Confirming the incident , Gerald Station Commander Kedibonye Kula said that the public servant working at Prisons allegedly took his own life yesterday (Tuesday).According to Kula , they received a report at around 10 am that someone had threatened...
Adding to the surprise, members from outside the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) were also appointed, with Lawrence Ookeditse of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) and independent legislator Dr Edwin Dikoloti both taking on assistant minister...
He was on Monday named Deputy Minister of Land and Agriculture in President Duma Boko’s new Cabinet. Dikoloti had found himself on the political sidelines before the 2024 General Election, after the BDP unceremoniously removed him as their...
As the current leader of both the UDC and the Botswana National Front (BNF), Boko's journey has been marked by legal battles and internal resistance from segments of his party. Boko became the BNF president after his predecessor, Otsweletse...
The announcement, made in the Office of the President (OP) Cabinet Room, includes the Minister of Finance and Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, Minister of Health Dr Stephen Modise, and his assistant Lawrence Ookeditse. A new ministry, the Ministry of...
What can the place of his birth – where great political minds once trod - and the early years in Mahalapye, reveal about a man who led Botswana to the Second Republic after 58 years of one-party rule?Joyce ‘MmaNthobatsang’ Mothudi was a young...
Back in 2012, when Duma Boko was appointed by the contracting parties as the leader of the newly established Umbrella for Democratic (UDC), many outside the party that brought him to the limelight, the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the legal...
By the time you read this story, the fluid developments at the President’s long term residence would have shifted as this week Monday, the President was moved to a more manageable space security wise by his handlers, to a government guest house...
Under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)-led government, the Gamononyane-Molepolole North South Carrier (NSC) was meant to alleviate water crisis in the village and surrounding areas but still today the village is still under a dry spell. Now ,after...
Though he said they will do further investigations to find out what transpired, Masisi said there was no cheating. He said amongst the reason they think they lost is because the then main opposition parties made rich promises. “If you put our...
Internal feuds Since the party’s president Mokgweetsi Masisi took over the reins at the BDP, it has been rocked by intra-party disputes resulting in severe instability. Masisi himself appeared to be less committed to ensuring that there is peace...
Duma Boko, as a learned human rights lawyer and an Advocate, has experienced the dark side of the Judiciary and has spoken publicly about it. Now, as the election results euphoria wears off, on the political scene they have started pondering on what...
In an interview with Mmegi, Dow shared: "At least we are now six women MPs against 61 men. Three women won general elections, and an additional three were nominated by the President. This is progress, but not enough. People must recognise that women...
For the first time in history, the BDP, which had ruled the country since independence in 1966, suffered a crushing defeat in last week’s elections. The BDP was soundly beaten by the new President Duma Boko’s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC)...
This he told Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Water Affairs, Dr Kekgonne Baipoledi, who was at pains to explain how his ministry ended up awarding a tender worth P1.8 billion, which was supposed to have been disqualified at the...
Digwa dethroned Slumber Tsogwane of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) after he secured 7,495 votes while the former vice president garnered 5,260 votes. Thomas Khethenyane of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) finished a distant third with 2,488 votes....
The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) emerged as the leading party with 310,855 votes. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) followed with 254,648 votes, and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) secured 174,836 votes. However, a notable aspect of this...
Such is the call by the Botswana Doctors Union (BDU) for urgent reforms from the incoming Umbrella for Democratic Change-led (UDC) government concerning the Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (SKMTH). The union emphasises that the hospital, which...
For many eons, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) was a kitchen master that served a pot of tenders and government appointments to those loyal and faithful to its ideals and leaders. Shoeshine boys and girls benefited from a system of cronyism where...
The party’s Director of Policy and Strategy, Dr Patrick Molutsi, assured the media and Batswana that the UDC will run a liberal government and deliver what they promised in their manifesto. Dr Molutsi said as the UDC policy and strategy team...
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