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Quilts tell stories of women and girls
Over 150 women and girls from 14 countries have told their stories through 18 embroidered quilts, which are on display at the Nairobi, Kenya Summit on International Conference on Population and...
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TAN SRI LIMKOKWING: The Education Maverick Who Turned Botswana Into A Rare...
When officiating at the graduation ceremony of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) in 2017, the then Botswana Vice President and now President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi lamented that it was...
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Serowe BPF Councillors boycott sub-committees
Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) councillors at Serowe Administrative Authority (SAA) have taken a decision to boycott all sub-committees of the council with immediate effect. This comes after the...
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Education system is under siege
The education system will forever remain under siege post poor results every year until government truthfully addresses the pains that afflict it. This is the frank conclusion drawn by Botswana Sectors...
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Seperu Folk Dance inscribed for safeguarding under UNESCO
Seperu Folk Dance and Associated Practices is Botswana’s latest intangible cultural element to be inscribed for urgent safeguarding by UNESCO. National Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Expert Bathusi...
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BPC on autopilot
Botswana Power Corporation is currently operating without three most senior executive managers on a full time basis thereby exposing the state owned power utility to possible lapses with respect to...
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Gaborone Mayor hits the ground running
New Mayor Thata Father Maphongo has hit the ground running with his ambitious vision to transform Gaborone into a “real” diamond city that is safe, clean and green with a great ambience for residents...
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Mogalakwe petition case adjourned to February
A panel of three judges on Wednesday adjourned to February the case in which former Mosolotshane-Moralane Ward Councillor, Mogalakwe Mogalakwe has taken the IEC to court. This is to allow Mogalakwe’s...
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IDM’s Richard Malikongwa and Dr Onalenna Seitio-Kgokgwe receive top awards
Richard Malikongwa, a seasoned Human Resource and Corporate guru who serves as IDM Regional Director and Chief Executive, was bestowed with the highest award of the World HRD Congress of “Chief...
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Air Botswana to cut staff salaries, as COVID-19 hits hard
The national airline- Air Botswana, is beginning to feel the devastating financial impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Air Botswana bosses are now thinking of putting some of its employees on forced...
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Long queues form outside DC’s offices in Gaborone as citizens apply for permits
Some Batswana are still not keeping social distancing when queuing for services. This is despite the fact that as a way of containing the COVID -19 virus government declared the State of Emergency...
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BOFEPUSU wants Insurance Fund set up for life coverage of frontline workers
Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) – an umbrella federation of public sector unions has accused government of poor coordination and indecisiveness in its fight against COVID-19....
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Gaborone DC’s office issued over 600 special permits on first day of lockdown
The Gaborone District Commissioner’s office issued over 600 permits on the first day of the state of public emergency. Speaking to BG Online in an interview District Commissioner Grace Seitshiro said...
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Ramotswa mortuary has been fumigated, will open Tuesday
The COVID-19 virus has brought some opportunities for local businesses. One such is a chemical cleaning company, Critical Bond Proprietary Limited based in Tlokweng and Kanye villages respectively....
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Babereki Investments loses over P400, 000 in fumigation and lost business
Babereki Investments – the owners of the Ramotswa-based Babereki Ka Lorato Funeral Services – on Saturday morning fumigated their premises in preparation to re-open business next week Tuesday....
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Botswana: Choice and Opportunity: A Memoir 1963 to 2018
With his latest book, ‘Botswana: Choice and Opportunity: A Memoir 1963 to 2018’- Sandy Grant has certainly entrenched himself within the country’s literary treasure trove. Sandy, a Motswana citizen...
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Freedom Watch drags China to ICC for negligent handling of COVID-19
Freedom Watch based in Washington DC has approached the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the prosecutor’s office to open an enquiry against China over COVID-19 pursuant to Article 15. Freedom...
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Masisi cancels Form A and Form B permits, 5-day valid permits to be issued
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has cancelled the Form A and Form B permits that have been issued. The president has in recognition of the risk posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and in exercise of the powers...
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UB designs and produces face shield for COVID-19 frontline medical personnel
The University of Botswana has designed a face shield that can be used as part of protective gear for medical personnel involved in the fight against COVID-19. The initiative to design the face shield...
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SADC adopts regional guidelines for movement of critical goods and services...
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers have adopted regional guidelines for the harmonisation and facilitation of movement of critical goods and services across SADC...
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