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Zambian investor reports BBS boss to police for alleged perjury
Botswana Building Society (BBS) Managing Director, Pius Molefe has been reported to the police for alleged perjury. Molefe allegedly did not tell the truth while under oath in the over P40 million...
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Pule appointed Competition Authority’s Acting CEO
Competition Authority’s Director Corporate Services, Tebelelo Pule will next week Monday start her role as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the anti-trust body, Botswana Guardian can reveal. The...
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BAC contributes to human capital development
The diversified knowledge, skills and competencies one acquires at Botswana Accountancy College (BAC) are requirements needed to diversify and grow the economy in future. The college’s Executive...
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Mother wins P1, 8 million for Nyangabgwe’s negligence
The state has failed to defend a lawsuit which was instituted following a negligent act by Dr Corbet Mcharo at Nyangabwe referral hospital in 2011. Late last year a broken hearted mother, Lalu Mazhani,...
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‘SBRANA worse than Boko Haram’
A Kanye woman has written to president Ian Khama complaining about ill-treatment and abuse at the hands of SBRANA psychiatric hospital staff in 2013. Freelance journalist Ponalo Thobega 35, says she...
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Venson-Moitoi’s challenge for AUC Chair is a self-defeating enterprise
The inherent contradictions in Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s campaign to succeed Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as Chairperson of the African Union Commission dictates that I also do the unconventional and start...
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How BR Express coaches were bungled
Botswana Guardian has turned up new evidence suggesting that the government - through the troubled Botswana Railways (BR) - was under immense pressure when it finally received the incomplete coaches...
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Attorney pleads insanity for soldier who killed his two daughters
Lawyer Reneetswe Rabosotho pleaded with Francistown High Court Judge Barnabas Nyamadzabo on Monday during continuation of trial that his client, Thebe Njavera’s case should not be treated like any...
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Loss from suspension of beef exports not quantified-BMC
Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) Lobatse has not yet factored how much it could have lost due to the recent suspension of beef exports resulting from the incursion of a buffalo in Zone 11. Government has...
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USA vows to support Botswana journalists
United States Government has pledged to continue to raise the issue of a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act with the Government of Botswana. U.S Embassy Charged D’ Affairs, Timothy Smith said this week...
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Botswana to repatriate her meteorites from Germany
Illicit trafficking of cultural properties ranks third after trafficking of minerals and drugs, warns principal curator at National Museum & Art Gallery, Winani Kgwatalala. She is an ethno...
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Mokaila to address BCL unionists
Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila will on May 10 meet with members of the Botswana Mine Workers Union - BCL branch to respond to a petition they handed him recently....
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Phillip Matante’s immense contribution goes unnoticed
Botswana, formerly the Bechuanaland Protectorate gained her independence from the British in 1966 mainly as the result of incessant agitation by Phillip Matante. He had in 1962 and 1963 addressed the...
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BONELA demands justice for child impregnated by village Councillor
Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) says action should be taken against perpetrators of sexual abuse and exploitation of children including those who fail to protect children from...
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Fidelis Molao and the many rivers to cross
Despite desperate attempts by some quarters including the Minister of Education, Unity Dow to trivialise the Sebina issue, it is becoming clear that they must scramble for better ways to keep skeletons...
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Protection of reputation and media freedom are competing rights - Judge
Lobatse High Court Judge Michael Leburu says the right to good name and or reputation and media freedom are competing rights.He explained that the freedom of the press, which is subject to limitations,...
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Botswana loses in De Beers/Namibian deal
Single commodity dependent Botswana, risks losing some of its due benefits, that include sales taxes, following the signing of a historic deal between De Beers and Namibian government, Botswana...
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BTCL wins Global Telecom Business Award
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) along with Subex has been awarded the 2016 prestigious Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards under the ‘Business Service Innovation’...
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BDF Commander confirms interest in Swedish fighter jets
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Commander Lt General Gaolathe Galebotswe this week confirmed that his organisation has interest in procuring new fighter jets to replace an aging fleet of their F5s....
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Finance ministry asks for PSP’s intervention on delayed projects
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has written a letter to the Permanent Secretary to the President, Carter Morupisi asking him to intervene in finding out why some projects that have...
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