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Tlotlo Mbazo
  • Govt misses land allocation target

    President Mokgweetsi Masisi had desired that by March 2023, Land Boards across the country would have allocated an ambitious 100 000 residential plots, however, allocated plots are now nearing 58 000, according to the Minister of Lands and Water...

  • Taxpayers reluctant to file returns

    Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) has so far collected close to P33 billion, about 56 per cent of this year’s target of P60.4 billion. Last year, the Revenue Service exceeded their set target of over P47 billion to bag a total collection of...

  • PERIOD POVERTY

    Botswana Organisation for Sisters Empowering Junior Associates (BOSEJA) has completed a three-month campaign titled 'For Them Now, Hope is Here,' meant to sensitise the public on the stigma faced by the girl-child in selected communities of...

  • Non-partisan AEA pushes for transformation in Africa

    The hosting of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) Summit in Gaborone, Botswana signals the emergence of Church-led transformation within the region.According to the AEA Secretary General and CEO, Reverend Dr. Master Matlhaope, it was...

  • ONE FOR THE ROAD

    Pastors are increasingly raising their hands for political office. But should men and women of the cloth be entangled in politics?There is an interesting appeal by Apostle Paul in 1 Timothy 2:1-4 for the church “to pray for all people, for kings...

  • Red tape, bureaucracy is Africa’s greatest undoing

    The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat is working with youth institutions across the continent to translate policies and instruments into youth-friendly instruments that can promote youth participation in regional trade.This has...

  • ONE FOR THE ROAD

    One issue that is still going to make a lot of people suffer, is this one. Some people have resorted to turn to God as relief for their life problems. Yes, God is available for everyone during times of hardship, but if the only reason we seek him, is...

  • Over P60m annually for Pharmacy posts

    The Ministry of Health is expected to spend over P60 million annually in salaries of Pharmacy Technicians, Principal Pharmacy Technicians, Senior Pharmacists and Principal Pharmacists ll, that is, if all posts advertised this week are filled.The...

  • High net worth US investors to establish locally

    Botswana’s investment agency, Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) is confident the over 25 high net worth investors that graced the US-Africa Business Summit this week will make contact with possible partners locally that will eventually...

  • Snail's pace in issuance of Secure Land Titles

    Land Boards across the country gave plot owners an October 2022 deadline to have registered their tribal or state land to get the new Secure Land Title (SLTs) when President Mokgweetsi Masisi launched the programme in June 2022.According to Botswana...

  • ADULT DAY CARE

    It’s been almost two months since the new Ray of Hope Adult Day Care and Boarding Centre located in Block 8 in Gaborone opened its doors.Founder and Director, Phumla Ngorosha told The Midweek Sun that it was a long time coming. The Centre offers...

  • New Mental Health law coming as Board is unveiled

    The newly unveiled eight-member Mental Health Board is expected to look after the welfare, rights and dignity of mental health care users and their families for the next three years.According to Minister of Health Dr Edwin Dikoloti, the Board is...

  • Drug use among students on the rise and worrying

    Indulgence in drugs and alcohol has a negative impact on teaching and learning in the Kgatleng district and parents have been urged to take keen interest in their children’s education to ensure academic success.According to the Kgatleng Regional...

  • P3 billion unutilised in Facilities Management sector

    Facilities Management has been allocated P2 billion of the recurrent budget and P1 billion for the development budget, however every year; P3 billion goes back to the finance ministry as a result of non-utilisation.According to Minister of Transport...

  • BOCONGO, health ministry embark on smoke-free campaign

    Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organizations (BOCONGO) in partnership with Ministry of Health are implementing a three-year capacity building project titled, ‘Reclaiming Smoke-free Workplaces; Ga Go Gogelwe Fa!’The aim of the project is to...

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