Effective April 1st this year, various government ministries through their accounting officers will now be at the fore-front of adjudicating and awarding tenders worth billions of pula. This comes after parliament passed a bill last year to overhaul public procurement.
Consumers could pay more for electricity this year, as the government owned power producer, Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) plans to increase prices for electricity by 5% with effect from the 1st of April 2022.
Trainers and Allied Workers’ Union (TAWU), president Allan Keitseng has expressed dismay over what he called unprecedented apathetic conduct devoid of due regard to rules, by the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security Management.
Former High Court Judge Professor Key Dingake has made his opinion known about gay rights in a glowing tribute to his retired former colleague Justice Ian Kirby.