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- 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...

Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) has resolved to enforce strict adherence to the court ruling on a longstanding dispute between the Director of Public Service Management (DPSM) and the Botswana Nurses Union (BONU).According to a press release by BONU...

From December 19, 2024 to January 2, 2025, police in Botswana recorded 60 cases of rape, 19 cases of murder, and 13 cases of defilement. Authorities revealed that many of the women found lifeless were stabbed, often lying in pools of blood. These...

The Office of the President has confirmed that Minister for State President, Moeti Mohwasa, briefly assumed the role of Acting President during the holiday season. Minister Mohwasa was appointed Acting President from December 23 to December 24, 2024,...