In what we believe to have been the very first time that a new parliamentary rule has been invoked, Deputy Speaker Pono Moatlhodi warned Sefhare-Ramokgonami
A statement of intent by Botswana’s High Commissioner to Australia, Dorcas Makgato to contest Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primaries and 2024 general elections, has opened yet another succession plan debate within the party.
The Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Emma Peloetletse, has refrained from addressing allegations against Botswana's High Commissioner in Australia, Dorcas Makgato, who is accused of engaging in political campaigning while holding a public service position.
With the political season upon us, there is a melee of if’s and but’s about the future of active and non-active or former politicians. One such name that has dominated these political superlatives in the grapevine; and possibly at official spaces is that of Dorcas Makgato. The former Minister and now Botswana’s High Commissioner to Australia was recently linked with Indonesia, with some alleging that she has been re-posted to the Asian country. But what is the truth? Indonesia is just one of the countries under Makgato’s territory.
The Pan African Parliament (PAP) committee on gender, family, youth and people with disability in its sitting considered, adopted and recommended to the plenary session the preliminary report on the framework for the model law on gender equality.