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Local Human Rights lawyer, Uyapo Ndadi, is the view of that our government is in denial when it comes to issues affecting sex workers and Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex community. He was speaking at a Policy dialogue meeting...

05 September 2017

Gays, sex workers and the law

05 September 2017

FCC vows to end poverty in all its forms

The Mayor of Francistown Sylvia Muzila says that the city of Francistown is continuing with its poverty eradication and employment creation programmes. Addressing a full council meeting Monday, Muzila said that poverty eradication efforts have...

05 September 2017

GM’s walk benefits Letlhakane Hospital

The Orapa Letlhakane and Damtshaa Mines (OLDM) General Manager’s (GM) Charity Walk which has been providing pscho-social support for orphaned and vulnerable children in Letlhakane will this year help build a maternity wing at Letlhakane Primary...

05 September 2017

ANC finally wakes up to its sense

African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Gwede Mantashe says it is time his party and South Africans take seriously the part played by Botswana and its people in liberating South Africa. “When we talk ANC we mention countries other than...

05 September 2017

Ombudsman slams Btv’s biased news coverage

• BDP enjoys 82% coverage • Combined Opposition parties share 18% • Broadcaster unduly favours BDP at the expense of other political parties - report Office of the Ombudsman has found Botswana Television at fault for not affording...

05 September 2017

Kazungula Bridge Project: Connecting places and cultures in Southern Africa

Thoughts and prayers are with the communities in Texas (USA) working through the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. Something to share while on the subject of water - a month ago I had the pleasure of presenting a paper I co-authored with the...

05 September 2017

ANC-BDP Romance: How deep is their love

Love is blind Love..love..love, love is strange. When Lee Jin of South Korea married a pillow, it seemed quite strange. When Eija Riita tied a knot to the Berlin Wall, it came across as an extreme case of psychiatric disorder. When Liu Ye of China...

05 September 2017

The Football revolution

• BFA President Letshwiti means business • P10m for regional development • BFA to generate P6m by 2020 Worldwide, football is not only a unifying factor, but also a money spinning and profitable venture. Certainly this is not the current...

05 September 2017

Ruling on ZCC set for Oct. 24

• Justice Michael Mothobi not amused by the delays in the case Zion Christian Church (ZCC) legal battle of the church’s Constitution has consumed time and resources, High Court Judge, Michael Mothobi said this week. The tussle over the...

05 September 2017

Francistown revitalisation plan on course

Following the identification of Francistown as one of the country’s economic hubs by the Botswana Excellence Strategy, the city was designated a centre for Mining and Transport Logistics hub. “As a city, we therefore realised the importance of...

05 September 2017

Govt completes ease of doing business reforms

Government is on the verge of completing legislative reforms which are aimed at ensuring the ease of doing business in Botswana improves, a government technocrat has disclosed. The country has over the years been criticised for its stiff laws...

05 September 2017

‘Broke’ Batswana fail to pay banks

More and more customers are failing to pay their scheduled loans in the process renewing fresh fears that the banking sector may be headed for a tough 2017, even when the central bank has in several instances stressed banks are sound and safe, at...

05 September 2017

UDC: The circus unfolds

Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Chairman Motlatsi Molapisi has risen from the political grave. The chairman is now calling the shots. Molapisi, who is also President of Botswana People’s Party (BPP), has decided that now is the time for...

05 September 2017

Dalumi Botswana signs new deal with Chinese company

A leading player in the global diamond and jewellery industry in Botswana, Dalumi Group, has signed a distribution agreement with a giant Chinese company, King One, to sell its well known brand Swana Cut. Swana managing director, Kobi Itzchaki, told...

05 September 2017

NAP clinches new deal

New African Properties (NAP), the property company has concluded an agreement which is subject to conditions precedent. “If the conditions are fulfilled and the transaction concluded, it may have an effect on the price of its securities,” said a...

05 September 2017

FNB, WUC introduce self-service payment system

First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) has partnered with Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) to develop the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) self service platform that allows customers to access WUC services through cellphones. Launching...

05 September 2017

StanChart H1 profits tumble

Standard Chartered Bank Botswana, the country’s oldest bank, is expecting lower interim results, but has promised shareholders it has a war chest to fund its future strategy. The lender, which is among the top in the country has been...

05 September 2017

Makgalemele urges youth to promote culture

Applauds Makgobokane for a successful Mokoto festival Shoshong expo billed for November 25th The Shoshong constituency will hold its annual Expo in November 25th at Shoshong Brigade, area Member of Parliament Phillip Makgalemele has...

05 September 2017

Afro Botho hosts Spring Mindfulness Retreat in Maun

Afro Botho is this weekend expected to host an Afro Botho Spring Mindfulness Retreat. The event is slated to take place in Maun, and those who are in need of getting in touch with their spirituality have something to look forward to. This is...

05 September 2017

Snow flakey

Does anyone else think the weather’s been a bit weird recently? I know it’s August and we’re on the cusp of a serious seasonal shift but I still can’t remember it being quite so up and down, temperature-wise. It’s hard to know what...

05 September 2017

A weekend of many choices

This past weekend many of us were spoilt for choice. As a result, travelling was made easy and, or even cheaper for some because one was presented with an opportunity to enjoy oneself at a place nearer to one’s residence as the country came alive...

05 September 2017

Butler & Whalum wow jazz lovers

Saturday night was a special day for Jazz lovers. On the line-up, music revellers were looking forward to spine-tingling performances from a number of acts that include the internationally acclaimed Kirk Whalum, who was making his maiden...

05 September 2017

Miss Botswana’s 30 semi finalists unveiled

The Top 30 semi finalists who are closer to realising their dream of being crowned Miss Botswana 2017 have been revealed. The young ladies were revealed at a press briefing Monday morning in Gaborone. They are Moitshephi Elias, Olorato...

05 September 2017

Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse, ATI bring the roof down

The Mascom Live Sessions gig at Botswana Craft this past Friday was off the hook. Despite having been in the music industry for more than three decades, Sipho Hotstix Mabuse can still give many young artists a run for their money. He had the...

05 September 2017

Enjoy your pick at Multi Cuisine Restaurant and Deli

On May 2 this year, another restaurant joined the growing trend of restaurants that are fast sprouting all over the city. The restaurant is none other than the MultiCuisine Restaurant and Deli located at Zambezi Towers in CBD. The restaurant...

05 September 2017

Wagga Gardenex hosts first GIMC Champagne Picnic

On Sunday afternoon, Wagga Gardenex hosted the inaugural GIMC Champagne Picnic event. The event is one of the many events that form part of the fourth edition of the Gaborone International & Music Culture week. Touted as an upper lifestyle event...

05 September 2017

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