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Tlotlo Mbazo
  • Project Bula Buka to be implemented countrywide

    This year, thousands of students who have previously been discarded by the education system after JCE will now have an opportunity for further training following the launch of the project Bula Buka.Over the years, thousands of learners dropped out of...

  • Sex Offenders Register yet to be established four years after law passed.

    The anticipated Sex Offenders Register has not been established since the enactment of the Sexual Registry Act of 2021.Speaking in Parliament recently, Assistant Minister for State President Maipelo Mophuting said the institutional and administrative...

  • High value tenders in the hands of foreigners

    The value of tenders awarded in the 2024/25 financial year stood at P32.88 billion, reflecting the significant scale of government investment in public works, services and supplies through the public procurement system.According to the CEO of the...

  • HISTORIC DECAY

    Member of Parliament for Kgatleng Central, Mpho Morolong, has expressed disappointment that the National Development Plan (NDP) 12 has not provided for the relocation and rebuilding of Deborah Retief Memorial (DRM) Hospital in Mochudi.Although the...

  • MEN CRY OUT

    The government has been urged to ensure that gender based violence (GBV) is tackled from all angles, ensuring that both men and women take responsibility in their contribution to the national scourge.Bolokang Simololang, a Botswana Institute of...

  • GBV silences women and girls

    Botswana is among the countries that have introduced cybercrime legislation; however, enforcement remains weak, and gender dimensions are often overlooked.Speaking at the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence on Women and Girls this...

  • POLICY SHIFT

    Trade Union representatives, the business community and government were locked in intense discussions last week to formulate regulations for the recently passed Employment and Labour Law.Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Major General Pius...

  • Mattie’s Success wins Creative Business Cup award

    Botswana's own Matlhogonolo Seadimo, founder of Mattie's Success, is the Creative Business Cup 2025 Global Finals winner, emerging from among two other top finalists from Ireland and South Korea.Her company, Mattie's Success, produces...

  • SOEs urged to transform and perform

    State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have been challenged not only to be service providers, but also engines of transformation and growth.Botswana is navigating significant economic challenges, with a heightened urgent need to diversify beyond diamonds,...

  • ONE FOR THE ROAD

    There is no day that goes by without reports of violence. Could it be true that indeed we are just a violent nation, and there might be no reason to segregate violence into categories like gender-based violence?Daily news reports are not only...

  • Botswana optimistic of EU-AU partnership

    Brusseles, Belgium: Botswana’s participation in the Third European Union (EU)-African Union (AU) Ministerial Meeting held on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium was a significant opportunity for the country to reaffirm its commitment to multilateral...

  • HRDC shifts focus to technical & vocational education

    The Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) this year is intentional and focused on ensuring that negative perceptions about TVET that has over the years discouraged students from enrolling in technical colleges is a thing of the past.This year’s...

  • HRDC shifts focus to technical & vocational education

    The Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) this year is intentional and focused on ensuring that negative perceptions about TVET that has over the years discouraged students from enrolling in technical colleges is a thing of the past.This year’s...

  • Youth reluctance fuels HIV crisis as Botswana tackles rising infections

    - Transactional sex, unemployment key drivers of HIV among youthYouth aged 15 to 24 are the most reluctant to take up programmes that help fight the infection despite the fact that they account for a significant portion of new HIV infections,...

  • Stagnant economy harbours sky rocketing unemployment

    The new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government, is a government at crossroads.Its greatest challenge is to create a balance between fiscal tightening and business growth as demonstrated by increased taxes in the just-delivered budget speech,...

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