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New Japanese Ambassador to promote transport and tourism
Japan’s new Ambassador to Botswana, His Excellency Kozo Takeda has taken the baton from a predecessor, Masahiro Onishi, whose work ethic truly embodied the Japanese principle of ‘Kaizen’ or continuous...
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New BITC chief has eyes fixed on the ball
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), Keletsositse Olebile comes in at a time when the institution is formulating a fresh strategic plan. This is one of...
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Guma’s former ally accuses him of vote buying
Samson Moyo Guma’s former ally and former Tsamaya Councillor Reginald Mudongo has accused his former friend of intent to buy votes following the latter’s utterances that the government must repossess...
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Pressure mounts on Isaac Kgosi
Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is adamant that the director of DISS, Isaac Kgosi should be prosecuted over the P250m that they say he has “corruptly withdrawn” from the National Petroleum Fund (NPF)....
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Primary school dropouts increase alarming
Primary school dropouts figures are slowly moving up, as the primary school beginners’ intakes increase too, Statistics Botswana has revealed. The country’s data authority’s latest Primary School...
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Khama’s retirement plans revealed
Dikarabo Ramadubu BG reporter President Lieutenant General Ian Khama who continues to receive a shot in the arm as Batswana increase his cattle herd will certainly pursue his long time passion of...
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EMERGENCY ASSIST 991 TURNS 15 YEARS
March 2018 marks the 15th year anniversary of Emergency Assist 991 in Botswana. The company, formerly known as Netcare 991 launched its Botswana operation in March 2005 with Tumelo Pabalinga, Simon...
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Khama’s remarks could split Democrats
President Ian Khama has infuriated some members of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) who supported candidates who lost Bulela-Ditswe in January this year when he endorsed others. Khama endorsed...
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BPP says suspended duo must apologise or hang
Botswana People’s Party’s (BPP) secretary general Venter Geletshabiwe says there is no hope for suspended party chairperson Richard Gudu and his partner in crime, Peter Kuchwe if they do not crawl back...
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Women empowerment funds gather dust
Botswana currently has over US$14 million sitting unspent in the country’s Universal Service and Access Funds, despite affordability being a major barrier to connecting women, as 1GB of mobile prepaid...
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Ovaherero, Namas warned against Germany’s dirty tactics
Ovaherero Paramount Chief Vekuii Rukoro has warned his tribe and the Nama to be wary of the German government’s dirty tactics that it will employ to avoid paying reparations to the two tribes. Speaking...
View ArticleElephants still under high poaching threat
Despite ‘justified’ celebrations of anti-poaching progress that has seen illegal killings of elephants dropping for five years in a row across Africa, “the job is not done” to protect populations...
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UDC in danger of split
Trouble for Umbrella for Democratic Change deepens as the leadership continues to fail to meet and evaluate the congress that was held in Gaborone last month. The controversial issue which the congress...
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BEMA, Somarelogo Tikologo slam ban on plastic carrier bags
Executive Director of Somarelang Tikologo, Boniface Olubayo and Mmantlha Sankoloba, Chief Executive of Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA), have slammed the ban on plastic carrier...
View ArticleFabricated documents haunt PPADB
As the Public Procurement and Disposal Board (PPADB) tightens monitoring on contractors registering for government tenders –submission of false information and fabricated documents tops the list of...
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Research, innovation key to economic diversification
Botswana’s economic diversification could be propelled if players in the tertiary institutions and other relevant agencies actively engage in research and innovation, a cabinet minister has disclosed....
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P3.3 billion illicit Zim money flow into Botswana
Over P3 billion worth of Zimbabwe’s monies externalised through illicit financial flows, have found their way into Botswana, Zimbabwe’s reserve bank records showed this week. The report detailing these...
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Botswana’s foreign policy is predicated on multilateralism
In this three-part series, Lapologang Caesar Lekoa* explains the pillars that inform Botswana’s foreign policy posture and how these have withstood the test of time Botswana’s 50 year independence...
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Botswana’s foreign policy is predicated on multilateralism (part2)
In this three-part series, Lapologang Caesar Lekoa* explains the pillars that inform Botswana’s foreign policy posture and how these have withstood the test of time. Botswana conducts multilateral...
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Masisi’s presidency is unconstitutional - Rantao
The ascendency of Mokgweetsi Masisi to the highest office of President of the republic has triggered an old argument on whether it is constitutional for a vice president to automatically take office...
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