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And no other can attest to this truism except the industrious community builder, Ogaketse Puma Matlhware, whose countless attempts at contesting for a parliamentary seat for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), have finally been rewarded!He has been...

Kungo Mabogo, a woman with aspirations of becoming the next legislator for the Palapye Constituency under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) ticket, is closer to achieving her dream after being declared the sole candidate by her party.Mabogo...

Ambassador Dr. Batlang Serema, Botswana's representative to the People's Republic of China says establishing connections with Chinese online businesses is essential for Batswana to access the lucrative Chinese market.During an interview with...

Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) has not just met but exceeded its set collection goal of P51.199 billion and is now aiming for a revenue milestone of P70 billion for the 2024/25 period.Commissioner General of BURS, Jeanette Makgolo,...

Zimbabwean ecologist, Patience Gandiwa conveyed to the British legislators, predominantly consisting of House of Lords members, that Africa must engage in trade and not depend on aid from Britain in order to thrive. Gandiwa was part of a six-nation...

Lord Benjamin Mancroft, representing the House of Commons in the United Kingdom, remains steadfast in his commitment, along with his colleagues, to diligently review and refine the Import Prohibition Bill, upon its presentation to them.The Bill was...

President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has commended the country’s endeavours aimed at advancing conservation and wildlife management, while also urging the global community to acknowledge Botswana's ongoing dedication to these causes and provide...

Gaborone City Mayor Austin Abraham has expressed optimism that the council will secure the entire proposed Revenue Support Grant, amounting to about P1 billion from the state.This grant is intended to cover both infrastructure development and...

The recent developments following the G7 countries’ decision to mandate the certification of all global diamonds in Belgium have proven to be disastrous, particularly affecting non-Russian trade.Reliable information reaching Botswana Guardian this...

LONDON: In a bold and unapologetic move, Minister of Tourism, Dumizweni Mthimkhulu and Kgosi Tawana led six others into the British Parliament, urging their counterparts to reconsider passing the proposed Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill....

More than 67,000 plots, out of the Government's intended allocation of 100,000 residential plots have been distributed nationwide, according to the Minister of Lands and Water Affairs, Kefentse Mzwinila.The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)...

The National Arts Council of Botswana (NACB) has since its inception encountered numerous challenges and obstacles, including insufficient funding, receiving only P4 million instead of the P187.5 million grant requested by artists.Additionally, the...

The government's efforts to provide safe drinking water in accordance with the National Water Plan are encountering a crisis due to suspected thieves targeting various points of the infrastructure.The method employed to vandalise the...

Parliament has sanctioned a budget totalling P326.3 million for its 2024-2025 Recurrent and Development Budgets.Presenting the request, Minister of State President Kabo Morwaeng explained that the Development budget request for the National Assembly...

The government has designated land for the construction of the new Ntlo Ya Dikgosi Chamber with all associated procedures expected to be finalised within the 2024/2025 fiscal year.Minister of State President, Kabo Morwaeng, informed Parliament during...