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Nicholas Mokwena
  • BNF fights in Adv Boko’s corner

    The Botswana National Front (BNF) has come out with guns blazing to defend its President, Advocate Duma Boko for declaring Monday this week, a paid public holiday.Adv. Boko, who is also the President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) which...

  • Motshegwa’s unlawful action, a mark of political intolerance - Council Chairman

    Okavango District Council Chairperson has come out with guns blazing over what he describes as an unprecedented level of political intolerance by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa.Gaopatele Ronald,...

  • Hikuama hits back at DDT College

    The chairperson of the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and Skills Development, Kanaingura Hikuama has come out with guns blazing condemning the DDT College of Medicine over a statement issued by the institution.The college issued a...

  • BTC executives face the axe

    It never rains but pours at Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL), where fresh allegations of looming job losses have surfaced - this time targeting executive managers.Observers warn that if the restructuring proceeds, BTCL may face...

  • PPRA cancels Basic Education multi-million Pula tender

    The Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education has been directed to immediately cancel the procurement activity due to the inappropriate and unjustified use of the direct procurement method and for failing to comply with established procurement...

  • Manipulatable Sexual Assault Kits blamed for low conviction rates

    Every year, hundreds of women in Botswana muster extraordinary courage to walk into police stations to report being raped.For many, it is the hardest decision of their lives: to face the shame, the stigma, the whispers of neighbours, and the fear of...

  • Spread of synthetic drugs threatens security

    The world is facing a new challenging threat which is now a scourge that is spreading at the speed of pandemic velocity, President Advocate Duma Boko said, this week revealing that the spread of synthetic drugs is a danger that looms large over the...

  • BDP admits 58 years rule-burden cost them good judgement

    The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) leadership has conceded that somewhere along the way, the burden of 58 years of state rule cost them the virtue of good judgment in several instances, against many Batswana.Mpho Balopi, the party president, was...

  • CEDA faces leadership confusion as two CEOs emerge

    The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) has been plunged into leadership uncertainty, with two individuals effectively occupying the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).The confusion stems from the Ministry of Trade and...

  • 500 face job losses at Kanye Sanitation Project

    The Kanye Sanitation Project faces a major setback: with the contractor unpaid, around 500 workers now face job losses and uncertainty.The contractor, Estate Construction, is allegedly always thrown from pillar to post whenever they submit their...

  • Botswana Railways wars get messy

    The internal squabble engulfing Botswana Railways (BR) has now gone messy with the entity’s newly appointed Board of Directors, Management, and the Minister clashing over BR revitalisation Plan.The Board, which was appointed in May this year, has...

  • Balopi building or burning bridges?

    Whether one agrees with the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Central Committee’s approach of apologising to the leadership of Bagammangwato, it cannot be disputed that the leadership is walking the talk.Campaigning for office towards the Maun 2025...

  • The P3 billion CBD plot heist

    A storm is brewing over a controversial tender issued by the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture for leasing commercial plots in the Gaborone’s CBD, the Botswana Guardian has established.The tender, DOL/002/2025-2026, has been slammed as a blatant...

  • Minister wants Pula Consultants reported for fraud

    Minister of Water and Human Settlement, Onneetse Ramogapi, has allegedly advised that Pula Consultants be reported to investigative law enforcement agencies for fraud.This comes after the company's 'dirty deals' were laid bare by this...

  • Parliamentary Committee, DDT College meet over students impasse

    For the first time, DDT College was given the opportunity to present its case before Parliament. This publication can reveal that DDT College led by Derrick Tlhoiwe appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Education and Skills...

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