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Nicholas Mokwena
  • GCC failing to collect revenue

    Gaborone City Council (GCC) continues to struggle in its endeavour to collect revenue, Mayor Austin Abraham has said.At the end of May 2023, the Council’s total expenditure stands at P67,757,873.93, translating to 14.8 percent of the budget, while...

  • Kgatleng District experiences water supply bottlenecks

    Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) has constructed a dedicated and bigger pipeline to Matebele village which is already supplying sufficient water, Kgatleng District Council Chairman Daneil Molokwe has said.There is an ongoing project to supply...

  • Battle of the Auditors

    There is an ongoing behind the scenes war in the Auditing Sector as foreigners of Asian origin are accused of elbowing citizens out of business, Botswana Guardian has learnt.The Asians who own and run big firms have also been accused of conniving...

  • Minister raps private companies that cheat workers

    Minister of Labour, Anna Mokgethi says the prevalent concern associated with salary increment and some conditions of work is mainly that some companies would not pay their staff remuneration consistent with their work.She said companies do this...

  • Motshegwa, Mzwinila fight gets nasty

    A political fight is brewing at Mmadinare Constituency over a project which was recently unveiled by President Mokgweetsi Masisi.The Mmadinare Leobo la Kgotla has sparked controversy as Specially-Elected Member of Parliament and Minister of Lands and...

  • 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...

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