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  • Retrenched BTC workers fight back

    The first mediation process between Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) and workers that were laid off late last year broke down after representatives of BTC felt threatened by the disgruntled former employees.Botswana Telecommunications...

  • Backlash on pro LGBTQI advocates

    The LGBTQI community across Botswana is shell-shocked at the backlash suffered by people who spoke openly for the rights of the LGBTQI community in Kgotla meetings during the nation-wide tour of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Review...

  • LEGALISE ABORTION

    The legislative framework of Botswana which governs the context in which abortion should be done, has made it difficult for some people to get access to safe termination of pregnancies, forcing them to conduct backstreet abortion or cross border...

  • Former President of Botswana Ian Khama responds to news of his warrant of arrest

    Earlier on today social media was abuzz with news of the issuance of a warrant of arrest of the former President of Botswana Ian Khama.Khama has been charged with 14 charges which range from receiving stolen property to unlawful possession of...

  • Uncollected waste an eyesore, City Mayor has no power

    One of the things that has troubled Gaborone City Mayor Austin Abraham the most this year, is the state of uncleanliness brought about by the poor collection of garbage around the city.Abraham notes that ever since his tenure began in June,...

  • Men urged to pay attention to their health

    In an attempt to contain the spiralling moral decay that has increasingly caused concern in Botswana, a gathering of men, dubbed Aga Rre, Aga Chaba was convened recently.Managing Director of Guidepoint Emmanuel Mmusetsi gave testament of how he...

  • Carter Morupisi escapes jail

    Disgraced former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) Carter Morupisi has been saved from serving a jail sentence after he was found guilty of money laundering and two counts of corruption.On Wednesday, High Court Judge Christopher Mokwadi...

  • Morupisi's sentencing in two weeks' time

    The high profile case of former Permanent Secretary to the President Carter Morupisi is yet to come to an end as his sentencing will be on the 30th of November this year.In his mitigation Wednesday this week, Morupisi gave court a summation of his...

  • TileMate grabs sizeable market share of tile adhesive sector

    Tile Mate, a locally owned manufacturing company that is situated in Lobatse is currently making a mark in the within the ceramic, porcelain adhesives as well as bonding liquids. The company was part of local companies which took part in the Global...

  • Masisi paints gloomy picture of climate change

    Botswana is part of the ongoing 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties 27 (COP 27) in Egypt, where world leaders are discussing action to tackle the devastating effects of climate change.President...

  • Making beautiful art against all odds

    From a young age, Wilson Libita enjoyed drawing with pencils. His favourite artworks were those of people’s potraits. As Wilson grew older, his love for art was overshadowed by other faculties of life. As a child who loved drawing in the dusty...

  • Gaborone pride celebration a feast of fun & colour

    This past Saturday, Gaborone glistened in rainbow colours as the annual Gaborone Pride celebration took place at the Central Business District (CBD). The fourth pride event in the nation was a gathering that brought together people from the Lesbians,...

  • Botho University makes electric car, produces own electricity

    Botho University produces 40 percent of its electricity through solar energy and has cut down on 80 percent of water wastage in their Gaborone Campus. And to cap it all, the University has its own electric car which was made by the learners from the...

  • P65m Smart Day Hospital opens in November

    Kalafhi medical clinic is on the verge of opening its Smart day hospital at Fairgrounds mall in Gaborone. The hospital will have 34 rooms and employ around 110 people.It will be a 24-hour facility that will hospitalise patients for a specified number...

  • UB, SEZA sign partner for research

    The University of Botswana and the Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding that is set to pave way for a knowledge based economy in Botswana.The memorandum is centred around identifying and implementation of...

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