Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, Lephimotswe Boyce Sebetela has addressed Councillors of Gaborone City Council (G.C.C) on the Reset Agenda, at their...
The 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International has shown that corruption levels remain at a standstill worldwide while it is on the rise...
A number of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Members of Parliament believed to be sympathetic to the estranged party secretary general, Mpho Balopi, are reportedly being targeted...
The Acting Secretary of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has reportedly snubbed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over a draft bill that is aimed at making...
Former Cabinet Minister Dorcas Makgato is reported to have applied for a lengthy eight months leave to come back home. Insiders say the leave may partly...
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) leadership is said to have thrown to the dustbin a proposal to have primary elections in the constituencies held by BDP canceled,...
The high court has ruled against the government’s bid to block and reverse an exemption it had granted a company to cultivate and grow hemp plants...
At least three new faces are expected to join cabinet before or during the second meeting of the third session of the 12th parliament scheduled for...
The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report released last month has uncovered general lapses of governance relating to operations within government ministries. The Committee held its...
Effective April 1st this year, various government ministries through their accounting officers will now be at the fore-front of adjudicating and awarding tenders worth billions of...
A significant number of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) legislators will not seek re-election in the next general elections as political parties prepare for primary elections ahead...
The Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) is at loggerheads with the government following a request by BALA that its membership to be allowed to access...
Some minority tribes have dragged the government before the High Court seeking an order interdicting it from an ongoing appointment of some dikgosana in their tribal...
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi this week authorized Vice President Slumber Tsogwane to exercise the duties and functions of the Office of the President after the President...
Members of Botswana Defense Force (BDF) and Botswana Police Service (BPS) who are reluctant to get vaccinated because of medical conditions are likely to be mandated...
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is now facing fresh accusations of allegedly abducting the Nchindo brothers and their Zambian cousin from the Namibian side and then...
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Head of Communications and International Relations, Kagelelo Banks Kentse, has said former President Lt Gen Ian Khama is free to seek asylum...
Khato Civils enterprise and its Chairman, Simbi Phiri are suing the opposition bloc, Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), for a blood-cuddling P5 million for reputational damage,...
The tension between the Government and former President Ian Khama has taken a new dimension with reports indicating that the former has banned Kgotla meetings aimed...
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has identified at least 12 cabinet ministers who form part of his long-term plans owing to their loyalty and tenacity in delivering...
The outgoing President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ian Kirby, shares his thoughts with us as he leaves the Bench at the end of this...
Botswana’s civil society is one of the non-state actors that could save the country’s democracy from sliding into regression, a Germany based think tank has revealed. ...
Bangwato in Serowe — where Bamagwato Paramount Chief and former President Lt. Gen Ian Khama originates – disagree on whether they must send a delegation to...
Despite all that his family is going through at the hands of the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) under the stewardship of Brigadier Peter Magosi, the...
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Members of Parliament are adamant that the motion of no confidence tabled by Leader of Opposition (LOO) in Parliament, Dumelang Saleshando...
Shareholders at Botswana and Johannesburg listed supermarket giant Choppies Enterprise Limited, have won a major court victory in their battle to recover damages of more than...
As the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) prepare for the much-anticipated cooperation meeting to discuss the proposed cooperation models put forward by the Botswana Patriotic Front...
The United Kingdom has justified why it took a decision to ban direct flights Botswana following reports that a deadly COVID-19 variant which scientists fear could...
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Central Committee (CC) meeting, chaired by President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi late last month, resolved that the party’s next Secretary-General (SG) should...
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF)-Namibians fatal shooting tragedy Inquest has revealed through autopsy report that the BDF carried over 800 bullets for the mission, 32 of...
The former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s decision to apply for the positions of United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG)...
The former principals of the judiciary, former Chief Justice, Maruping Dibotelo and outgoing Court of Appeal president, Ian Kirby, are said to be leading the pack...
Why now? Some have asked on Dr Unity Dow’s latest intervention in Parliament regarding the Directorate on Intelligence and Security Services (DIS). She responds, “that is...
The Minister of Immigration and Gender Affairs, Anna Mokgethi, has seen her final report to comply with court orders rejected amid her reports maintaining that she...
Tensions are simmering inside the Botswana Muslim Association (BMA) mosques, with Batswana Muslims accusing those of other races of promoting social inequality amongst members. To demonstrate their...
Auditor General (AG) Pulane Letebele has noted a lot of discrepancies pertaining to the country’s COVID-19 preparedness and response. The findings are detailed in a 118...
Should Briscoe attorneys not give in to businessman, Bakang Seretse and his lawyer, Kgosiitsile Ngakaagae’s niggling request for a revocation of a P2 million donation Bakang...
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has said he will leave power peacefully in 2024 and not interfere with those given the mandate should the Botswana Democratic Party...
Veteran politicians, Daniel Kwelagobe and Gilson Saleshando, known for being strong critics of former President Lt Gen Ian Khama and former Head of Intelligence, Colonel Isaac...
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is expected to blow the kickoff whistle for the resumption of council bye-elections which were suspended at the height of the...
Judge Michael Motlhabi has overturned the decision by Village Magistrate Court’s Lindiwe Makgoro to grant founding director general of the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) Isaac...
The former Permanent Secretary to the President, Carter Morupisi, who delivered a dismissal letter to the troubled former Director-General of intelligence services, Isaac Kgosi in 2018,...
The chairman of the embattled Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), Nehemiah Modubule, has hinted that his party’s critical but stable state of affairs may hinder it...