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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...

Botswana and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are this week expected to bolster their bilateral relationship as President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi hosts his counterpart, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo who is on a four-day state visit.Tshisekedi...

Lack of foresight, bureaucratic tape, stringent demands by political leadership on both sides of the aisle at Parliamentary and local authority levels are blamed for the lack of development along the Segoditshane River, which goes across Gaborone....

The BCL liquidation process is taking too long to complete and without doubt getting costly to the taxpayer as the billions spent in trying to save the mine will never be recovered.The latest coming from the defunct copper mining town is they are...

In an effort to clarify allegations contained in an investigations report by amaBhungane and Sentry alleging that South African businessman Zunaid Moti had intended to use the UDC as a Trojan horse to consolidate his power, Botswana Guardian spoke to...

Hidden in the wilderness, away from the prying eyes of talent scouts is Gloria Ipeleng Gasimodimo, a chef at Vumbura Plains Premier Camp in the Okavango Delta.Gasimodimo, is a native of Seronga, a self made and naturally gifted chef with 37 years of...

Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who visited the country this week, representing his President at the just ended second edition of Forbes 30 Under 30 Africa Summit, has some similarities with his host, President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi.Not only...