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Candidates are sounding the alarm on the need for independent electoral oversight as the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) prepares for a historic national congress.The first person to raise an alarm in a strongly-worded open letter was Kabo Morwaeng,...

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is approaching a historic and decisive moment in its long political journey.For the first time since its formation in 1962, the BDP will go to its national congress not as the ruling party, but as the minority...

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Secretary General hopeful, Kabo Morwaeng, is facing fresh criticism after allegations emerged that a private lunch he hosted for select delegates at his place in Phakalane turned into a platform to attack rival,...

- BNF's educational initiative launched in honour of the late Koma - Young turks lament power-sharing arrangement that is without substance.Dr Kenneth Koma remains one of Botswana’s most influential political figures - a towering intellectual,...

Botswana Doctors Union (BDU) President, Dr. Kefilwe Selema, has clarified that doctors are not on strike but are working the legally mandated number of hours. He emphasized that the union’s demands align with recommendations from the International...

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has rebuked the Botswana Government over what it describes as a “failure to provide leadership” in the ongoing labour dispute with the Botswana Doctors Union (BDU).In a strongly-worded statement released by BCP...

The Minister of Water and Human Settlement, Onnetse Ramogapi, has announced a bold plan to allocate 100,000 residential plots across all 61 constituencies within the next two years.He reiterated that the UDC government was committed to delivering on...

The Botswana Doctors Union (BDU) President, Dr Kefilwe Selema, has launched a scathing attack on the government, accusing it of treating medical professionals "like dust bins."He expressed frustration over what he described as years of tireless and...

The standoff between the Botswana Doctors' Union (BDU) and the Government of Botswana took a new turn this week when the union issued a press statement advising doctors to fulfil only their prescribed emergency calls before taking their...

President of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Mokgweetsi Masisi, has questioned the developmental contributions of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government since taking office.Addressing the media at the Maharaja Conference Centre this...

President Duma Boko has reiterated government’s unwavering commitment to conducting a forensic audit, emphasising that they are not joking about their intentions.Speaking at the Colloquium for Judges of the Court of Appeal, Boko stated that the...

Molepolole North MP Arafat Khan has condemned the government for failing to address the village’s long-standing water crisis.This happens as controversy brews over the awarding of a multimillion-pula tender for Molepolole's potable water and...

Botswana’s cattle population has dwindled to around 1.9 million from a national herd of approximately three million in the 1970s.In a written response to a question asked by Lobatse MP Kamal Jacobs, the Minister of Agriculture mentioned that...

One of the key promises made by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) ahead of last year’s elections was to increase the student living allowance to P2 500.This pledge was seen as a crucial step towards ensuring that students live in dignity...

The Minister for State Presidency Moeti Mohwasa did not answer a question about alleged corruption at Botswana Television because the Speaker of Parliament deemed the answer too long and instead submitted a written reply.Member of Parliament for...