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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...