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While the government believes that the arson attack on the property belonging to minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse was politically motivated, police say they are still yet to establish the motive behind the attack.

The infamous National Petroleum Fund (NPF) case has come to a close, with the biggest loser being the state against the so called former president Ian Khama’s associates, but one of the central figures in the case, former spy boss, Isaac Kgosi says the fall of the case is no cause for celebration because the case unnecessarily and unfairly ruined many lives and reputations, including that of the president, Mokgweetsi Masisi.

A visit by South African mining billionaire and businessman Patrice Motsepe has shaken the deep-seated tensions between his family and African National Congress (ANC) on the government of Botswana, WeekendPost has been told.

By then end of next week, a week after that one, or any time after these timelines, the director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (D.C.E.C), Tymon Katlholo may no longer be at the helm of the corruption-busting agency, according to sources in the intelligence.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Dr Wilfred Mandlebe has appointed Permanent Secretaries among other accounting officers to be responsible for all procurement activities and to take accountability for procurement in their Ministries. This is to enable to government expedite procurement and address delays caused by evaluation and adjudication process.

Procurement Unit: Doing Business with ECA Background The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) established the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in 1958 as one of United Nation's five Regional Commissions. ECA's mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote

The Accra High Court hearing the case of the former Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, has rejected an evidence given by the first defence witness on the value for money analysis of agro chemicals procured by the state company.

The petitioners further decried the alleged “misapplication of meagre resources,” saying, “The HCF, during her first PTB meeting, appropriated overt N32 million for the renovation and high-end luxurious furnishing of her office.

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• Governors accuse minister of impunity, want suspension quashed • Lobbyists want Koko dropped as Acting MD • Minister appoints seven-man panel By Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern The suspension of the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, is causing ripples in the Presidency, The Nation can report. Hadiza was asked to step aside on Thursday while an administrative panel examines the books of the organisation. Although the Presidency which order...