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        <title><![CDATA[Why does President Boko no longer hold Press Conferences?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Well, at long last, the cookie has popped out of the jar! It’s clear that ever since that fateful day when he dressed down the men and women of the Noble Profession, President Duma...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Magatwe a re President Boko visited Marina Hospital and nearly fainted! Not from illness, but from shock at the state of healthcare. Yet standing next to him was Health Minister Ho...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[2025:  The Year That Promised, Postured, and Poured Petrol on the Fire]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[- If 2025 were a movie, it would be a tragicomedy directed by chaos itself! Everything that could go wrong did, and when it went right, it somehow still looked wrong. It was a year...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Double-Deal Trap; ’’They Paid. They Lost Everything. Don’t Be Next!‘‘ – Dealing with Land/Property Scams &amp; Fraudsters in Botswana.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It begins with a dream. You finally found the perfect piece of land you saw it, paid the money, and imagined your home standing tall one day. But just when everything seemed real,...]]></description>
        <author>Potlako Bogatsu</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UNITY, PROGRESS, VICTORY: THE BOTSWANA PATRIOTIC FRONT AT A CROSSROADS]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In 2019, a new political voice emerged in Botswana, one that would shift the country’s political landscape and challenge the long-held dominance of traditional powerhouses. That vo...]]></description>
        <author>BY: Thabang Thomas Kopelo</author>
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        <title><![CDATA[Unearthing Greatness: A Call to Invest in Botswana’s True Gold — Its People]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[  Botswana  a land of promise, pride, and potential. From the rolling sands of the Kalahari to the beats of traditional drums in rural villages, from the shimmer of diamonds to...]]></description>
        <author>By Melvin Kedise</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UNNECESSARY QUESTION: Who is the man in the Lesbian relationship?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Lesbian relationships are sexual and/or emotional relationships between women. Why then do Batswana like asking for the man in lesbian relationships? The idea that there must alway...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[HOW TO KEEP YOUR HUSBAND]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;I will see you back at home darling&quot; Sebaga&#39;s husband said as he kissed her. They were at that famous eating-place in the CBD. He walked away leaving Sebaga and her...]]></description>
        <author>Sun Reporter</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Duma Boko: the angriest man in Botswana]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[President Advocate Duma Boko comes across as a deeply hurt person. He is an angry man, very angry, despite his claim that he’s chosen to be a ‘wounded healer’. Addressing a press c...]]></description>
        <author>Ernest Moloi</author>
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        <title><![CDATA[ONE FOR THE ROAD]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There is no day that goes by without reports of violence. Could it be true that indeed we are just a violent nation, and there might be no reason to segregate violence into categor...]]></description>
        <author>Tlotlo Mbazo </author>
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        <title><![CDATA[This diamond slump is exposing our country’s lack of economic Plan B]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dear Ndaba I trust this brief finds you in good health, Nkosinathi – if not, then we could be headed for trouble as a country. We need you to be healthier today and tomorrow than y...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nkosinathi, don&#039;t let our children inherit a broken Botswana. Fight back!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dear NdabaI know this brief finds you in good health, Nkosinathi – if anything else, then we could be headed for trouble as a country.We need you to be healthier today and tomorrow...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
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        <title><![CDATA[Botswana’s Bold Blueprint: A closer look at Gaolathe’s budget speech]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In his stirring inaugural budget speech, Vice President Ndaba—who also heads the Ministry of Finance—presented an inspiring vision for Botswana’s future. His address, rich with amb...]]></description>
        <author>By Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane</author>
        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Israel, the Zionist project, is on its deathbed!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There’s a cautious-optimism in the air that the Zionist project (the state of Israel) has reached its dead-end!And the vigil for the ‘Fallen Empire’ is about to begin, as martyrs a...]]></description>
        <author>Ernest Moloi</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Remembering Manmohan Singh]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Former Botswana diplomat in India Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed on in New Delhi, India yesterday at the age of 92, was the architect of India&#39;s economic reforms. A master of hi...]]></description>
        <author>By Masego Ramakgathi</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How BDP will win elections with only 300 000 votes out of 1 million]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dear ReaderI hope this brief finds you all in optimal bill of health, ready for exercising your power to once again employ your never-so-humble servants on Wednesday of October 30....]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[BCP Confident in Securing 31+ Seats]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;The BCP is sure about its story when it says it is targeting to win 31 plus seats. The BCP has won seats all over the country without anyone&#39;s help. The BCP has won the M...]]></description>
        <author>Banks Tebelelo Ndebele</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My epic China rendezvous!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The four-months diplomatic training for journalists hosted by China International Press Communication Centre (CIPCC), ended spectacularly for me on June 30th 2024! On this day the...]]></description>
        <author>Ernest Moloi</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Isaac Makwala receives support, advised to stay away from social media]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[- Isaac Makwala has received a lot of messages following his performance this past weekend at the World Relay Championships. With some advising him to hang his boots, he responded...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
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        <title><![CDATA[Only Botswana can decide the fate of its wildlife]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In this second article on the Hunting Trophies [Importation Prohibition] Bill, we will look into the mindset of Europeans concerning this piece of legislation. This has, to a large...]]></description>
        <author>BG  Correspondent</author>
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        <title><![CDATA[I Am A Trans-Sexual Man and yearning for complete transformation]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[According to the Moral Education subject, there are four rites of passage namely; birth, puberty, marriage and death. We, as individuals, are mostly excited about puberty and marri...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michael Kitso Dingake rightfully deserves a national honour (Comment)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Born on 11th February 1928 in Bobonong, Michael Kitso Dingake, who passed away on Sunday 7th 2024 at age 96, has lived a full life of service to humanity. For the larger part of hi...]]></description>
        <author>BG REPORTER</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ONE FOR THE ROAD]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I suppose le o bone mokgokolosa! The popular Chema Chema Fund that has been spoken about is finally here. But please be weary! Some enterprising individuals are already getting set...]]></description>
        <author>Tlotlo Mbazo </author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Please Rre Khama, come back home, stop badmouthing your fatherland]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dear KgosikgoloHello Kgosikgolo. Having seen you brag this week about your rail adventures with Kgosikgolo Mswati of eSwatini, I know for sure this brief letter will find you in go...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to enjoy a sex life full of purpose, power, and passion.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Are you not enjoying your marriage because the sex is dull or non-existent? Do you wish you could experience a turn-around in your sex life so that your marriage becomes rejuvenate...]]></description>
        <author>Patrick Dube</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Christians, the Bible is a very good manual on sex.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Our culture does not think of Christians as sexy people. Some of you reading this article will be surprised that I am writing on this subject to a largely African readership. But i...]]></description>
        <author>Patrick Dube</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[When the news of Mike Mothibi&#39;s death reached me via a text message from The Midweek Sun’s former scribe Yvonne Mooka, I was immediately gutted. Left numb. For this is the man...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The combative relationship between the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) bodes ill for next year’s general elections.Ideally, as a...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UDC NEEDS TO FACE REALITY: WORK THE GROUND AND STOP CRYING RIGGING]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Today our UDC leader is busy preparing the minds of the gullible to believe any loss in 2024 will be the result of rigging. He and his followers are not bothered about working the...]]></description>
        <author>TSHEPANG MOOKETSANE</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ONE FOR THE ROAD]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Pastors are increasingly raising their hands for political office. But should men and women of the cloth be entangled in politics?There is an interesting appeal by Apostle Paul in...]]></description>
        <author>Tlotlo Mbazo </author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[This week, we will continue our discussion on people and snakes. Reader, were you able to identify the snake on p.2 of the June 23 issue of Botswana Guardian? If not, then you need...]]></description>
        <author>BG  Correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Soundproofing police stationOne of the oldest police stations in not just Gaborone (Central Police Station) is currently being refurbished. Resultantly, trucks carrying constructio...]]></description>
        <author>Third Eye</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) is demanding that the Board of National Arts Council of Botswana lacks an understanding that we, the Creative Industry Practitioners are primary...]]></description>
        <author>BG  Correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Over the years, Botswana has done really well in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.Through the good leadership and forward sightedness of then president, Festus Mogae Botswa...]]></description>
        <author>BG REPORTER</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[French, England and other European countries met to colonise and divide up Africa and other parts of the world.And they met to decolonise Africa and other parts of the world but ma...]]></description>
        <author>BG  Correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the previous edition I advanced reasons why the proposed new infrastructure will be useful and contribute to the country’s economic fortunes even without the sporting environmen...]]></description>
        <author>BG  Correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Life presidencies much saferA social media post in which Gwede Mantashe, a South African cabinet minister, excoriates African presidents who want to rule from the grave recently we...]]></description>
        <author>Third Eye</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[As the spotlight shifts towards Budapest, Hungary, for the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Botswana finds itself at a pivotal juncture in its athletic journey.The heart of Afri...]]></description>
        <author>BG REPORTER</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The pressure being put on neighbouring nations by migrating Zimbabweans clearly shows that Zimbabweans are unhappy to be living in their home country which is chiefly characterised...]]></description>
        <author>BG  Correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[One issue that is still going to make a lot of people suffer, is this one. Some people have resorted to turn to God as relief for their life problems. Yes, God is available for eve...]]></description>
        <author>Tlotlo Mbazo </author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[One of the most prominent conversations being had by queer millennials is that, by virtue of being queer, they never got to experience dating as teenagers and to fully express them...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[When you are in transition from one particular season of life into another and waiting to get married, there are millions of temptations that come to your path. For example, when y...]]></description>
        <author>Patrick Dube</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[At the time of writing this piece late Monday this week, reports trickling in from Nigeria suggested that the Junta leaders in Niger were now ready and willing to meet President Bo...]]></description>
        <author>Ernest Moloi</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[- Biggie Butale chose to defy his party the Botswana Patriotic Front and addressed party members in Francistown at what he called a consultative meeting. This is despite his expuls...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[This week, we will continue our discussion of Botswana’s bid to host AFCON 2027. In particular, we will look at other reasons that have been given by government to host the tournam...]]></description>
        <author>BG  Correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dear readerYou guys seem not to know this, but there is a very easy way to join the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DIS) in Botswana, and become an agent of the...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Masisi sends Khama to rehabThrough the government spokesperson, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has essentially called his predecessor, Ian Khama, a dictator. This he did when respondi...]]></description>
        <author>Third Eye</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Batswana’s traditional architecture dying]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I hate concrete blocks! True, they are durable, cheap and make the building of houses easier. And they are readily available and come in different sizes. For these reasons, they ar...]]></description>
        <author>BG  Correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Court case or not Biggie, the Khamas do not want you!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dear BiggieI pray that this brief again finds you well Comrade Reverend Ganda Biggie Butale. If anybody needs dithapelo, ke wena Biggie. Kana in Tshetlha you are dealing with a mas...]]></description>
        <author>Joe-Brown Tlhaselo</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Moving BAMB, BMC to a new ministry is a wrong turn (COMMENT)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Government has made a decision to move the troubled Botswana Meat Commission and yet another struggling Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board to the new Ministry of Entrepreneurshi...]]></description>
        <author>BG REPORTER</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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