Most MPs experience delay in payment, some haven’t received since February Sitting allowance has been very irregular during this session – Dr Gobotswang There are no reasons given except apologies for the delays -MP Reason Lekhutlane Some owed for 7 weeks, others 3 weeks; MPs get P530 a week for sitting allowance In the corridors of Botswana’s National Assembly, whispers of frustration have grown into open discontent as Members of Parliament (MPs) grapple with a...

Duma Boko and his Cabinet Ministers sprint towards 100 days election promise He has instructed Ministers, PS’s to have a practical work plan to convince people Ministers will be assessed after 100 days to see if they add value in Boko’s admin If Ministers fail this litmus test, reshuffle is coming; or at worst they will be dropped Boko has cautioned Ministers, Civil servants from labelling others BDP members President Duma Boko is setting a...

Backbenchers want manifesto implementation, civil service sanitized MP Arafat Khan says UDC should put its people in strategic positions MP Phenyo Segokgo wants corrupt officials named and govt whip them Minister Major Mokgware suggests that Land Boards be dissolved ASAP A contingent of Members of Parliament from the ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) have made their voices resoundingly clear in parliament over the past two weeks, urging their President, Advocate Duma Boko, to act...

Regional Chairpersons attribute election setback to Masisi’s leadership Concerns raised over Masisi’s secretive and unconstitutional practices Rejecting external consultants, leaders say they know cause of defeat Call for party reforms, restructuring leadership to an 8-member NEC Criticism of Masisi for preferring opportunists over loyal members As the dust settles on the seismic shift of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) losing power, all eyes are on President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who stands accused by his own party’s regional...

The allocation was executed in a fair and democratic spirit of proportional representation BCP urges ruling UDC to adhere to democratic principles in nomination of councillors Nominated councillors must reflect the parties’ national representation proportionately BCP is concerned about UDC’s breach of established protocols with trade unions Opposition Whip Carter Hikuama, representing the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), has expressed satisfaction with the recent selection and configuration of the parliamentary oversight and standing committees announced this...

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) finds itself embroiled in an increasing number of legal challenges from candidates who were unsuccessful in the recently concluded primary elections. In a significant development, Brigadier Mbakiso Mukokomani, who was defeated by Simon Moabi in the primary elections for Tati West, intends to escalate the matter to the High Court, citing irregularities during the electoral process. Mukokomani’s legal team has dispatched a letter to BDP Secretary General Kavis Kario,...

Emma Peloetletse, the Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), has disclosed that if former President Lt. Gen. Dr. Ian Khama assumes a position in Bogosi, as he has announced, the government will be left with no choice but to observe as he draws two salaries from Botswana’s coffers. At a welcoming ceremony in Serowe last weekend, Khama, who has spent nearly three years in self-imposed exile in South Africa, proclaimed his intention to claim his...