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Nicholas Mokwena
  • Opposition slams IEC over stolen voter registration books

    Opposition parties have expressed concern and condemned the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) over the stolen voter registration books.IEC admitted this week that some voter registration books have been stolen from one of their clerks in...

  • BOSETU will sue for multiple titling and review

    Botswana Sector of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) has threatened to take legal action against government if their demand for teachers to be paid their arrears for multiple titling and grading is not honoured.Government has for long stated that work...

  • Minister Segokgo, Tlokweng Council chairman clash

    Tension continue to grow between Member of Parliament for Tlokweng, who is also Minister of Communications, Knowledge and Technology Thulaganyo Segokgo and some of his councillors.Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in Tlokweng Constituency last year...

  • MPs ignore Parliament’s clerk threats

    Members of Parliament have allegedly ignored a savingram from the Clerk of the National Assembly threatening disciplinary action against public servants at constituency offices who are actively participating in politics.Parliament Clerk Barbara...

  • Land tenure system, a scam - Adv Boko

    President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Advocate Duma Boko says the land Tenure System used in Botswana is “a scam” designed to enrich a handful.He said Batswana should at all times be thinking about the land question. According to...

  • BNF left limping from constituency allocation

    The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has announced the conclusion of their negotiations which ended with the allocation of the last remaining constituency, Francistown East.The partners are Alliance for Progressives (AP), Botswana National Front...

  • BoB accused of failing its oversight role

    The Central Bank, Bank of Botswana (BoB) has come under criticism for allegedly ignoring its mandate of oversight role in the operation of commercial banks.For many years, customers of some of the big commercial banks have raised complaints of being...

  • BRP ready for 2024 polls - Butale

    The President of Botswana Republican Party (BRP), Biggie Butale has expressed confidence that his newly-formed political movement will have an impact in this year’s general election.Butale announced his new political home after several legal...

  • DIS appeal against ex-DCEC boss this month

    An appeal case by the Attorney General against former Directorate of Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) boss Tymon Katlholo is scheduled to be heard during the January Court of Appeal (CoA) session which starts today (Friday).High Court Judge,...

  • BMWU president accused of betrayal

    Tension is boiling within the Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) following its quadrennial Elective Congress held in Francistown late last year.Botswana Guardian has established that some of the outgoing National Executive Committee (NEC) members who...

  • A case of mistrust between a spy agency and its former spymaster

    Gaborone High Court Judge, Dr Zein Kebonang has accused the state apparatus of abuse of power in the controversial firearms and ammunition case against former Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General Isaac Kgosi.The Attorney...

  • SPEDU mega project tenders' cancellation worrisome - Keorapetse

    Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Dithapelo Keorapetse has accused Ministers and Assistants of getting bribes from companies and parastatals under their Ministries, especially from contractors given jobs.A clearly frustrated Keorapetse told...

  • Gammangwato royals’ infighting divide uncles

    The internal fighting within the Gammangwato royal family has now divided the royal uncles as others have emerged to bash the group which has been on an onslaught against Kgosi Serogola Seretse.The infighting which saw the royals going to court late...

  • BOSETU dismisses BIUST Disciplinary Panel as ‘Kangaroo Court’

    BOSETU Secretary General Tobokani Rari has dismissed the so-called disciplinary panel as a kangaroo court that was assembled illegally with the sole intention to come up with a cooked-up verdict of guilt against Dr. Galani.He said the guilty verdict...

  • Authority de-stigmatises gambling industry

    The Gambling Authority of Botswana says it has achieved some success in its interventions against stigmatisation in gambling and gaming; which if left unchecked could result in perpetuation of problem gambling in Botswana.When making a presentation...

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