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High Court dismisses death-row inmate’s plea

Francistown High Court Judge, Bashi Moesi has dismissed Uyapo Poloko, a death-row inmate’s quest that his conviction be set aside and he be liberated. Poloko had sought to be acquitted and granted his liberty. Moesi said the accused was convicted...

20 March 2017

Kgalajwe’s parliamentary hopes uncertain

Francistown West Member of Parliament Ignatius Moswaane and his Francistown East counterpart, Honest Buti Billy allegedly connived over the weekend at the ruling party’s regional congress to foil James Kgalajwe’s ambitions to get to...

20 March 2017

F/town makes shopping list for P50m Constituency Fund

The community of Francistown on Thursday finalised their ‘shopping list’ of projects to be submitted to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development for funding. A Special Full Council meeting of the Francistown City Council (FCC) had...

20 March 2017

BDP regional congress turns violent

The Central Police Station in Francistown is investigating a case in which a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) elective congress for the Francistown region degenerated into a violent affair over the legitimacy of certain delegates. The congress was...

20 March 2017

Ngoma’s Mayoral ambitions given a major boost

Former Francistown City Mayor Peter Ngoma had his mayoral ambitions boosted over the weekend when his newfound team floored the camp aligned to Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi. A Botswana Democratic Party councillor who preferred to remain...

20 March 2017

ESPcreated 18 790 jobs since 2015

Government’s Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) is bearing fruit after generating about 18 790 jobs since its launch in 2015, a government official has said. Although the programme has attracted bouts of criticism,Vice President Mokgweetsi Eric...

20 March 2017

Harassed journalists enlist attorney Bayford in bid to sue Government

Three journalists from INK Centre for Investigative Journalism who were allegedly arrested, detained and threatened in Mosu by security agents have roped in Human Rights Lawyer Dick Bayford in a looming litigation against government. The journalists...

20 March 2017

A season of acrimony threatens BDP’s hegemony

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party(BDP) has hitherto been associated with internal cohesion, peace and stability while the opposition was associated with instability emanating from incessant fights for party positions. In a paper written by...

20 March 2017

MPs disown Khama’s retirement Bill

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) MPs have vowed to fight to the bitter end to have a Bill on their conditions of service tabled in Parliament before supporting the Presidential retirement package Bill. The MPs were scheduled to deliberate the MP...

20 March 2017

Mistrust rocks UDC

The Opposition coalition deal remains on shaky grounds. The marriage between Botswana Congress Party (BCP)and Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) might have been declared done and sealed but the four opposition parties involved are not lying on the...

20 March 2017

EIH organises ‘Botswana Week’ in Abu Dhabi

The earmarked partnership between government of Botswana and potential BCL mine investor - Emirates Investment House (EIH) is beginning to bring dividends even before the two could sign the final agreement that will enable the transaction to be...

20 March 2017