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Nicholas Mokwena
  • Controversial P150m BPC tender headed to Procurement Tribunal

    The controversial Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) Smart Electricity meters tender could be headed to the Public Procurement Tribunal and High Court if BPC declines to accept certain terms.The awarding of Tender No.7392-25-01 for the Supply of Smart...

  • Ministries' collaborations vital under current fiscal pressure

    Collaboration between the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry for State President, Defence and Security to service Botswana Police motor vehicles has been described as a remarkable story about government entities working together.The...

  • Controversial Zim company lands at OP

    A Zimbabwean waste management company, Geo Pomona, currently at loggerheads with the community and political leadership of Bulawayo City, has landed at the Office of the President, where a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the...

  • Orange Botswana employees want CEO investigated

    Minister of Labour, Major General (Rtd) Pius Mokgware, has been challenged to conduct an independent investigation into the bullying, harassment, humiliation, intimidation, victimisation and discriminatory treatment at Orange Botswana by Chief...

  • Mohwasa urges Public officers to be open to criticism

    The Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, says those who occupy public office must be prepared to listen, including when what they hear is uncomfortable.He said they must be prepared to explain their decisions and, where...

  • BNF's big brother mentality rocks UDC

    The Botswana National Front (BNF) has been accused of adopting a "big brother" approach within the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) following the coalition's victory in the 2024 General Election.The BNF, which is a contracting partner with...

  • Did Balopi bite more than he can chew?

    As the clouds of corruption loom over the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the once powerful party now finds itself teetering on the brink of a leadership crisis.With the BDP President Mpho Balopi set to appear in court for corruption and money...

  • DCEC goes after Dr. Dikoloti, Kenewendo

    The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is allegedly closing in on cabinet members, Dr. Edwin Dikoloti of Lands and Agriculture and Bogolo Joy Kenewendo of Minerals and Energy.The corruption investigations come on the heels of the...

  • BDP distances itself from Balopi

    The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has made it clear it will not support party president Mpho Balopi in his legal battle over corruption allegations.Balopi is at the centre of a corruption storm, facing several charges alongside Thomas Sidney...

  • BDP in turmoil as its President faces corruption charges

    The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), still struggling to recover from its 2024 electoral defeat and gearing up for the 2029 polls, has been plunged into fresh turmoil after its president, Mpho Balopi, is charged with seven counts of corruption.He has...

  • TANA: Another Gov't contentious project

    The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure will begin trials of the TANA electric bus project in Gaborone as part of Government’s drive to reform the transport sector, modernise public transport systems, support trade and entrepreneurship, and...

  • High number of Batswana falsely seeking for asylum

    Minister of International Relations Dr Phenyo Butale says they are witnessing an unsettling trend where countries that once welcomed holders of Botswana passports without visas are now steadily tightening their entry requirements.The Minister stated...

  • BDF accused of copying civilian’s security system

    The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is under mounting scrutiny, facing allegations of institutional stagnation, intellectual property theft, and entrenched bureaucratic rot within its ranks.Pressure is growing for the Force to explain itself and...

  • Balopi walking on eggshells

    The President of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Mpho Balopi says he is not endorsing or campaigning for any candidate of lobby groups for both the Youth and Women’s Wings elective congress. Balopi’s public announcement comes at a time when...

  • BNF power jostling at play

    The corruption allegations against Member of Parliament for Gantsi who resigned this week as Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Noah Salakae are a deep-rooted political war within the Botswana National Front (BNF), a key player in the current...

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