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Fresh information has revealed that the current Government of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) might have benefited from laundered funds for its campaign which ultimately landed them in power.UDC pulled the rug from under the Botswana...

The Minister for State President Moeti Mohwasa has refuted allegations of interference in the P300 million Mathathane–Platjan Border Post Road tender, which is financed by the European Union (EU).Minister Mohwasa who is accused of resisting the...

Over 600 employees of Tau Grading & Building Construction could find themselves in a quandary, as the company finds itself hamstrung following confiscation of its cellphones and laptops by the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC).The...

With the Kgalagadi South Constituency by-election set to happen in two weeks’ time, political parties have moved in to shake the ground with one aim of winning the constituency.Campaigns which have been on low key have now intensified following the...

It will be a long journey before the implementation of a P4000 living wage for public servants can be realised.The ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) made the promise for a minimum living wage of P4000 during its election campaign trail for...

A contraband cigarettes smuggling war is said to have ensued in the underground dark world of trade, especially the illicit cigarettes, the Botswana Guardian has learnt.Sources within law enforcement agencies have revealed that this lucrative illegal...

The main Opposition party, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), will scrutinise the government’s newly introduced funding model under the Draft National Development Plan (NDP12).The model which the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government says...

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) intends to hit the ground running to grow its presence in the Southern part of the country.The party president and Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Dumelang Saleshando revealed this week that the party wants to...

Assistant Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Justin Hunyepa, says the introduction of STEAM education—Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics is an approach that recognises and nurtures every child’s natural...

The Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) and Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) have condemned remarks by the Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Nono Kgafela Mokoka, regarding a proposed "digital classroom tracking"...

In a world where almost everything in our financial sector, health, education, communications, energy, water, and government services is increasingly connected, cybersecurity is not a luxury but a necessity.This was said by the Minister of...

Member of Parliament for Nkange, Motlhaleemang Moalosi, has called for new punitive measures, including a minimum custodial sentence of 100 years and a maximum of life imprisonment for drug lords and dealers convicted of offences involving hard drugs...

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has slammed President Advocate Duma Boko’s recent announcement regarding the acquisition of a stake in De Beers, calling it unlawful and beyond his executive authority.Adv. Boko announced to the world that by the...

Botswana Oil Limited (BOL) finds itself entangled in alleged corruption activities in one of its multi-million Pula tenders for the expansion of the Francistown Depot.It is being accused of conflict of interest, bias, and lack of transparency, among...

Justice Michael Leburu of the Court of Appeal denied the Ministry of Water and Human Settlement leave to appeal a case in which it had awarded a tender to Tawana Venture.The Accounting Officer in the Ministry of Water and Human Settlement had sought...