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China Jiangsu International blacklisted

China Jiangsu International has been found to be involved in ‘massive’ corrupt practices says a minisrty communiqué released this week and warning government departments not to engage the company in their projects. The communiqué signed by...

20 February 2019

31 in 100 Batswana are overweight

Some 31 in 100 Batswana are overweight - a study by the Ministry of Health and Wellness has found out.It also established that 18 percent smoke, 26 percent drink alcohol; 20 percent do not engage in enough physical activity and about 95 percent do...

20 February 2019

BOCRA vs. MultiChoice: A big lesson for Regulators

The Judgement itself depicted BOCRA as an organisation which wants to apply a one-size fits all approach to all its regulated entities despite their diferent classificaion - a matter that stands to scare service providers from making it easy for...

20 February 2019

Moscow backs Africa’s bid for UN Security Council seat

Moscow supports the willingness of African countries to have a permanent representation in the United Nations Security Council, Russian Ambassador to Botswana, Victor Sibilev has said. Speaking last week Friday at his residence in Gaborone’s...

20 February 2019

Women politicians in Africa face huge odds

Women are gaining ground in politics around the world. Last year, the so-called “pink wave” saw a record number of women elected to Congress in the US’s mid-term elections. There are signs of progress in Africa, too. Last October, Ethiopia’s...

20 February 2019

Citizen sub-contractors snub Minister Seretse’s site visit

Nominated sub-contractors working in the constrction of the P270 million Police Forensic Science Laboratory at old Village Police College snubbed Minister Vincent Seretse’s recent site vist, presumably to avoid an awkward encounter. The lab...

20 February 2019

Masisi promises to tell the nation the ‘whole truth’

President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi has promised that the time to tell the nation the whole truth pertaining to the standoff between his government and his predecessor Lt. Gen. Dr. Ian Khama will come and “is not too far”. Masisi was responding to a...

20 February 2019

BPC chief executive Stefan Schwarzfischer resigns

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Botswana Power Corporation Dr. Stefan Schwarzfischer has offered to resign from his role at the corporation; Botswana Guardian has been reliably informed. The offer must now be considered by the Minister of Mineral...

20 February 2019

BURS lag behind on transfer pricing regulations

The Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) could be caught off guard come July, as regulations expected to steer implementation of the new Income Tax Act of 2018 are yet to be approved by cabinet. Four months before amendments to the income tax...

20 February 2019

Botswana takes more steps to lure investors

Government’s recent decision to accede to Africa Peer Review Mechanism has been applauded, as a potential catapult for the economy to surge. Local entrepreneur Sethebe Manake, Director at Vantage Properties said the development is an indication...

20 February 2019

‘BDP will win elections without outright majority’

The country’s long time rulling party, Botswana Democratic Party is expected to win the upcoming general elections albeit without an outright majority. This is according to a fresh report coming from Africa’s leading bank by assets, Standard...

20 February 2019