… Responding to Minister Pius Mokgware’s question on equity for rural areas, Ms Andries said NHI would operate as a state-owned enterprise with autonomy. …
… BONGANI MALUNGA The government has uncovered an alleged deep-rooted cartel within the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, with Minister Pius Mokgware revealing that ministry employees, including senior officials, have been implicated…
… Specially Elected MP, Major General Pius Mokgware also supported the Bill, saying research assisted in planning, allowing government to accordingly allocate funds and resources. …
… At the signing ceremony, Minister of Labour and Home Affairs Major General (Rtd) Pius Mokgware attributed Botswana’s unemployment challenges in part to strategic failures by previous leadership in aligning education and skills development with the country’s economic strengths. …
… According to Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Pius Mokgware, businesses must act immediately to review and update their employment contracts, policies, and practices to align with these new rules. …
… u could be sitting at home with your laptop, working there, and producing results. “That’s why our offices you find them full of magwinya le mogodu, when you could just eat in the comfort of your house there and still be productive.”Labour and Home Affairs minister, Pius Mokgware …
… Handing over their citizenship documents on World Refugee Day commemoration on Saturday, Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Major General Pius Mokgware said the act of bestowing citizenship on the 64 would forever be etched in their minds given that they had left their countrie …
… On June 14, 1985, Operation Plecksy caught local forces completely off guard, a failure of intelligence that Major General Pius Mokgware still reflects on decades later. …
… In regulations signed recently, Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Pius Mokgware has unveiled a new visa fee structure that dramatically increases the cost of entering Botswana for work, business, study and tourism. …
Labour Minister Major General (rtd) Pius Mokgware has warned meat industry employers against using Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) disruptions to unlawfully retrench workers SESUPO RANTSIMAKO The Minister of Labour, Major General (rtd) Pius Mokgware, has warned employers in the meat …
Minister of Health Dr Stephen Modise has urged Members of Parliament to scrutinise the proposed National Health Insurance Reform, calling it one of Botswana's most consequential initiatives aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage through fundamental transformation of the health system. The reform is designed to deliver a more resilient, digitised and interoperable health system, with a proposed strategic national fund to allow government to purchase healthcare services more effectively and reduce reliance on donor funding.
Minister of Health Dr Stephen Modise has urged Members of Parliament to scrutinise the proposed National Health Insurance Reform, calling it one of Botswana's most consequential initiatives aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage through fundamental transformation of the health system. The reform is designed to deliver a more resilient, digitised and interoperable health system, with a proposed strategic national fund to allow government to purchase healthcare services more effectively and reduce reliance on donor funding.
Nearly 10 employees, including senior officials, from the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs have been suspended over an alleged network issuing work permits and visas illegally, according to Minister Pius Mokgware.
Legislators have expressed support for the creation of the National Research and Innovation Council, saying it will be instrumental in the country's economic diversification. MPs highlighted that the council would enable technology adoption, commercialise scientific discoveries into market-ready products, and drive industrialisation and sustainable growth.
Botswana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs and Naledi Mining Services Company to export skilled mining professionals regionally and internationally. Minister Mokgware attributed unemployment partly to strategic failures by previous leadership in aligning education and skills with the country's economic strengths.
Botswana's Employment and Labour Relations Act (ELRA), which came into full effect on July 1, 2026, consolidates three separate pieces of legislation into a unified framework to modernize employment standards and strengthen worker protections. The law introduces significant changes including caps on fixed-term contracts at 12 months unless objectively justified, with breaches resulting in automatic conversion to indefinite status.
Labour and Home Affairs minister Pius Mokgware marked World Productivity Day by criticising entrenched workplace policies and attitudes in Botswana, arguing that unnecessary office requirements harm productivity and competitiveness when remote work could be equally effective.
Sixty-four refugees were granted Botswana citizenship during a World Refugee Day commemoration, with the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs noting the act reflected the government's human rights commitment and that the new citizens left their countries due to harsh circumstances. The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services said the decision unlocks opportunities for the refugees and represents progress toward their local integration.
On June 14, 1985, Operation Plecksy—a cross-border raid by the South African Defence Force hunting anti-apartheid activists—killed at least 12 people in Gaborone's Bontleng neighbourhood. The Botswana Defence Force's restrained response in the hours that followed is credited with preventing escalation to full-scale war.
The government has introduced new, higher visa fee charges affecting foreign travellers, investors, and business people entering Botswana for work, business, study, and tourism, in regulations signed by the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs.
Labour Minister Pius Mokgware has warned employers in the meat industry against using Foot-and-Mouth Disease restrictions as cover for unlawful worker retrenchments.