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Nicholas Mokwena
  • 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...

  • Govt. yet to ratify Domestic Workers Convention, 2011

    The government of Botswana has been urged to review the minimum working wage of domestic workers in the context of the cost of living.Botswana Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Botswana Domestic Workers Association (DWA) and Justice...

  • Is BCP jinxed?

    Botswana Congress Party (BCP) finds itself in a precarious position after its only hope of going to the national polls in an honest working relationship with other political parties was doomed when the Alliance for Progressives (AP) dumped them.The...

  • The war of the lords

    Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane has taken a swipe at Justice Gabriel Komboni for launching an urgent application with the Maun High Court interdicting his transfer from Gaborone to Francistown.He said the judge did this even though all parties...

  • PAP President lures African youth to AfCFTA

    The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has encouraged the youth to be the driving force behind the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Chief Fortune Charumbira called on young people to tap into...

  • Big fall out ....Boko, Khama at loggerheads

    The political cozy relationship between Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) Patron and aspiring president Ian Khama and leader of the Botswana National Front (BNF) and Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Duma Boko has allegedly hit rock bottom.The fall...

  • Gambling Authority lures citizen enterpreneurs

    The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Gambling Authority, Peter Kesitilwe has urged citizen owned businesses to venture into the gambling industry as it has great potential to grow and become a major contributor to the national...

  • Factions emerge within BNF CC

    The division within the Botswana National Front (BNF) Central Committee continues to widen following its meeting last week, where it was to conclude discussions of agenda items that were discussed recently in Francistown.There are dissenting claims...

  • Court confirms Butale as BPF president

    It will be a long walk with many hurdles for the Khamas to take control of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), after Lobatse High Court Judge Matlhogonolo Phuthego left them with an egg on their face.The judge has confirmed the presidency of the...

  • Adv Boko, BNF Central committee clash

    Botswana National Front (BNF) President Advocate Duma Boko is a man at loggerheads with his central committee following a decision taken by the committee to remove Moeti Mohwasa from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) team.Mohwasa, a well-known...

  • AP withdrawal from negotiations could backfire

    A decision by Alliance for Progressives (AP) to pull out of negotiations with other opposition parties has been met by some resistance within its fold, Botswana Guardian has learned.AP has pulled out of the negotiation table with Botswana Congress...

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