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Employees at the Francistown School for the Deaf and the Ramotswa Centre for Deaf Education have not received their salaries for the past two months.Despite repeated promises from the government, these employees face severe personal hardships due to...

The Ministry of Local Government has yet to release the findings of the commission of inquiry set up four years ago to investigate possible corruption in the awarding of a school toilet tender in Mogoditshane, and evaluate other similar ones...

The Francistown–Matsiloje road remains unfinished since 2015 because of alleged negligence, abuse of power and corruption in the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, formally known as Ministry of Transport and Communication.A tender issued at...

In recent years, vaping has emerged as a growing trend in Botswana, particularly among the youth. This shift has brought with it significant health concerns and questions about regulatory oversight.To unpack the issue, we spoke with Thabo Katlholo,...

The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) is under scrutiny following allegations of corruption involving its top leadership and brand ambassador.The allegations have sparked public outrage, culminating in a protest march initiated and...

Activist Setlhomo Tshwanelang is unfazed by the many lawsuits that are beginning to pile on him as he continues to call out the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) for its alleged corruption scandals.Addressing the media outside the...

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government will take a firm stance on corruption, and apply no leniency towards those who have enriched themselves at the expense of the public.This is the stern warning from Member of the UDC Strategy and...

Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has taken the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to court on a certificate of urgency over what they perceive as irregularities in the voter registration roll.Addressing a Town Hall meeting at the Royal Aria Garden...

Members of the Alliance for Progressives (AP) in Molepolole allege unfair treatment by the Botswana National Front (BNF) within the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) coalition, accusing the BNF of seizing council wards allocated to AP...

President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Duma Boko laid out his vision for a better Botswana under the leadership of the UDC.Speaking at the launch of their Gaborone North parliamentary candidate, Shawn Ntlhaile, Boko urged Batswana to...

Member of Parliament for Palapye, Onnetse Ramogapi has refuted claims that he is thinking of jumping ship from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) as he has been promised a job in Australia.Ramogapi explained that he has worked hard to establish...

President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who is also president of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), has described as "dangerous" the promises that opposition parties continue to feed Batswana in a bid to win their hearts.Masisi condemned opposition...

Botswana Democratic Change (BDP) and the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) continue to throw jabs at each other with the recent spat coming from President Mokgweetsi Masisi who mocked the party for having no concrete manifesto.BDP President, Mokgweetsi...

The rift between former Minister of Health, Dr Edwin Dikoloti and the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is continuing to widen.Dikoloti attributes the rift on his action of taking the party to court over his removal from the candidacy in the...

The president of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Duma Boko has sent a chilling warning to the Secretary of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Jefferson Siamisang not to dare ‘steal’ this month’s general election.Speaking at...