Tutwane writes that Botswana National Front (BNF) not only had to change language and image, but leadership. The renovation architects took leaf from the transformation of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, observing that the two parties had...
The ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) spokesperson, 55-year old Moeti Caesar Mohwasa, has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with political scribes of the Botswana media. He is now part of the 68-member Parliament, having come through as...
Masisi, who has been dragged to court by specialist cattle breeder and farmer Peter Chiepe’s in a joinder application is said to have abused the latter’s intellectual property for his own personal gain.According to Chiepe’s joinder application...
This was after CEDA obtained a temporary interdict against one Setlhomo Tshwanelang, who the agency accused of publishing several "false, malicious, and defamatory" statements on his social media platforms alleging over-the-top corruption. CEDA...
BOCONCO Executive Director, Kagiso Molatlhwa, expressed optimism that Duma Boko’s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) will run a government that considers non-government organisations (NGOs) as key and strategic partners in development of the...
Serite said as a brand ambassador, he isn't a CEDA employee and is not bound by CEDA conditions of work and service. "I’m a contracted service provider," Serite explained to The Monitor. Lately, Serite has been trending on social media...
Already there are high expectations that he must honour his campaign promises to the people of Botswana and use the SONA to reassure and outline addressing issues of greatest national concern. Francistown(ers), residents of the country’s second...
For the first time in many years the SONA is expected to draw significant attention for an array of reasons. It will be the first SONA by the UDC, an opposition coalition which ousted the BDP from 58-years of uninterrupted power a few weeks ago.Boko...
With today's appointments, the total rises to 12, following the first batch announced on Monday. The final set is expected to be announced tomorrow.The latest six appointments include the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services, led by...
Speaking at his historic inauguration at the National Stadium on Friday, he said his government intends to uphold human dignity and the rights of all persons. To endeavour to improve the lives of all citizens, Boko said they will drive and...
Boko has always promised that when the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) takes over the government they will use a human rights-centred approach. Furthermore, he promised to abolish the death penalty and his argument has always been that capital...
The BPP, which is in a tripartite coalition of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), has for a long time suffered enormous electoral defeats in the general polls and was for decades without a single Member of Parliament (MP). The UDC is a...
While government and De Beers signed an agreement in principle last June and heads of terms in October, the two sides are yet to finalise the agreement that will govern the sale of diamonds from Debswana mines into the future.Under the agreement in...
The victim's mother, a 40-year-old woman of Meriting ward in Gantsi, is aware of the pregnancy and concealed the matter allegedly crying terribly when the police arrested her boyfriend.The arrest comes after the victim's uncle discovered the...
Ngoma served as Francistown mayor from 1999 until 2004 under the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). Between 2015 and 2019, he was a Specially Nominated Councillor in Francistown East Constituency, after failing several times to win a...
Expected to deliver sentencing last week following his conviction and mitigation, Senior Magistrate Goratile Moremi-Ramakoloi advanced the sentencing of rape-convicted Kabelo to the High Court. Ramakoloi cited issues of the jurisdiction hindering her...
The polluted air was pregnant with a feeling or atmosphere so intense as to suggest that Masisi and Tsogwane had almost done something that openly earned them sustained booing and the wrath of the public. The somewhat unruly public behaviour or spat...
Speaking yesterday (Tuesday) following the announcement of his first batch of Cabinet ministers, President Boko said the issue of a constitutional review "needs to be understood and unpacked".Explaining the process, Boko highlighted that the...
The President stated that he will announce the cabinet in a batches of six as a way to afford the public opportunity and time to critique is choices. He has since shared that the new cabinet will encapsulate of 18 ministers despite him wishing to...
The reason for the teen killing his father is unclear, however, police say the father and son had a heated altercation after the deceased instructed the teenager to go to the lands with him.The teenage boy allegedly attacked and stabbed him to death...
Mmegi is the leading independent source of breaking news, latest news, current
affairs, Politics, Business, Sport, debates, analysis, and entertainment news in Botswana.
