Scientists collaborate on accelerating use of renewal energy
Efforts to alleviate problems to do with slow adoption of renewal energy in Botswana are underway owing to the latest collaboration between Botswana Institute for Technology, Research and Innovation...
View ArticleNew UDC constitution on trial
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) could find itself in court over the Constitution that has been filed at Registrar of Societies.The new Constitution was filed last week Friday. According to...
View ArticleMakgato’s ministry owes workers P26 million
Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs owes its officers overtime amounting to P26 million.This was revealed by Minister Dorcas Makgato when addressing the media in Gaborone recently....
View ArticleBNF to bulldoze BMD out of UDC constituencies, wards
Botswana National Front President Advocate Duma Boko says this week he is expecting a team of experts who will do a survey for his party regarding next year’s general election. Advocate Boko stated...
View ArticleUDC on the brink of collapse
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), a coalition between four Botswana opposition parties, is on the brink of collapse following key resolutions made by two of the main contracting parties over the...
View ArticleGov’t pushes BHC to hike rentals
The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Development, Vincent Seretse has directed BHC to work on fresh rental fees, a move that, once approved by cabinet will see the corporation hiking rental fees...
View ArticleHow fintech is changing the way banking is done
Fintech has changed and will continue to alter the way financial services operate in the process tilting scales in favour of consumers as far as service fees for banking are concerned. Nonetheless,...
View ArticleBOPEU faces backlash over salary cuts
Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) could face a backlash from employees through court action if the union forges ahead with salary cuts. A fortnight ago the union employees were informed that the...
View ArticleIOM vexed by complexity of migration in modern times
An estimated 250 million people are on the move around the world, including 28.2 million young migrants between the age of 2 and 15, says Head of Office at International Organisation for Migration...
View ArticlePPP Unit introduces projects to prospective Chinese investors
Chinese companies that were in Botswana on Monday courtesy of Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) and the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) have been made aware of the...
View ArticleCalls for SADC Parliament ring much louder
SADC Parliamentary Forum President, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos and his team are lobbying member states to support the transformation of the SADCPF into a SADC regional Parliament. The intense...
View Article800 BDF retirees to be paid forfeited leave days
Retired Botswana Defence Force (BDF) officers have been promised feedback next month regarding a report from Defence Council about their pensions. The retired officers have been up in arms with their...
View ArticleBPP and I are not captured - Molapisi
Chairman of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and Botswana Peoples Party President Motlatsi Molapisi has rubbished claims that he has been captured by President of Botswana Movement for Democracy...
View ArticleDukwi incumbent councillor tries his luck again
Armed with a Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism management from Durban University in South Africa and currently doing a Diploma in Business Management, the youthful Botswana Demcratic Party’s Dukwi...
View ArticleIt is all about power, stupid!
Power struggle and hunger for power is what has landed Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) at loggerheads over the appropriate Constitution to be filed with Registrar of Societies, Botswana Guardian...
View ArticleSalakae locked in the horns of a dilemma
In Rakops, Noah Salakae, the Botswana National Front’s (BNF) purse-keeper, had a foreboding demeanour whilst chatting with delegates from Gantsi North.The BNF National Treasurer has now vented his...
View ArticleMasisi attends BRICS Summit
Botswana would not be left out in the euphoria gripping the region this week as neighbouring south Africa hosted the 10th BRICS Summit at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The Summit brought...
View ArticleCandidates throw Gaborone South Bulela Ditswe in limbo
Stakes are high at Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Gaborone South constituency as Bulela-Ditswe date draws nearer with fears that the election will be compromised. Botswana Guardian has established...
View ArticleJamali builds road for Batlokwa to reciprocate their love for him
Property magnate Sayed Jamali says what he has for people of Tlokweng is just love and appreciation and nothing sinister as some people want to portray him. Jamali is battling accusations from various...
View ArticleLandboards refuse to allocate plots in Gabane
Balete of Gabane-Mankgodi are planning to escalate their displeasure with Mogoditshane sub-landboard to President Mokgweetsi Masisi. The residents complain that the sub-landboard together with Kweneng...
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