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With more than three decades in public service, Andrew Motsamai’s career reflects a steady progression through frontline service delivery, academic leadership, labour relations, and institutional governance.His journey, which began in 1992 as a...

The Law Society of Botswana has raised serious concerns over the government’s push to establish a Constitutional Court, urging that any constitutional reform must be “approached holistically, deliberately, and through broad-based...

Member of Parliament for Maun North, Dumelang Saleshando, has urged the government not to abandon the promises it made to the people of Botswana.Speaking at a kgotla meeting in Maun, Saleshando cautioned that it would be dangerous for the government...

The Manual Workers Union has gone to court, accusing the government of bulldozing the appointment of a Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC) secretary, claiming the decision was forced through an illegal vote and in violation of the council’s...

Minister of Water and Human Settlements and Member of Parliament for Palapye, Onneetse Ramogapi, has advocated for the establishment of a Constitutional Court as it will ensure Batswana receive quicker and more efficient access to justice.Speaking at...

Government has intensified efforts to improve access to water services by rolling out a second phase of a national water debt amnesty campaign.The campaign is aimed at easing the financial burden on consumers and advancing the goal of universal...

The President of the Botswana Republican Party (BRP), Biggie Butale, has sharply criticised President Duma Boko’s push to establish a Constitutional Court, accusing him of acting with an air of spiritual infallibility and attempting to reshape the...

Parliamentary Education Committee chairperson, Carter Hikuama, has denied allegations that Parliament resolved to expel members of the DDT College of Medicine Student Representative Council (SRC).Hikuama, who is also MP for Maun West, described the...

The Parliamentary Committee on Education walked out of DDT College of Medicine during an inspection this week after college management refused to proceed with the visit if suspended Student Representative Council (SRC) members were included.The...

DDT College of Medicine is under fire following explosive allegations that it continues to receive public funding for students who have either dropped out, transferred, or never attended classes. The funds, issued by the Department of Tertiary...

Botswana’s economy is hurtling toward a cliff, Chief Economist at SPECK Dynamics, Sennye Obuseng, has warned. In an interview with The Midweek Sun's sister publication, Botswana Guardian, he painted a grim picture of the nation’s finances,...

A groundswell of discontent is building across Botswana’s tertiary institutions, as students prepare to take to the streets in protest over a long-promised but undelivered P2,500 living allowance.The promise, made by the Umbrella for Democratic...

A storm is brewing at Madiba Senior Secondary School as teachers and non-teaching staff raise explosive allegations against Masego Gaorengwe, the school head.The school head is accused of financial mismanagement, intimidation, and administrative...

A re Itshekeng, a group of retired Botswana Defence Force (BDF) members who took government to court over pension-related grievances, says it has not received any official communication regarding the newly-announced P500 million pension fund.The...

President Advocate Duma Boko delivered a heartfelt and urgent message to Batswana students studying in Hungary, urging them to strive for excellence as they represent the nation's investment in a better future.He stressed that Botswana is...