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Nicholas Mokwena
  • BIUST Professor reported for plagiarism

    Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) lecturer, Professor Abraham Atta Ogwu has been reported to the Vice Chancellor on allegations of Plagiarism - Dishonest/Concealment and disrepute, intimidation, and possible...

  • Four-horse race expected in BDP Lobatse

    The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primaries in Lobatse have turned into a four-horse race, pitting friend against friend.Although there are over 10 candidates vying to represent the BDP at the parliamentary level, only four are really in the race....

  • Court upholds senior public servant's dismissal

    High Court Judge Bugalo Maripe has dismissed an application by a Senior officer from the Ministry of Finance who wanted her dismissal from employment to be set aside.Thabologo Galekhutle, a Principal Accounts Officer based in Serowe had her...

  • Minister temporarily halts demolitions

    The Minister of Lands and Water Affairs Dr. Kefentse Mzwinila has warned squatters in Mogodistahne that their continued refusal to move is delaying development projects and costing government millions in cost overruns.In an interview with Botswana...

  • BCP defends GBV accused Mmaphua East by-election candidate

    Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is unshaken on its Mmaphula East Council by-election candidate Gaolathe Kenosi who is accused of Gender Based Violence (GBV).Kenosi has been barraged for allegedly abusing his late wife after one of the deceased's...

  • Mzwinila’s Mmadinare return bid

    Former Mmadinare Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Kefentse Mzwinila is reportedly on the comeback trail, as he has launched a spirited campaign to unseat incumbent MP Molebatsi Molebatsi.In what is believed to be a clandestine launch of his challenge,...

  • P450 million blown away

    The government will now pay over P450 million for Gumare-Sepopa-Mohembo roads tenders after the Department of Roads approved variation of the tenders, Botswana Guardian has established.The tenders were awarded in August 2022 by the Department of...

  • Pressure mounts on Khama to quit active politics

    BagaMmangwato want Kgosikgolo and former President Ian Khama to quit active politics and concentrate on being a statesman and focus on his Morafe.Khama returned to active politics in a space of less than two years after handing over the baton to...

  • DCEC, DIS joint operation busts drugs cartel

    A joint operation by law enforcement agencies, Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), has resulted in the arrest of 10 people involved in the theft of medical drugs.The cartel has...

  • IEC involved in election rigging - Boko

    President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Advocate Duma Boko says the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is always actively involved in election rigging.According to Boko, the IEC does this by failing to follow the law when handling...

  • P1.7b Mogoditshane-Gabane Road project conundrum

    The controversial tender to convert Mogoditshane-Gabane-Mmankgodi junction road to a dual carriageway continues to be an administrative headache within the government enclave as its commencement has stalled.It is well over three years with the...

  • Leveraging Transport and Energy to transform Botswana economy

    Chief Executive Officer of Progressive Institute Mmoloki Mmolotsi says the world is transforming rapidly, changing the way people and goods travel within and across cities, regions, countries and continents.He stated that sustainable transport and...

  • Govt failing to address GBV - BCP

    Botswana has not ratified and domesticated ILO Convention 190, whose primary objective is to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace, neither has the country domesticated the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development which was signed in...

  • Majinda’s appointment stirs controversy at BAOA

    The Botswana Accountancy Oversight Authority (BAOA) is an authority at war after the former Chief Executive Officer Duncan Majinda was allegedly appointed consultant through dubious means.BAOA’s mandate is to provide oversight and regulation by...

  • DCEC power clash ensues

    A power struggle at the corruption-busting agency – Directorate of Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) - could be headed for a dangerous showdown as the top brass clash on access of offices and alleged removal of files.Inside sources at the agency...

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