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Nicholas Mokwena
  • 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...

  • Mogoditshane landboard backlog at over 120 000 applications

    Mogoditshane Sub Land Board is working on cleaning the waiting list that is in excess of 120 000 applications to ensure that only those who have not been allocated plots by the Land Board are maintained in the waiting list.Mogoditshane-Thamaga...

  • Robust intelligence reduces cash in transit crime

    Minister of Defence and Security Thomas Mmusi says there are positive results in the fight against incidents of Cash-In-Transit heists and explosive attacks on Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) which have been on the rise over the past years, with...

  • BOSETU calls for investigation at BIUST

    Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) has called upon the Minister of Education and Skills Development Dr. Douglas Letsholathebe to institute an investigation on the alleged rot at Botswana International University of Science and...

  • 'I have no ambitions for Gammangwato throne'

    Kgosi Gasebalwe Seretse says rumours of him being among those eyeing the top seat of Gammangwato royalty is far-fetched and only meant to fuel tensions in the royal clan.Rumours have been making rounds in Gammangwato that Seretse is among those who...

  • BOPPAWU targets workers in precarious jobs

    Trade Unions are a cornerstone of any effective system of industrial relations that seek to balance the need for enterprises to remain competitive with the aspiration of workers for higher wages and better working conditions.Unions act as agents for...

  • Kgatleng District hit by service delivery crisis

    Kgatleng District Council Chairman Daniel Molokwe says the year 2022/2023 proved a bit challenging in the provision of services to communities as most government departments including the Council had very limited budgets to carry out their day to day...

  • Minister Moagi, DIS in BERA Boardroom brawl

    External influence of the running of affairs at Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has allegedly resulted in the resignation of the parastatal’s Board Chairman Justice Moilwa.Moilwa resigned last week in what Botswana Guardian...

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