea was made by the Vice President, Slumber Tsogwane, recently when officiating at the simultaneous ground breaking of 28 police stations and staff houses that was held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC). He expressed worry...
Serame, who recently lost the party's primary elections, is challenging the outcome in a determined effort to secure her political future. The loss came at the hands of the Minister of Health, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, who secured a significant victory...
In a televised address on Thursday, Finance Ministry top officials said in order for Botswana to recover from the deficit, and with coffers at Government Investment Account (GIA) at their lowest, some of the national projects will suffer. As at May,...
The Applicants in the matter are Mmapula Amos, Boatametse Nthobogang and Rajaba Lekgaba, respectively, while the Respondents were the secretary-general (SG) of the BPF, Lawrence Ookeditse, the president of the BPF, Mephato Reatile, and the BPF in...
The P94 million Mathangwane water infrastructure upgrade project is the only hope to address the water crisis affecting the four affected villages of Mathangwane, Makobo, Natale and Jamataka. Work on the project, which began on February 6, is...
Speaking at a press conference this afternoon at Avani Hotel, Dikoloti stated that medical laboratories are more than ready to test for the disease."I don't want people to confuse Mpox with COVID-19. We are addressing the issue of medication,...
Accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl, Selolwane will appeal for bail before the Gaborone High Court on August 30 after multiple denials at the Broadhurst Magistrate Court.The child's mother and her friend are charged along with...
This was revealed by the Vice President, Slumber Tsogwane this morning when officiating at the simultaneous ground breaking of 28 police stations and staff housing that was held at the Gaborone International Conference Centre (GICC) Gaborone.Tsogwane...
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the Kweneng Region has called for a re-run for the Lephephe-Lentsweletau constituency. The reason advanced for this demand is that Legojane Kebaitse has consistently shown disrespect towards the branch...
The three members of the embattled party, Mmapula Amos, Boatametse Nthobogang, and Rajaba Lekgaba are challenging the decision of their president, Mephato Reatile, to withdraw it from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) instead of forming a pact...
Ntsuape, who is already facing death by hanging for the previous murder of his ex-girlfriend's mother, was sentenced by Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo of the Gaborone High Court. He was given two life terms for the double murder and 15 years each...
Billy lost the ruling party primaries to his political protégé and Francistown mayor, Godisang Radisigo, last month. Radisigo pulled a surprise, beating Billy by 1,238 votes to 1,131 votes. Billy, who is also the Assistant Minister of Youth,...
She argues that this system has contributed significantly to the decline of women in both Parliament and Council seats. On ‘The Politburo’, a Mmegi Online talk show that streamed on Friday, Nasha highlighted that countries aiming to boost female...
He maintains that the disputes are a sign of democracy. Ookeditse told The Monitor on Friday in an interview at the Francistown High Court, where some BPF activists have launched an application to force the party to reverse its decision to ditch the...
Lokae explained that after receiving the message, the victim's cousin rushed to check on her and found her unconscious next to a pill container and a note. She reported the matter to the police. "Police rushed to the scene, took her to Extension...
Tlokweng Police Station commander, Superintendent Unoziba Rari, told The Monitor they received a report of the incident from the suspect's wife who is also the victim's mother. "We attended the report and interrogated the teenage girl who...
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