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PPADB contractors can now register online
Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) has launched the second phase of Integrated Procurement Management System (IPMS), web-based system, which is expected to improve efficiency and...
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BNFYL President threatens to sue Parliament
Botswana National Front Youth League (BNFYL) President, Khumoekae Richard has demanded that Parliament retract a letter threatening action against him over involvement in politics or he will proceed...
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PPPs will need technical support from experienced partners-Matambo
Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) in partnership with SADC Development Finance Resource Centre (SADC DFRC) has this week brought together stakeholders for a two day empowerment training...
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Refugees in Botswana face ‘statelessness’
Thousands of refugees at Dukwi Refugee Camp in northern Botswana would be left in the lurch as the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) scaled down its operations in the country...
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Death row convicts plead for reduced sentence
Attorney Meshack Mthimkulu representing a ‘hitman’ who killed a man in Ntlhantlhe in the Southern District in 2008 pleaded with the three man panel of Court of Appeal (CoA) judges led by Isaac Lesetedi...
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Death of BDF soldier raises questions about training safety
A shooting incident at Botswana Defence Force training in Ntwetwe Firing Range near Maun resulted in one death, two serious injuries, 3 minor injuries and the army official statement insists it was an...
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Africa is ready to take on the world - Kenya’s Envoy
Kenya’s Ambassador to Japan, H.E. Solomon Karanja Maina is confident that his country has the “requisite capacity” to host the first-ever TICAD VI conference scheduled for next month in Nairobi. He...
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BITC boss plans to attract Japan’s investors in Kenya
Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) is preparing for the sixth International Conference on Africa’s Development (TICAD VI) to be held late August in Nairobi, Kenya, the agency’s chief executive...
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TURKEY IN STATE OF EMERGENCY FOLLOWING COUP ATTEMPT
The Turkish ambassador to Botswana, Ibrahim Yagli, this week said his government is extremely frustrated by certain distorted comments and spinning by foreign politicians after a failed coup by a...
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Botswana, Namibia vow to grow aviation sector
Transport and Logistics Sector Chairperson, Gobusamang Keebine has appealed to investors to invest in the aviation industry of Botswana as the sector needs to grow. Addressing Namibia business...
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BSB to apply for commercial licence
Minister of Transport and Communications, Tshenolo Mabeo has said efforts are still under way to obtain a commercial banking licence for Botswana Savings Bank. BSB currently operates with a development...
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Nkaigwa, Masisi fight from the same corner
Member of Parliament for Gaborone North, Haskins Nkgaiwa has called on Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to bring a Bill on declaration of assets if they are serious about fighting corruption. He made...
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Borehole tensions looming in Kgatleng
Kgatleng Beef Producers Association (KBPA) has expressed concern about the impending overstocking of cattle in their area, which would have adverse impact on the environment. The association has on...
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Opposition vows to block Khama’s proposed retirement package
The Speaker of the National Assembly has suddenly found herself on the other side of the aisle as the opposition parties, Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) take her...
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Japan intensifies direct investment in Africa
The academic wing of Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) - the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) is poised to participate at next month’s sixth Summit of Tokyo International Conference on...
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Are we a nation of failures?
Botswana Congress Party (BCP) said President Ian Khama is to blame for the unsuccessful campaign of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi in her bid to ascend the chairmanship of African...
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SADC officials plan way forward after devastating effects of El-Nino
Senior Officials from respective ministries and departments dealing with transport logistics and food security in SADC Member States are currently attending a two day meeting in Johannesburg, South...
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Double-faced UB costs job seekers
Some of the University of Botswana graduates are a frustrated lot as it appears their former institution has two public faces bearing its re-introduced original logo on certificates and the new but now...
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BTU duel on this weekend
The duel in which the presidential aspirant, Kenathata Dipogiso takes on the incumbent, Johannes Tshukudu in the Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) leadership election is due this weekend in Palapye. Both...
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Govt and the church attuned in Senyawe village
There was pomp and funfare in Senyawe village on Saturday when the Assemblies of God church of Botswana and the Presidential housing appeal became a blesser for an economically challenged resident of...
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