Also known as: Minister Pius Mokgware
Minister of Labour and Home Affairs overseeing employment reform, work permits, and refugee citizenship matters in Botswana.
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The Botswana Gazette
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 …
Employers Warned Over FMD-Linked Job CutsGovernment officials met with former BCL and Tati Nickel Mine workers to update them on outstanding ex-gratia benefits and the prolonged liquidation process. Tati Nickel Mining Company was liquidated in 2016 due to a slump in commodity prices, resulting in the loss of over 6,000 jobs alongside its parent company BCL Limited.
21 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Government officials met with former BCL and Tati Nickel Mine workers to update them on outstanding ex-gratia benefits and the prolonged liquidation process. Tati Nickel Mining Company was liquidated in 2016 due to a slump in commodity prices, resulting in the loss of over 6,000 jobs alongside its parent company BCL Limited.
21 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
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.
13 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
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.
9 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
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.
29 July 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
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.
22 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
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.
7 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
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.
2 July 2026 · Mmegi →
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.
22 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
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.
15 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
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.
1 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Labour Minister Pius Mokgware has warned employers in the meat industry against using Foot-and-Mouth Disease restrictions as cover for unlawful worker retrenchments.
11 May 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →