Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Kitso Mokaila last week defended the decision of BCL management to sideline local contractors and award a multi million Pula tender for refurbishment of the mine smelter to controversial South African mechanical and electrical engineering firm, Kentz SA.
Sunday, 25 September 2016
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20 Sep 2015
One Botswana judge has confessed to being indebted and loyal to President Lt Gen Ian Khama while another has confessed to being prone to influence by mob psychology “which often results in poor decision making.”
This emerged in confidential letters addressed to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) this week as Botswana’s judicial crisis lurches through a comedy of errors.
22 Sep 2016
The outgoing Chief Executive of the Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO), Thabo Dithebe on Monday admitted that he is stepping down as a result of frustrations that have all to do with operational issues he has been facing at the government owned tourism marketing agent.
Dithebe on Monday broke his silence by saying there was too much political interference from the ministry.
22 Sep 2016
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) leader Duma Boko over the weekend sent a strong message to President Ian Khama warning him not to sign a Bill seeking to introduce electronic voting machines.
22 Sep 2016
Shakawe: President Ian Khama has given Shakawe Kgosi Kea Lempadi an undisclosed amount of cash at a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) rally aimed at officially welcoming Member of Parliament for the area Bagalatia Arone.
22 Sep 2016
Shakawe: Okavango Member of Parliament Bagalatia Arone who recently defected from Botswana Congress party to join the Botswana democratic Party has said he did not join the BDP by default saying his choice was a combination of his own decision and that of his family members.
22 Sep 2016
Maun: Local Government and Rural Development Minister Slumber Tsogwane has told North West District Councilors to lead by example and always portray best behavior lest they find themselves on the wrong side of the law.
22 Sep 2016
The Office of Labour of Commissioner has ordered Botswana Revenue Service (BURS) to conclude the 2014 salary negotiations with Manual Workers Union instead of withdrawing its recognition.
22 Sep 2016
The mayor of Sowa town, George Maphane is happy that his town council has managed to stem the tide of growing criminal activities in the mining town. Addressing a full council meeting last week Maphane said presently there are no cases of major or serious offences recorded over the period under review, except for a few cases of theft in which the culprit was targeting some town houses.
19 Sep 2016
The Law Society of Botswana has renewed its previous position of calling for Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo to resign of face impeachment.
The Law Society has gone further and said there is growing evidence that the role of the Chief Justice in the suspension of four judges for receiving housing allowances that were not due to them was actuated by malice.
19 Sep 2016
The troubled Botswana International University of Science & Technology (BIUST) is at the centre of a Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) probe following the mysterious disappearance of funds estimated at several millions of Pula meant for research projects.
19 Sep 2016
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), acting with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), recently lost a court move to have bank accounts belonging to former Minister of Defence Justice and Security Dikgakgamatso Seretse’s company, Monigbot (PTY) Ltd frozen, court documents show.
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