There will be direct appointment of the parliamentary candidate by the central committee". Until then the party leadership (Central Committee) has been evasive about the status of the Maun East parliamentary primaries, hiding behind “the...
Prior to the 2019 General Election, the Sefhare-Ramokgonami constituency as Tswapong South was called then had been a BDP stronghold since the country’s independence. Even with the opposition, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) having made...
These are not your typical spiders, which are predators of insects, but this is the battle of three men who share the same surname and are distantly related. Segokgo is a Setswana language name for spider and the trio Thulagano, Phenyo and Masego...
Keorapetse’s tough terrain aheadKeorapetse, who is currently an ordinary Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) member without any political home, will see competition from Manake and Reuben Kaizer of the BCP. Keorapetse was seen as a usurper and...
Kehitile lost to BPF secretary-general, Lawrence Ookeditse, in the primaries on Saturday. He contested the primaries, albeit under protest, citing that most of his concerns were not addressed by the party leadership. Chiefly, he complained that many...
Although three candidates from 36 constituencies were unopposed, 22 members from different constituencies have filed appeals. Among those who have appealed include Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame, Minister of Minerals and Energy, Lefoko Moagi,...
Cash-in-transit and ATM bombings The BPS managed to curb cash-in transit heists and ATM bombings which were threatening the country’s economy as criminals targeted and overpowered security company guards and made away with large sums of money....
Justice Boipuso Makhwe suspended the tender by granting Net Builders, a construction company, an interdict following its decision to approach court after suspecting that its tender document was tempered with. According to the judgment, the company...
The visibly distraught Member of Parliament (MP) for Lobatse, who is leaving politics, expressed his frustrations today when addressing the last session of Parliament before the anticipated October polls. “Today marks exactly two years since my...
In court, Kabo Moremong faces charges of robbery. He now stands accused alone because four of his accomplices are now deceased. On November 25, 2022 they attempted to rob a G4S cash in transit (CIT) vehicle at the Sefalana store in Gaborone...
According to the charge sheet, France allegedly murdered his three children on July 17 in Mmoroso ward in Tati Siding. France is also charged with unlawfully wounding his mother after he allegedly murdered his three children. The accused allegedly...
“The object of the bill is to amend Section 6 of the [Presidents (Pension and Retirement Benefits)] Act such that the pension and other benefits conferred by this Act cease where the person who has held the Office of the President is sentenced to...
Legwale is convicted alongside Hamadi Mkhuha, the man he allegedly hired to kill the intended victim and now ex-wife Dimpho Meswele. The hit put on Moswele led to a case of mistaken identity and the eventual murder of her sister, Thato.Legwale had...
The Monitor learnt that in Motetshwane Ward in the Serowe North constituency, while there were 601 voters on the roll, the total number of votes for council candidates was more than 800. The votes for the Parliamentary candidate were, however, not...
The first to take the fall was Minister of Justice Machana Shamukuni. Shamukuni faced fierce competition from Luckson Likototo, a man he defeated in the last primary elections back in 2018, for the Chobe constituency. In Chobe, Shamukuni only managed...
Billy, a two-term Member of Parliament (MP), was beaten by his political protégé, Godisang Radisigo, who is also the Mayor of Francistown. Radisigo cruised to victory in a battle to secure candidacy for the BDP at the 2024 General Election in...
Four candidates were vying for the right to represent the ruling party in the parliamentary contest at the next general election. But eyes were on the battle between Motaosane and first-time entrant, Lepotokisi. When The Monitor crew made random...
Confidence shot up after the party held its primary elections over the weekend and multitudes turned up to cast their votes. As expected, Serowe constituencies proved to have more BPF members than any other area as they came in large numbers and...
The two had a feisty battle for the constituency in 2019. Makgato, who returned to Botswana following completion of her ambassadorial duties last year, won the highly contested election, defeating Derrick Ramaano by 2,690 to his 1,510 votes. The...
The Mogoditshane Block 9 inhabitant was driving from south to the northern part of Botswana when he was intercepted by the police during a stop, question, and search operation. His truck was also loaded with bathtubs and tiles. Dibete Police Station...
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