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A lapse by the government in failing to protect the country’s critical Zone 11 when Foot and Mouth was spiralling out of control in the region could have a devastating impact on the country’s economy and the beef sector.Last week, the government,...

Ipelegeng workers will have to wait longer before their allowance is increased from P817.00 to P2,500.00 as promised.Assistant Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ignatius Moswaane, revealed that the government has decided to...

The ailing Botswana Railways is yet to return to profitability despite the deadlines set by the government.Last year, President Duma Boko declared and decreed that Botswana Railways will be among the key state-owned enterprises that will return to...

The office of the Ombudsman has taken a decision to subpoena government officials to appear for cases concerning their ministries and departments.The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ramaotwana Ramaotwana, says that following a...

The social media pseudo account - Happy Omang - continues to ruffle feathers across sectors with a growing criticism that it could be a government-sponsored account meant to attack those who differ with the government of the day.The account which in...

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) conducted supplementary voters’ registration exercises at all the 61 constituencies from 12th January to 13th February, 2026, and from 18th February to the 3rd March, 2026.According to the Minister for...

Cash strapped Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has decided to set up a campaign Fund where wards will make monthly contributions. The BDP has since losing power in 2024 lost a significant number of its funders, affecting the party’s finances. BDP...

President Advocate Duma Boko has finally broken the silence on claims that he revealed that if it was not for the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and its Director General, Rt Brigadier Peter Magosi, his party would not have attained...

Minister of Finance, Ndaba Gaolathe says based on the preliminary Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey (BMTHS) 2024/25 results, the total unemployed persons are estimated at 213,437, compared with 147, 206 in 2015/16, representing an increase of 45...

Minister of Finance, Ndaba Gaolathe says based on the preliminary Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey (BMTHS) 2024/25 results, the total unemployed persons are estimated at 213,437, compared with 147, 206 in 2015/16, representing an increase of 45...

The Attorney General has appealed against a ruling by Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo, which barred the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship from conducting further warrantless searches or...

The President of the Botswana Democratic party (BDP), Mpho Balopi has expressed confidence that his presidency is under no threat.Balopi was voted into office during a Maun National Congress in May last year taking over from Mogweetsi Masisi who led...

The 100,000 plots allocation campaign initiated by the previous government cost close to P200 million, covering land surveying, servicing, and Land Board activities.The Ministry of Lands and Water Affairs had set a target to allocate 100,000 plots...

Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, has confirmed that the government is considering granting eligible autopsy assistants within the Botswana Police Service (BPS) a crime scene examination allowance.Responding to a...

The integrity of Botswana’s justice system is now under unprecedented scrutiny as fresh allegations emerge that crime-scene evidence kits used by the Botswana Police Service can be opened, tampered with, retaped and resealed without detection,...