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Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans-gender and intersex persons (LGBTI) want President Mokgweetsi Masisi to allow same sex relationships which to date, are deemed unlawful in Botswana. Masisi had recently called for the respect and protection of...

Yvonne Mooka 07 December 2018

AP’s varsity don enters lion’s den

Senior Lecturer at the University Botswana (UB), Dr Kaelo Molefhe wants to represent the people of Gaborone Bonnington North constituency in Parliament from 2019, and he is convinced he will prevail over the formidable political trio of Duma Boko,...

Sun Reporter | 07 December 2018

‘I was raped at 15’

Thato Matshaba, an assistant accountant with one of the local companies says that she had been suicidal because of the rape that she suffered in 2005 when she was doing Form 2. She was only 15 when her cousins in Serowe asked her to tag along when...

The MidweekSun Admin 07 December 2018

Ministry of Basic Education spreads ICT skills education

The Ministry of Basic Education wants to introduce ICT tools to as many government schools across the country as possible. The aim is to produce digitally agile learners who are able to learn and collaborate in the digital world. Minister of Basic...

Keletso Thobega | 07 December 2018

PSLE results of 17 candidates withheld

Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) has registered five cases of maladministration and one suspected case of malpractice in the 2018 Primary Leaving School Examinations (PSLE). Addressing the press on Monday, BEC Executive Secretary, Professor...

Tlotlo Mbazo | 07 December 2018

Botswana among countries facing burden of malnutririon

Botswana is failing in three critical tests for malnutrition, says the 2018 Global Nutrition Report which was released in Bangkok at the “Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition” event. The fifth edition of the annual report found that...

Sun Reporter | 07 December 2018

PSLE results better than last year

Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) on Monday released the 2018 Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) results. Out of a total of 46 432 candidates that sat for the examination, 8 941 obtained Grade A. Eight thousand, eight hundred and...

The MidweekSun Admin 07 December 2018

Lawyers, Judge ordained Deacons in Anglican Church

This past Sunday a group of servants of God, including practising lawyers and a judge, were ordained as Deacons in the Anglican Church. The ordained deacons are Lekono Orekolotse Malabola, Andries Matlhare, Munyaradzi Samuel Mubata, Nelson Kiama...

Keletso Thobega | 07 December 2018

Taxi driver stabs another

A taxi driver in Francistown stabbed another with a knife on his upper thigh in full view of customers in a fight over customers.Tineni Kenalemang, 33, who hails from Sebina village, told The Midweek Sun that on that fateful day in June this year, he...

Peter Madiya 07 December 2018

‘Please help me do surgery from man to woman’

Thapelo Matshameko, a transgender woman who was recently attacked at Trekkers night club in Gaborone is pleading for help from members of the public to assist with sponsoring her sex reassignment surgery from male to female. A free-spirit,...

Yvonne Mooka 07 December 2018

BDP youth never trusted Ntime

A lot of youthful activists in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) fell short of telling their party leadership that “We told you so,” when Kagiso Ntime dumped the party this week to retrace his steps back to the Botswana National Front...

Sun Reporter | 07 December 2018

Men outnumber women 5 to 1 in BDF enrolment

For every five men that are enlisted into the Botswana Defence Force every year, only one woman gets the nod. So far the highest ranking female in BDF is a captain since she was enlisted in 2007. Acting Minister of Defence Justice and Security,...

Dikarabo Ramadubu | 07 December 2018

Gov’t received P490m grants from EU

A total of nine ministries benefitted from the P490, 800, 000 grants that government received from the European Union over three financial years. The grants came from the 10th European Development Fund and was paid during the financial years...

The MidweekSun Admin 07 December 2018

LEA partners with Ministry for youth businesses

Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture Development, (MYESCD) has partnered with the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) to create a pool of competitive and sustainable youth businesses. Through the partnership, business management and...

Keikantse Lesemela | 07 December 2018

Ex Debswana boss counsels graduates

Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Botswana Accountancy College (BAC) on Saturday, former Managing Director of Debswana, Balisi Bonyongo said graduates and citizens need to position themselves to develop a clear technology and innovation strategy...

Keikantse Lesemela | 07 December 2018

StanChart delights in digital competitiveness

While the banking sector continues to experience depressed trading conditions and tight competition in Botswana, Standard Chartered Bank Botswana has shown that innovation and technology products are key to the bank’s growth and...

Keikantse Lesemela | 07 December 2018

Orange celebrates Botswana penetration

Orange Group Chief Executive and Chairman, Stephane Richard said the group aims to be the digital partner for government to achieve economic and social development in the execution of Botswana’s Maitlamo National Policy on ICT...

Keikantse Lesemela | 07 December 2018

Agriculture special zones takes off

Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) has plans to build more silos in Pandamatenga to prop up agriculture production.“The agriculture investors in Pandamatenga want to ramp up production and all they are looking for is more storage,” said...

The MidweekSun Admin 07 December 2018

Masisi pushes banks towards financial inclusion

President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi wants the local banking industry to tap into the unbanked, as part of efforts to eradicate poverty.“Across the African continent and the world over, financial inclusion is becoming a priority for policymakers,...

Andrew Maramwidze | 07 December 2018

Cut 3 inspires CEDA new branch in Boteti

As Debswana embarks on an ambitious project to expand the lifespan of Orapa mine by an additional 35 years, government’s business financing arm, CEDA has opened a new branch in Boteti. The Opening of the new office is expected to ease financing...

Andrew Maramwidze | 07 December 2018

Applications open for TEF entrepreneurship programme

Applications for the fifth Entrepreneurship cycle of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme 2019 will open on January 1.According to the Foundation, applications will be accepted on the digital networking platform for African...

Tlotlo Mbazo | 07 December 2018

Architecture body hosts panel discussion

Architects Association of Botswana (AAB) hosted an inaugural panel discussion at the University of Botswana conference centre themed, ‘Finding the ‘I’ in architecture.’ The stakeholder engagement forum will culminate in a cocktail soiree...

Sun Reporter | 07 December 2018

Netball regresses

When successfully hosting of the 2017 Netball Youth World Cup (NYWC) this past year under the Tebogo Lebotse Sebego regime, Botswana netball team (Under 21) showcased a crème dela cream squad, boasting exceptional players such as Pearl Maribe,...

Sun Reporter | 07 December 2018

Knockout Football tournament returns

The thrills, spills and high stakes of knock out football have returned to the local scene following the announcement of the new Orange FA Cup. The mobile telecommunication company announced a P12.6 million, three-year deal that will see over 30...

Sun Reporter | 07 December 2018

Work on Jamali grounds ahead of Games

The organisers of the Region 5 Youth games Gaborone 2018 are pacing behind time to ensure that construction at the Jamali grounds situated in Tlokweng are completed by the end of today (Wednesday). The Jamali grounds have been picked for the...

The MidweekSun Admin 07 December 2018

Beware fake morning after pills

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has warned women against ‘fake’ morning-after pills bought at pharmacies, saying majority of them are actually medications for other ailments whose side effects can terminate pregnancy. Sexual Reproductive...

Rachel Raditsebe | 07 December 2018

Dry painful sex is a sign of danger

A common yet hard to discuss sex problem women have is: lack of lubrication during sex, according to a sex expert, Dr Elna Rudolph. A medical doctor and Sexologist working exclusively in the field of sexual medicine, Dr Rudolph explained recently...

Rachel Raditsebe | 07 December 2018

Dr Julio C Gonzalez Gutierrez speaks on pre and post Operation anesthesia care

Dr Julio C Gonzalez Gutierrez, Consultant Anesthesiologist and Medical Director of Trustanaesthesia Services (Pty) Ltd. affiliated with Bokamoso Private Hospital talks to SunHealth about the continuous medical care anesthesiologists provide before,...

The MidweekSun Admin 07 December 2018

THE MENTAL HEALTH SERIES

It is an open fact that people diagnosed with mental disorders sufferers a raw deal. Their rights are trampled upon willy-nilly and they as a result are subjected to human rights abuses, rampant stigma and discrimination! The UN Human Rights...

David Sydney Mangwegape | 07 December 2018

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