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$200 billion economic losses anticipated in Africa from COVID-19 associated...
International think-tanks at McKinsey & Company have warned that Africa’s economies could experience a loss of between $90 billion and $200 billion in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads...
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Gov't unveils ambitious economic package to cushion businesses from COVID-19...
Government has developed an economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support workers, stabilise businesses, ensure and promote opportunities for economic diversification. Wilfred Mandlebe,...
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Saleshando: BDP's six-month State Of Emergency cloaked in secrecy
The Leader of Opposition, Dumelang Saleshando says the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is cagey with reasons why the country needs a State of Public Emergency lasting for six (6) months. When...
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Masisi: I did not seek the presidency of this country to rule by decree
President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi this morning made an impassioned plea that he did not seek the Presidency of this country for reasons of ruling by decree. Speaking before a special sitting of...
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Cresta reverse decision to retrench employees
Cresta Marakanelo has withdrawn its intentions to retrench employees, as part of efforts to cushion the company from effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mokwena Morulane, the Managing Director of the...
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High Court affirms BOPEU’s new leadership
Disgraced Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) President Masego Mogwera' s rival faction has been confirmed as new office bearers of the union. The faction led by Olefile Monakwe has been tussling...
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Botswana Nurses’ Union call for resignation of Director of Health Services,...
Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) has expressed its outmost displeasure and disappointment at the special parliament proceedings and the Director of Health, Dr Malaki Tshipayagae’s stance on the alleged...
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BOFEPUSU rejects suspension of the right to strike
Botswana Federation of Public, Parastatals and Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has rejected the suspension of engaging in an industrial action by employees during the state of emergency period....
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BDP will use six-months State of Emergency to prepare for 2024 general...
Opposition parties say they gave the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) a blank cheque to do as they wish in adopting six-months State of Emergency and to propose regulations because the party...
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Quarantined MPs blame Dr. Tshipayagae for “misleading” them
Some Members of Parliament have blamed Director of Health Services Dr. Malaki Tshipayagae for having misled them regarding quarantine and transmission of COVID-19. According to the MPs when...
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BUAN undeterred by COVID-19, ready to feed the nation
While the nation is under lockdown and grappling with COVID-19, the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) graduates are at work ensuring the food supply is not...
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When precedence loses legs
When, as sometimes happens in law, precedence loses legal legs to stand on, is inappropriate or even insufficient to deal with a matter at hand, does necessity become the mother of invention and...
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SMEs punch holes on COVID-19 Relief Fund
Entrepreneurs have started punching holes on government’s COVID-19 pandemic relief package, which is expected to cushion workers, stabilise businesses and promote opportunities for economic...
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COVID-19 crisis: A silver lining for Molepolole’s prolonged water woes
Residents of Molepolole who have been reeling under a prolonged water shortage crisis breathed a sigh of relief this past weekend when a local company, Advanced Global Limited, came to their rescue by...
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All departments at Border Posts are Frontline Service Providers, says...
Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Lemogang Kwape has allayed fears that some workers at the country’s border posts are not considered frontline services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight departments...
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Botswana Civil Society Organisations slam Government for violating human...
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for protection of human rights during the six (6) months State of Public Emergency. The organisations said they note with deep concern, early reports of...
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Controversial unionist Andrew Motsamai resurfaces in BNF lobby lists
For a man who boasts of an illustrious career in the public service, Andrew Motsamai presents simply a resourceful and great leadership opportunity for Botswana National Front and by extension the...
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Law Society riles at Ministry’s handling of issuing of permits to its members
The Law Society of Botswana has written a hard-hitting letter to the Minister of Defense, Justice and Security complaining on how the Ministry is handling the issuance of COVID-19 permits to their...
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Lockdown breeds explosion of sexual exploitation of children
In a matter of weeks since extreme social distancing kicked in, an alarming number of children across the country have fallen prey to sexual predators. Acting UNICEF Representative Sarah Ng’inja...
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Chinese business magnate, Jack Ma’s donation of medical supplies arrives this...
The Ministry of International Affairs and Cooperation has announced that the Chinese philanthropist Jack Ma, has once again through his Foundation, donated medical supplies and equipment to...
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