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Members of Parliament took turns in parliament displaying their unhappiness and questioning the selection criteria that government used when entering into an agreement with Belgian diamond company, HB Antwerp.Supplementary questions poured in...

Member of Parliament for Sefhare-Ramokgonami, Dr. Kesitegile Gobotswang has told Parliament that DDT College of Medicine at Gaphatshwa Campus must be shut down because of its poor teaching conditions and learning facilities.Gobotswang said in his...

A number of both current and former African political leaders including, Dr. Ian Khama recently participated in a privately organised conference in Poland focusing on how the world is increasing assaults on democracy.Dubbed, ‘Rolling Back...

Can former President and founder of Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), Dr. Ian Khama’s truce help his party to retain the Serowe West constituency parliamentary seat left vacant by the departure of his younger brother, Tshekedi Khama?Last week Khama...

The nation eagerly waits to see if Minister of Transport, Eric Molale will accept the resignation and let go Air Botswana General Manager, Dr. Agnes Khunwana who “jumped off the cockpit” to end her leadership of the troubled airline.Khunwana’s...

The arrival of American actor, rapper, film producer, Willard Carroll Smith II into the country caused friction among officials in government.Some wanted security protocols compromised for his sake and VVIP treatment accorded for him on arrival at...

A fist fight is expected come 8th July, 2023 when three political parties and one independent candidate square up for the by-election of the vacant Serowe West constituency parliamentary seat.Currently, different political parties are all over the...

Former United States President Harry Truman may have had Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) president Biggie Butale in mind when he said: “Being a president is like riding on a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed. I never sit on a fence....

Botswana Parliament has not authorised any money to buy shares at HB Antwerp, Botswana Congress Party president, Dumelang Saleshando said this week.Wading into the controversial debate on the protracted Sales Agreement negotiations between government...

The factional fights within the opposition Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) this week brought the party machinery to a standstill.Not only has the faction aligned to founder and former President Ian Khama suspended party president Biggie Butale, but it...

Political parties across the aisle are gearing themselves for the Serowe West Constituency by-election following President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi decision to issue a writ of election on Tuesday.The vacancy has created a lot of curiosity among all the...

Botswana and the European Union (EU) engaged each other this week in a meeting that emphasised the importance of meeting more often in order to effectively enhance their strategic partnership for mutual gain.The overall objective of the EU support to...

Numerous factors have been identified as a major threat to the national food security, Botswana Guardian has establishedAmong these factors is that the current value chains are grossly fragmented with weak linkages as well as control by exploitative...

UDC president Duma Boko took no prisoners this week Tuesday in a press conference, dismissing accusations that businessman Zunaid Moti splashed US$9.4 million for his party’s 2019 general election as “unanchored speculation”.Among his...

Former President Ian Khama this Tuesday used two social media posts to celebrate the resignation of Specially Elected Member of Parliament Dr Unity Dow from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). This comes on the backdrop of recent posts on the same...