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The Botswana Government has snubbed Swaziland’s People’s United Democratic (Pudemo) calls for Swazi MPs to be barred from participating ...
Source: Africa Review
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The largest opposition alliance in Botswana is expected to begin fresh unity talks this week without one of the key players,...
Source: Africa Review
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• The president’s brother talks of his ambitions
• He says President Khama will never marry
Source: The Botswana Gazette
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The recent Wikileaks cables have revealed that the former United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Botswana, Joseph Huggins, urged President Ian Khama while he was still vice president to address the widespread perception in the public that once he became president he might curtail Botswana’s freedoms.
Source: The Botswana Gazette
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The Freedom Front Plus is calling on Botswana to probe ANC Youth League president Julius Malema in order to charge him with sedition.
Source: Times Live
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Opposition parties in Botswana have "welcomed with caution" ANCYL president Julius Malema's offer to help topple President Ian Khama's government, a Botswana newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Source: News 24
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/7/
Botswana's Bushmen plan to boycott the country's upcoming census in protest at the government's refusal to provide them with a polling station during the last election, a spokesperson said on Monday.
Source: News24
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Unions for Botswana public service workers who last week ended the country's biggest strike after accepting a less than desired wage increase are adamant that they did not emerge as losers.
Source: Business Report
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A Botswana union leader says his arrest on assault charges is part of government attempts to end a month-long civil service strike.
Pelotshweu Baeng, former president of the Botswana Land Boards, Local Authorities and Health Workers’ Union, was released Friday on 200 pula bail.
Source: News24
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/10/
Gaborone - Botswana has suspended wage negotiations with striking public service workers, insisting that they return to the job before resuming talks, an official said on Wednesday.
Source: News24
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The government of Botswana has fired all "essential" health workers who defied a court order to join an indefinite strike by public-sector employees, an official said on Tuesday.
The fired personnel include doctors, nurses, pharmacists and cleaners who were employed in public hospitals and clinics and joined the month-old strike.
Source: News24
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Education minister Pelonomi Venson Moitoi told state television last night that government is planning to engage temporary teachers to carry out duties of striking teachers. She said government may engage retired teachers.
Source: Gabz FM
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Former presidents Sir Ketumile Masire and Festus Mogae are waiting to be informed of the date for a meeting with President Ian Khama over the public service strike, Mmegi is informed.
Source: Mmegi Online
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A model democrat, Botswana President Seretse Khama Ian Khama was barracked over hosting "undemocratic" Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika.
Source: Africa Review
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Analysis of reasons for a sharp decline in female representation in some Southern African parliaments.
Source: Africa Review
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