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UB develops computer software tools for management and monitoring of COVID-19
The University of Botswana has developed three computer software tools that will assist the Ministry of Health and Wellness in the management and monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The...
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BLLAHWU sues Health Ministry for refusing to provide its members with...
A legal battle between the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Botswana Land Boards, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) is looming after the ministry rejected demands by the union...
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Public sector unions’ rejection of deferment of salary hike in vain
Public sector unions' decision to reject government proposal for deferment of 6 and 10 percent salary increase for public servants could be in vain as the decision has already been taken....
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Justice Lot Moroka comes under severe criticism in CoA judgement
A judge does not, under the guise of a judgement, “write an essay on legal issues of his concern not arising from the issues before him, no matter how erudite his opinion may, ex facie, appear”....
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Food systems affected by COVID-19 social distancing laws
The closure of major transport routes and export ban are likely to adversely affect local food systems. While food supplies will not necessarily be affected as most farmers have the opportunity to...
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SDA Church donates P200 thousand to COVID-19 Relief Fund
The Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA) has donated the sum of P200, 000.00 to the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The SDA Church in Botswana is administered by Botswana Union Conference and has two regional...
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Implementation of social food basket divides Gaborone residents
Some residents of Gaborone are disgruntled at being overlooked or excluded from the social food basket rollout. The food basket is meant to assist those in need, particularly those financially...
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BIH calls for solutions to address COVID-19
Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has sent out a call for solutions to address the COVID-19 pandemic challenges.The call made under the 3rd call for Botswana Innovation Fund (BIF) is open for...
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Check your mental wellbeing: Do the trees talk back to you?
It is often said that it’s OK to speak to plants, but you should be worried if the plants seem to speak back to you. Director of Valour Mental Wellness in Francistown, Charlotte Siya, recently...
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Botswana technology innovations that will save your day during lockdown
There has never been a better opportunity for creatives and innovators to step up and usher in new solutions to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic than now. Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH)...
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Jack Ma donates thousands of extraction kits, swabs, masks, gloves to...
The second consignment of Jack Ma Foundation’s donations of emergency medical supplies to Botswana arrived in Gaborone this week. According to the Chinese Embassy in Gaborone, the consignment...
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BOFEPUSU warns virulent industrial relations with Govt. could get worse
Botswana Federation of Public Parastatal and Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) have expressed concern over the decay of labour relations between government and public sector unions. The federation...
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Botswana receives P17 million from Japan to distribute set-top boxes and...
Botswana signed a P17 million grant aid with Japan this Monday to help her distribute set-top boxes to needy households and switch off analogue transmission. The Signing of Exchange of Notes between...
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Debswana invokes Force Majeure to evict contractors from site
The giant diamond company Debswana has invoked the Force Majeure clause under the contract with all its contractors in the country and asked them to clear the site. The diamond giant attributed the...
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UDC slams government for going back on community testing
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has expressed concern that community testing which was to start on Monday this week has been replaced with contact tracing. The COVID-19 Task Team revealed on...
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COVID-19 patrols reduce crime in Francistown, Tatitown
The daily patrols around towns and villages have not only enforced compliance of COVID-19 regulations but have also curbed the incidence of crime in communities. Since the beginning of April, the...
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COVID-19 patrols reduce crime in Francistown, Tatitown
The daily patrols around towns and villages have not only enforced compliance of COVID-19 regulations but have also curbed the incidence of crime in communities. Since the beginning of April, the...
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Court of Appeal Judges slam Judge Abdool Khan’s ‘material indiscretion’
Acting High Court Judge Abdool Khan has come under heavy criticism by Court of Appeal regarding his conduct as a judicial officer in dealing with matters before him. In the matter between government...
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19 lose jobs at Botswana Qualifications Authority
Nineteen (19) Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) employees are said to have lost their jobs due non renewal of their contracts even though their services are still critically needed by the...
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Tlokweng company manufactures sanitising biobooths to help fight COVID-19
Two local companies have manufactured sanitising biobooths that can be installed in public places and help to contain the Coronavirus. The two companies - Afriwise and Loadnet Pty Ltd - based in...
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