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Botswana’s foreign policy is predicated on multilateralism

Botswana’s relative success in securing development support at this critical stage from, inter alia, international development and finance institutions, consistent with the country’s foreign policy pillar of development, represented a great...

17 April 2018

CIPA benchmarks with New Zealand

...implements ease of doing business reforms Companies and Intellectual Property Authority has taken a step forward to implemet the ease of doing business reforms through the assistance of New Zealand which is rated number one in the world as far as...

17 April 2018

Furnmart full year profits up

Leading furniture retail group, Furnmart Limited has announced that profits for the twelve months period to January 2017 will be more, despite reduced disposable income and poor economy.  In a statement released recently, Furnmart Managing...

17 April 2018

‘CSDs guard against financial risks’

Central Securities Depositories(CSDs) are an important component to the capital market, as they play a crucial role in mitigating risk in the industry, one of Bank of Botswana’s (BoB) deputy Governors, Andrew Motsomi has told a conference.  He...

17 April 2018

Makwala the legend

Local 400m runner Isaac Makwala finally won a gold medal at the ongoing 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. This is the first time Makwala had a podium finish   at an international stage. The runner now joins Amantle Montsho and Nijel Amos as...

17 April 2018

Makgalemele returns to sports

As Sports fraternity remains hopefu Veteran sports fanatic Dikgang Makgalemele has made a triumphant return to serving sports, as the newly appointed Assistant Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture Development. Though he had hoped for...

17 April 2018

Mudongo struggles at Zone 4 champs

CHESS Women International Master (WIM) Boikhutso Mudongo is off to a slow start at the ongoing Zone 4.3 Chess Championships held in Mozambique Maputo. The championships begun this past weekend and so far Mudongo has earned herself only one point...

17 April 2018

International cricketer scout for talent in Botswana

CRICKET Fast bowler Siphe Mzayidume of East Oxford Cricket Club based in England is currently in Botswana for a talent identification programme.  In an interview with BG Sport this week, the international cricketer said his wish is to identify...

17 April 2018

CEDA CEO contests for Softball presidency

SOFTBALL In what comes a surprise, Citizen Entreprenual Development Agency (CEDA) Chief Executive officer, Thabo Thamane has entered the race for the Botswana Softball presidency at the end of this month when the BSA is expected to hold its elective...

17 April 2018

Medal drought hits local boxers

BOXING International medal drought continues to haunt the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) after all the local boxers competing at the ongoing 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia crashed out in the preliminary stages. One of the...

17 April 2018

Montsho defies all odds

ATHLETICS Wins Second Commonwealth gold after two-year ban Former 400m women’s world champion Amantle Montsho (400m) made arguably the  biggest sports comeback of 2018  thus far when she won gold at the ongoing Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in...

17 April 2018

Fresh Comedy sessions bring a bit of fun

Fresh Comedy series is a getaway from the general politics of the world and allows one to kick back and relax once in a while. Held every Tuesday at Cresta President Hotel’s The Meeting Place restaurant, the laugh-a-thon sessions, offers a chilled...

17 April 2018

Holiday camp unplugs kids from tech gadgets

These coming school holidays, ESTeRES Boutique Agency has got your children covered. The local agency is hosting three holiday camp events.  The third edition of the kiddies’ camp will once again be held in Sasakwe. The camp is open to children...

17 April 2018

Dream it...Believe it...Achieve it

It was all a dream, a dream that started in January when one of my colleagues and fellow runners at Orange Running Club shared a hospitality package for the Paris Marathon. P18 500 the flyer said for return flight from Johannesburg, accommodation and...

17 April 2018

Gaborone Book Festival celebrates local literary offerings

Like most world-class cities, Gaborone will soon have its own sought-after book festivals that celebrate the local literary landscape. This is thanks to the establishment of the Gaborone Book Festival. The activities of the festival will start later...

17 April 2018

Juju Boy & Bantwini team up for epic maiden Mascom Live Sessions

Local sensation, Juju Boy is conceptualising one epic set for his maiden performance at the Mascom Live Sessions.  Juju Boy born Kgotla Ntsima is hyped up by this opportunity to showcase his talent, and become part of the Mascom Live Sessions...

17 April 2018

Most women wear wrong bra size

A bra, short for brassiere is a form-fitting undergarment designed to support or cover the wearers breasts, says Wikipedia. But did you know that Wikipedia estimates that up to 85 percent of women globally may be wearing a wrong size? It goes...

17 April 2018

Dr. Dibeela plans Adv. Boko’s downfall-claim

Toxic relations between Botswana National Front (BNF) President Advocate Duma Boko and his deputy Dr. Prince Dibeela is now playing out in the open, Botswana Guardian has learnt. The two have been keeping their differences a close guarded secret,...

17 April 2018

Masisi’s presidency is unconstitutional - Rantao

The ascendency of Mokgweetsi Masisi to the highest office of President of the republic has triggered an old argument on whether it is constitutional for a vice president to automatically take office and enjoy sweeping powers, or if he needs to first...

17 April 2018

Opposition to cash in on BDP F/town disputes

Opposition parties in Francistown region may cash in on the infighting between aggrieved Botswana Democratic Party members, if the matter is not addressed promptly.  Member of Central Committee (MCC) Shaw Kgathi was unceremoniously forced to...

17 April 2018

Botswana stands firmly with Palestinian peoples

One year after Botswana established diplomatic relations with the State of Palestine, Botswana Guardian reporter Ernest Moloi asks Botswana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Charles Ntwaagae what progress has been...

17 April 2018

MultiChoice Botswana, BOCRA judgement set for August

Gaborone high court Judge, Tshepo Motswagole has reserved judgement to August 3, 2018 in the case in which MultiChoice Botswana (MCB) is suing Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) from implementing its enforcement guidelines against...

17 April 2018

No constituency for Dumelang Saleshando... as BCP/BMD tradeoff hits a dead-end

Botswana Congress Party (BCP) leadership finds itself between a rock and hard place over its swap of constituencies with the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). In its effort to find a constituency for its President Dumelang Saleshando who also...

17 April 2018

Adv. Kebonang clears his name

Says his former Acting PS, Dr. Obakeng is “not honest” I was never involved in the fund (NPF) because it was run by the PS Billions of Pula might have been illegally siphoned out of National Petroleum Fund (NPF) given the way things are done,...

17 April 2018

Climate change threats real for Botswana

Botswana has been challenged to embrace adaptation to climate change, given its environmental social and economic circumstances. Speaking at the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting for authors, Professor Thelma Krug...

17 April 2018

Botswana to jumpstart Zimbabwe’s ailing economy

Botswana government has decided to resuscitate the P500 million-credit facility extended to Zimbabwe’s Short Term Emergence Recovery Programme (STERP) in 2009. This was revealed by Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Vincent Seretse...

17 April 2018

Masisi’s powers under spotlight

BCP challenges President’s powers in court Masisi’s presidency is unconstitutional - Rantao Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is expected to approach the High Court on urgency to challenge President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s powers regarding...

17 April 2018

Not off the hook

17 April 2018