The recent sporadic malfunctioning of the new passenger train is partly attributed to an ill-trained Botswana Railways employee who unwittingly mixed water with fuel in the tank, causing the locomotive to experience a string of technical and mechanical faults along the way.
Sunday, 25 September 2016
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14 Aug 2016
With all the tantalizing possibilities that 2019 offers, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) plans to transform its elections function into a full-time office.
14 Aug 2016
Francistown High Court Judge, Barnabas Nyamadzabo last week declared that Thebe Ndjavera, a former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldier whom he convicted for two counts of murder is insane and should be treated as a criminal lunatic. Justice Nyamdzabo said in pursuance of special findings made in terms of section 160 of the penal code he (Judge) will have to report to President Lt Gen Dr Ian K
14 Aug 2016
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) which will be used in Botswana’s 2019 General elections are susceptible to hacking and manipulation and do not meet requisite safety standards to protect the integrity of the election process, international Information Technology (IT) and engineering experts have warned.
14 Aug 2016
Despite elaborate safeguards, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) which Botswana will use in the 2019 general elections are vulnerable to serious attacks.
EVM Software Isn't Safe
14 Aug 2016
Member of Parliament for Francistown South, Wynter Mmolotsi alerted Parliament last week of an alleged clandestine plot between Speaker of the National Assembly Gladys Kokorwe and Cabinet ministers Eric Molale and Prince Maele to railroad Parliament into passing the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill.
14 Aug 2016
Owing to a peculiar set of circumstances, the European Union Delegation to Botswana and Southern African Development Community will not be shedding British staff as a result of Brexit. With a majority of Britons having voted to leave the European Union, one natural outcome is the eventual excision of United Kingdom citizens from the employ of the regional politico-economic union.
14 Aug 2016
Part of the obesity problem that Botswana is experiencing is a result of people not eating adequate amounts of fresh produce.
A horticulture value chain analysis action plan that was prepared for the Private Sector Development Programme says that in line with a regional trend, the consumption rate of fresh fruit and vegetable (FF&V) among Batswana households is very low.
14 Aug 2016
While it is known to have misgivings about the introduction of electronic voting machines (EVMs) the opposition may be under-investing in effort to prevent what it fears may happen. Or maybe not.
14 Aug 2016
Notwithstanding its self-proclaimed allure and superior knowledge of non-codified laws of physical attraction, the Botswana People’s Party (BPP) may find that it is actually not entrancing enough to cause suitors from at least one government department to make a beeline for it.
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