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Nicholas Mokwena
  • Cattle, Cash, and Corruption

    The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Kgosietsile Ngakaagae, has filed an urgent application seeking a restraining order against properties owned by former Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Lefoko Moagi.In his...

  • Boko's flagship parastatals stall

    Air Botswana and Botswana Railways (BR) have delivered a stinging rebuke to President Advocate Duma Boko’s bold pledge, exposing cracks in his promise that four parastatals would be revived to profitability and serving Batswana by December 2025.The...

  • Cattle, Cash, and Corruption

    The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Kgosietsile Ngakaagae, has filed an urgent application seeking a restraining order against properties owned by former Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Lefoko Moagi.In his...

  • Govt commits to open Commissions of inquiry reports

    The Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, says the reports of Presidential Commissions of Inquiry have been treated as artefacts for the archives, rather than as vital instruments of public accountability.This practice of...

  • Govt defends decision for informal traders’ displacement

    The Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, says the ongoing development works at the Gaborone Bus Rank are necessary to modernise the public transport infrastructure in Gaborone, enhancing safety, efficiency,...

  • BTC introduces P4000 minimum wage

    Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has stepped in to support government’s agenda of introducing a P4000 minimum wage.BTC Chief Executive Officer, Jürgen Peschel said they do not want to have any of their employees left behind. He...

  • Adv Boko defends decision to establish Constitutional Court

    President Advocate Duma Boko has defended the decision by his government to approach Constitutional review in a piecemeal manner.The government has moved through the Minister of State, President Moeti Mohwasa, a Constitution (Amendment) Bill for the...

  • Gamblers projected to lose P1 billion by year end

    As Botswana enters the festive “silly season” of bonuses, bright lights and holiday excitement, the Gambling Authority has cautioned that not all that glitters is gold.Gross Gambling Revenue is projected to reach P1 billion by the end of the...

  • Union challenges MP Mining to rectify employees' contracts

    Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) says it has been called upon to confront the looming job losses and poor safety standards at MP Mining.MP Mining is the mineral license holder of Kopano Copper Mining operation, a copper operation situated near...

  • You are hypocrites - MP Pule tells UDC govt

    Member of Parliament for Kgatleng East, Mabuse Pule, has welcomed the initiative to import Girolando cattle from Brazil and the promise of skills transfer to local farmers.However, he reminded Parliament that when the previous BDP Government procured...

  • BPF thrown into further chaos

    The Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) has formally moved to interdict Lt. General Gaolathe Galebotswe and his faction from presenting themselves as party officials or exercising powers of the National Executive Committee (NEC).The NEC filed its...

  • Govt OKs purchase of luxury vehicles, aircraft

    The government has defended its decision to continue with procuring 16 specialised vehicles.The Minister for State President, Moeti Mohwasa stated that the facts of this procurement are clear and demonstrate a process that was conducted under the...

  • Ntsima vs Mohwasa: Who is telling the truth?

    A brewing rift between two Cabinet Ministers has exposed alleged interference in a major infrastructure tender, raising questions about transparency and political meddling in government procurement.The Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship,...

  • This is not what Batswana bargained for - Balopi

    The new government is not what Batswana hoped or bargained for, President of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Mpho Balopi, said when reflecting on the Umbrella for Democratic Change’s one-year anniversary in power. He said the moment offers all...

  • UDC in dirty money row

    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...

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