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Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr. Edwin Dikoloti, has emphasised that agriculture remains the foundation of Botswana’s future prosperity.Recognising it as the backbone of the country's economy, the government is committed to...

Dumelang Saleshando, President of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, has written a letter to President Adv Duma Boko asking the president to intervene in the ongoing standoff between the government and...

A fierce contest looms for the position of Chairperson as the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) enters the final stretch of preparations for its pivotal elective congress in Maun next week.Dorcas Makgato and Karabo Gare, both seasoned politicians, are...

Residents of Gabane have petitioned the Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Micus Chimbombi, to address them on the controversial land compensation.They feel that the Kweneng Land Board is being unfair to them. The residents say they have long been...

A former government officer (name known to this publication) is suing the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) for P24 million, alleging abandonment and negligence during a 13-year ordeal.The officer, who was pursuing further studies at the University...

President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko says his administration’s bold and people-centred vision for Botswana’s future is not a political gimmick but a pledge they are ready to fulfil.Officiating at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Bonno Target...

The latest torrential rains in the southern parts of the country have exposed the poor workmanship of Gaborone's road infrastructure.Gaborone City Council’s (GCC) decision to buy cold matrix asphalt of poor quality from their preferred company...

The High Court has ordered the state to pay P50.2 million in interest to Bakang Seretse and three of his companies for funds that were unlawfully frozen for nearly five years under the Proceeds and Instruments of Crime Act (PICA).Justice Michael...

Why was an instruction for a waiver to grant a work permit for Multi Choice Botswana Managing Director issued from the Office of the President instead of the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs?These are some of the questions that some Multi Choice...

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse says as a new government, they have fought gallantly for the country’s democracy.He said government therefore commits to nurturing this democracy through robust democratic reforms to ensure...

Public Sector Trade Unions have sent a stern warning to the government of the day to clean sweep its house and ensure it delivers on the promises it made to public workers and nation at large.The public sector unions working as a collective under the...

The growing tension within the Botswana National Front (BNF) - a contracting partner of the ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) - has the potential to disrupt the UDC agenda of service delivery, Botswana Guardian has established.The BNF is a...

Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has refuted suggestions that it is considering forming a coalition with another opposition party - Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).This is not the first time a bromance between the BDP and the BCP made it to the news....

A close ally of former President Mokgweetsi Masisi, Kenneth Matswiri is under the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) surveillance in connection with the over P296 million tender for the supply of smart meter solution under Water...

Botswana Democratic Party’s candidate for Secretary General in the May 10 elective congress slated for Maun, Kabo Morwaeng, has advised democrats against the use of lobby lists.Morwaeng who holds a strong opinion against lobby lists says that the...