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Nicholas Mokwena
  • 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...

  • Look after Nurses to get better healthcare - BONU President

    The bulk of the responsibility for delivering advanced technologically and innovative healthcare delivery systems falls to nurses for the simple reason that they constitute 70 percent of the Ministry’s workforce.This was said by the President of...

  • BFTU calls for collective effort to fight GBV

    The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has condemned a tragic incident of gender-based violence (GBV) that unfolded at the Botswana Gender- Based Violence Prevention and Support Centre Drop-In Centre in Gaborone.According to the federation...

  • BLLAHWU wants BQA restructuring exercise stopped

    Botswana Land Board Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) says it takes strong objection to the manner in which the current Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) restructuring is being conducted.BQA is currently undertaking a...

  • BCP confident of taking state power in 2024

    Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has expressed confidence of going it alone at the next general election and taking power from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).The BCP which affirmed the decision of the central committee to contest outside the...

  • Manyere sets record straight on BancABC millions-worth shares

    MHMK Group Founder and CEO, George Manyere has rubbished reports of alleged failure to honour a deal with a former partner, Douglas Mamvura.MHMK owns local Micro-Lender FirstCred Limited which was rebranded from Getbucks Limited in 2020. The...

  • Cybersecurity courses for Non-IT professionals on offer

    Cybersecurity awareness short courses designed to help professionals in Botswana with no background in Information Technology (IT) tackle workplace cybersecurity risks and threats are being introduced.The Basic and Advanced Cybersecurity for Non-IT...

  • Boko calls for independent oversight institutions

    The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) President Advocate Duma Boko has challenged government to free oversight and accountability institutions from the control of the executive and resource them adequately.He stated that under the UDC government,...

  • Masisi launches 'Operation Ceasefire' in SPEDU saga

    President Mokgweetsi Masisi has allegedly attempted to put out the fire that is likely to take centrestage in the controversial SPEDU case where two cabinet members have been implicated, Botswana Guardian has learned.The president is said to have...

  • Judge Leburu throws out PS' decision

    High Court Judge Michael Leburu has set aside a decision by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services to dismiss a Kweneng Land board officer from work.Letsweletse Keoraletse was on the 4th of June 2021...

  • BDP divisions emerge in Gaborone region

    Gaborone Regional Committee is accused of sponsoring unrest in Gaborone constituencies ahead of the official issuing of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Bulela Ditswe writ.The Regional Committee led by Lepsy Mosope which is comprised of individuals...

  • Power struggle rocks Gammangwato Royalty

    Tensions are high within the Gammangwato Royal family as bickering grows among the three families - Khama, Kgamane and Seretse – who are allegedly in a power struggle over the Gammangwato throne, Botswana Guardian has established.Information...

  • Chief Justice dishonesty exposed

    Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane has been accused of dishonesty after he pleaded for out of court settlement of litigations with other judges but later forged ahead with one of his court cases.The chief justice has three litigations with three...

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