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Residents of Kgaphamadi who are currently residing on a portion of the 5270-hectare land located to the west of Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA) are considered squatters and are expected to vacate.They have been duly compensated,...

The national registration for this year’s general election, which began last Friday, encountered several challenges on its inaugural day.These issues signal the potential to undermine the credibility of the registration process and consequently,...

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) plans to introduce in the upcoming parliament session a Bill advocating for the counting of all ballots in one location, including those for parliamentary candidates.BCP President Dumelang Saleshando said Wednesday...

The Government has maintained that the Selibe Phikwe Economic Development Unit (SPEDU) was never intended to be designated as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ).This decision stems from SPEDU's status as a company limited by guarantee, established in...

Residents of Kgaphamadi settlement, located in the Gaborone Region near the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, eagerly await the Ministry of Lands' response to their petition addressing their long-standing marginalisation.The matter has...

Justice Tebogo Tau, the President of the Court of Appeal (CoA), is today scheduled to deliver a judgment in the case in which the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has sought an expedited appeal against the order issued by the Francistown High...

The Gaborone City Council has spent over P236 million, which is 54 percent of the total amount allocated it under the recurrent budget, Gaborone City Mayor, Austin Abraham told a full Council meeting.He said the total budget allocated under the...

The Greater Gaborone area is witnessing a surge in new and heightened cases of HIV, with at least 140 individuals testing positive out of over 8,300 people who underwent testing in the current quarter.Gaborone City Mayor, Austin Abraham, expressed...

The Gaborone City Council requires P1 billion for the development of infrastructure and the acquisition of equipment. This investment aims not only to enhance the city's facilities to match global standards but also to bestow upon it the...

The government is set to allocate more than P500 million as the purchasing cost for BCL houses to the liquidator, according to Vice President and Leader of the House, Slumber Tsogwane.Tsogwane disclosed to Parliament that a total of 1 576 properties...

Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Sethabelo Modukanele had a hectic day in parliament as he responded to inquiries from Members of Parliament, representing two constituencies in the capital city.Tumisang Mangwegape-Healey,...

The portfolio of the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA), amounting to P2.4 billion across 5,482 accounts, existed before March 31, 2020, prior to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.In response to a question from Dr. Thapelo...

President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi’s State of the Nation Address put his Vice, Slumber Tsogwane and Minister of Transport and Public Works, Eric Molale under the spotlight.Both men are chairman and vice respectively of the Development Manager market...

Former Botswana National Front Women’s League (BNFWL) president, Dr Bonang Nkoane, who resigned recently from her party has joined the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Botswana Guardian has been reliably told.Nkoane who took over the BNFWL...

President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi‘s next week Monday State of the Nation Address (SONA) is likely to be more politically oriented than address the diverse challenges that the country faces currently.Reading from the prevailing atmosphere, Botswana has...