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Nicholas Mokwena
  • 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...

  • Police transgressions go unpunished

    The establishment of an Independent Police Complaints Commission remains in the pipeline 11 years later, yet Minister of Defence and Security Kagiso Mmusi admits that complaints against the police need urgent attention lest the public loses trust in...

  • PPP Unit fails to bring results, oversight

    Ministry of Finance has come under fire for lack of results and oversight from its Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Unit.The unit, which was established to facilitate the implementation of PPP projects in the country has been operating for a...

  • No end to BERA troubles

    Internal squabbles at Botswana Regulatory Authority (BERA) continue to threaten the stability of the parastatal which has never found peace since its inception, Botswana Guardian has learnt.BERA is responsible for providing an efficient energy...

  • Guns out for Kweneng Landboard

    Kweneng Landboad is facing a fierce battle and resistance from residents and landholders within its jurisdiction as it embarks on a process to repossess land allocated to the public especially through the Mogoditshane Sub-Landboard.The landboard led...

  • New Botswana - Trouble in paradise

    The promised new Botswana from the opposition coalition negotiating parties might go up in smoke ahead of the expected conclusion of negotiations billed for this coming Wednesday, Botswana Guardian has established.Alliance for Progressives (AP),...

  • Mahalapye Bus rank at defects liability stage

    The works at Mahalapye Bus rank are currently at defects liability to the contractor stage after it experienced several failures for use.Mahalapye District Council Chairmain Bathasetse Merementsi told the council that the P10 million funding for the...

  • Dr. Dow hits back at BDP

    Specially-Elected Member of Parliament, Dr. Unity Dow has taken a swipe at her party and its leadership, Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) over her alleged defiance of a Parliament caucus resolution.Dr. Dow has been charged with misconduct and is...

  • Khama’s loyalist flees the country

    Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) Office Head Administrator, Masego Baitseng has fled the country, allegedly for fear of her life following harassment by Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) officers.Sources say that Baitseng has left the...

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