Botswana Sectors of Teachers Union (BOSETU) says COVID-19 as a pandemic has negatively affected the education sector by deeply disrupting the education system. The intermittent lockdowns...
Production at Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has been significantly reduced following the outbreak of COVID-19 at the wholly government owned mine, WeekendPost has learnt. Responding to...
Businesses, banks and household on Thursday midday received the much anticipated announcement from Bank of Botswana Governor, Moses Pelaelo, who said the central bank has decided...
Last month the National Assembly in Botswana approved— through voting— for the extension of State of Emergency (SoE) by yet another six months in an attempt...
Last month President Mokgweetsi Masisi relieved the Deputy Secretary, Justice at the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security Nchunga Nchunga of his duties with immediate effect. ...
The latest edition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monitor shows the continuing and devastating impacts of the pandemic on jobs and labour income since early...
Research from Agrilinks shows that more than 60 percent of Africa’s working population is engaged in agriculture which accounts for a third of the continent’s GDP....
WeekendPost caught up with information from the government enclave, trade unions and the labour department corroborating that more than 400 and counting (the last number confirmed...
The Coordinator of the COVID-19 Task Force, Dr Kereng Masupu, will pocket a whopping P1.2 million for the 12 months of his contract duration with the...
The Covid-19 Relief Fund had received P2 125, 211, 673.74 as at 20 August 2020. During the same period, P1,495,999,100.88 had been shipped out of the...
Inside the blurry vision of local firms hangs a cloud of uncertainty, Covid-19 disruptions and an obstruction of view into any positive projection with regards to...
Botswana’s home grown retail and wholesale group Sefalana Holding Limited with its diversified portfolio that runs across Southern Africa has remained resilient against 2019/20 difficult trading...
COVID-19 is a serious disease that is likely to hit hard in countries with high HIV prevalence. At the same time, being HIV positive can be...
Government’s COVID-19 Scorpion’s horseplay seems to be far from over. The stingless scorpions were temporary absorbed by government to conduct basic risk assessments and recommend appropriate...
Known for staging hilarious comedians both locally and internationally, Major Moves Comedy has made its returns this year after being absent due to the outbreak of...
Rough diamond production for global mining giant, De Beers Group declined by 54% to 3.5 million carats in the second quarter of 2021. This is primarily...
Botswana has recently experienced a dramatic surge in the number of COVID-19 cases. Government communicated through the Presidential Task Force Team that there were new positive...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reportedly ordered all the 16 councils to undergo an audit following reports of massive corruption during lockdown imposed by Government at the...
Information gathered by this publication is that some local companies are now crying foul as the pressure that hit business activities around the world after the...
Debswana, a 50-50 diamond mining partnership between Government of Botswana and De Beers Group could find itself heading to capital markets, banks and other financial institutions...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi is currently covertly meeting with the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) legislators in the backbench to coax them against defecting to other political...
Botswana is slowly heading for a crisis this year as the coronavirus pandemic is threatening the country’s education system, documents seen by WeekendPost suggest. According to...
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) has launched an investigation on the cash-strapped Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) after one company allegedly benefited tenders worth...
The United Nations specialized agency responsible for international public health; World Health Organization (WHO) says the deadly Corona-virus menace is far from over, and that it...
Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) says their airports are COVID 19 compliance. CAAB is responsible for the regulation and development of air transport, providing air...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reportedly warned his cabinet about the escalating corruption in government tenders during the ongoing State of Emergence declared specifically to fight the...
It is been seven months since the Leader of Opposition (LOO), Dumelang Saleshando assumed his position, but it has been nothing if not a frustrating exercise...
As the world mourns over the gravity of thousands of lives lost due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the millions of lives around the globe...
Very often people tend to underestimate the impact of culture and creativity as agents of economic growth. According to the Cultural Times, the first global map of creative...
Township Rollers President Jagdish Shah remains unshakable on the club’s decision to cut players’ salaries in the wake of COVID-19 which has brought football to a...
FIFA and FIFPRO have agreed to collaborate to accelerate the development of professional women’s football and mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. During a 90-minute...
Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed property group, Turnstar Holdings Limited will in the year 2020 focus on domestic growth plans as opposed to further global expansion...
The current State of Emergency with the just ended stringent lockdown restrictions and regulations has this week claimed a life of a 32 year old lady...
The umbrella body for all sport codes, Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC), has sent a communication to its affiliates asking them to demonstrate how they intend...
From what WeekendSport could gather, both clubs, although benefiting from the Debswana sponsors, are not receiving uniform figures. Orapa United is getting P 2 million per...
Kamoso Africa, a top player in the local fast-moving consumer goods industry, has made donations worth hundreds of thousands to Botswana’s Health & Wellness Ministry, as...
The home of exceptional students and eminent academics, Boitekanelo College says it has market ready SHE officers that can be utilised by organizations in the core...
Many of everyday fashion staples that were taken for granted were once rooted in utility. Jeans were designed as a solution to miners’ needs for durable...
Government has said members of the Ramotswa family whose mother passed on as a result of corona virus related conditions will only access her results through...
Covid19 pandemic has adversely impacted businesses across the world, weighing down all sectors of the economy. The retail space has suffered a significant blow as non...
De Beers Group has temporarily suspended application process for sightholder contracts due to the impact of COVID-19 on its clients ‘business operations, BusinessPost has learnt.
A vintage philosophy from ancient British economist, John Myanard Keynes who pioneered the use of ‘animal spirits,’ or originally spiritus animalis in Latin, metaphor into the...
Mogoditshane/ Thamaga Sub District Council Chairman, Dux Mafoko this week came out guns blazing against Gabane/Mmankgodi Member of Parliament who is also Minister of Defence Justice...