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Unions hold Masisi against his word
Deputy President of Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU), Obeile Molamu has challenged President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi to honour his promise to resuscitate the Public Service...
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Mogwera’s nightmares return
Botswana Public Employees Union President Masego Mogwera is again fighting for her survival at the helm as her rivals have returned to serve in the National Executive Committee, Botswana Guardian can...
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Ugly implications of BMD/UDC court case
Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) will not give their colleagues at Umbrella for Democratic Change a walk in the park in their legal battle. BMD has taken UDC to court after it was expelled from...
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BDP promises to revolutionise agriculture
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) says it will improve the agricultural sector through the use of technology if given mandate for another five (5) years to rule. The party stated in its 2019 Manifesto...
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Botswana mountaineer Sekokole safe and sound at Camp 2 of Mt. Everest
Botswana mountaineer, Ouma Sekokole is safe, and is doing well. Sekokole is one of the hundreds of mountaineers who are currently trying to summit the highest mountain in the world, namely Mount...
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BFTU launches Workers’ Manifesto
The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) launched its first ever manifesto for the 2019 national elections on 1 May to coincide with Workers’ Day. BFTU spokesperson Thusang Butale told this...
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Suspended BOPEU President Mogwera’s ruling on May 23
Suspended Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) President Masego Mogwera will know her fate as chairperson and member of Board of Babereki Investments (Pty) Ltd Directors next week Thursday. Mogwera,...
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Less than 900, 000 register for 2019 General Elections
Less than 900 000 people have registered for this year’s general elections in spite of efforts by stakeholders especially the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and political parties to mobilise at...
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Former MPs condemn Khama
Former Members of Parliament have blasted former head of state Dr. Ian Khama accusing him of dividing the nation. The former MPs made a resolution during their Annual General Meeting on the 11th of...
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Communities demand stake in elephant management strategy
Any dialogue on human-wildlife conflict, especially elephants-human conflict cannot bear any positive results if the affected communities who encounter the wrath of these jumbos on a daily basis are...
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Botswana has highest transfer duty in the world - Giachetti
Botswana government has been cautioned to avoid self-inflicted policies that work against investment in the real estate sector. The rebuke was sounded this week at the second annual Botswana Property...
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Choppies moment of truth beckons
The months of May and June present anxious moments for the operations of Botswana’s market leading grocery retailer –Choppies. That’s because it is expected that the findings of the company’s affairs -...
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‘Sovereign wealth funds must be closely guarded’
Sovereign wealth funds remain an integral part of any economy as they act as a fall back when revenue declines, but there is need to ensure their mandates are clearly defined, lest they become prone to...
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STEM pledge of 0.3% too low
Botswana should participate in the 21st century technological revolution of microprocessors, telecommunications, biotechnology and nanotechnology, as per the world standard. Head of Ore Processing at...
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Chinese Ambassador laments low China-Botswana trade volumes
Botswana and China must acknowledge that trade between them is very low despite the fact that in 2018 the trade volume increased 500 times. This was revealed by the Chinese Ambassador Dr Zhao Yanko at...
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BPF holds inaugural meeting at Tsholofelo
Members of the newly-formed Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) will hold a meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at Tsholofelo Community Hall in Gaborone to discuss the future of the party. This is the BPF’s - a...
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Choppies investors to stabilise the company
Institutional Investors (IS) are said to be actively involved and playing a major role in bringing about stability to the operations of Botswana’s market leading grocery retailer - Choppies. The IS...
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Sustaining tertiary education financing in Botswana
Rapid growth in the number of students poses a challenge to the sustainability of higher education financing in Botswana. Human Resource Development experts concur that only innovative approaches can...
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Consultants pocket P13m for BMC privatisation
The cogwheels have started moving hardly a week after government made a commitment to liberalise Botswana Meat Commission (BMC).However, the big elephant in the room is to achieve expectations of both...
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Govt. sits on explosive Defense Council report
Cabinet is said to be sitting on an explosive Defence Council Report regarding pension for serving and ex-soldiers. Information reaching this publication is that cabinet is not comfortable with sharing...
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