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Books galore for schools not in need
Auditor General Pulane Letebele says some schools have had a large quantity of underutilised textbooks while others had shortages.
This is found in her audit...
Botswana served with P90 billion demand over Okavango mining license u-turn
Botswana’s decision to renege on an earlier agreement for mining prospecting license within the Okavango Delta buffer zone could come at a huge cost...
Masisi lets loose on De Beers, Botswana negotiations
If his utterances about Botswana’s negotiations with De Beers at a political rally in Moshupa were reckless, President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s most recent statement was...
Botswana falls far behind hunger and food security SDGs
Botswana far off track to meet food and agriculture related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators, a newly released report by the Food and Agriculture...
Russia – Ukraine war stress tests SADC’s non-alignment
There may be cracks in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as evidenced by Botswana's recent vote at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...
Minister denies the undeniable about Botswana’s corruption rankings
The Assistant Minister of State President, Meshack Mthimkhulu, took shelter behind logical fallacies when the Serowe South MP, Leepetswe Lesedi, unleashed a volley of...
BMC still struggling with marketing products, paying farmers on time
“Though the quality of Botswana beef is high, Botswana Meat Commission could be stronger on marketing strategy and differentiation and exports are heavily focused...
Kablay’s revelation may have solved puzzle of MPs’ misconduct
Why would adults, virtually all of them parents and discharging the enormous responsibility of making laws, act like children in the process of doing...
Kenewendo worries carbon markets underutilized
United Nations (UN) Climate Change High-Level Champions’ Special Advisor, Africa Director, Bogolo Kenewendo says the continent is losing out on trade on the expanding...
Gov’t reneges on construction of Chobe lodges
The Botswana government has suspended its request for Expression of Interest (EOI) for construction of lodges inside the Chobe National Park (CNP). The Minister...