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Tsogwane warns dikgosi not to dabble in partisan politics

Acting President Slumber Tsogwane says government highly recognises Bogosi as a unifying force in forging and maintaining national identity.To this end a five-year Strategic Plan 2018-2023 has been prepared for the Department of Tribal Administration...

29 January 2019

Introducing Portia Loeto, the Feminist advocate

Portia Tjipo Loeto (34) is one of the few and proud feminists who continue to push back against the amassing wall of patriarchy in Botswana. The most recent wave of violations perpetrated against women in Botswana ignited her open stance against any...

29 January 2019

Cyber security stakeholders introspect

Cyber security stakeholders are expected to meet this Thursday to appraise each other on the progress made with regards to cyber security, challenges faced, as well as to lay out a plan for 2019. Stakeholders will also look into the National Cyber...

29 January 2019

Botswana to sign African Free Trade Agreement at AU Summit

Botswana is likely to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AcFTA) at the next African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government scheduled for 11th to 13th February 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. However, whether we are likely to...

29 January 2019

DIS Pilot recruited primarily as Intelligence Officer-Court papers reveal

Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DIS) Deputy Director, Modiri Kooagile has denied purging one of the organisation’s pilots by redeploying him to position of Air Liaison Officer.In July 2018 Kooagile redeployed Opelonomi Edwin...

29 January 2019

Could we find a cure for fake news?

Can biology save journalism? Ask researchers at the Institute for the Future, a non-profit research centre concerned with what the future might hold for humanity. This finding in a recent “Biology of Disinformation” report was striking to me....

29 January 2019

BNF Youth League has gone AWOL

Botswana National Front Youth League is said to have collapsed following resignations that marred the organisation since 2017.First to resign from the youth wing was the then President Khumoekae Richard. Richard has since joined the opposition...

29 January 2019

Forum discusses future frontiers of global value chains

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Bogolo Kenewendo says Botswana can leverage on global value chains and the use of technology as a new impetus towards her active participation on global trade. Speaking in a panel discussion on future...

29 January 2019

Pressure mounts on Masisi to repeal draconian Media Practitioners’ Act

Member of Parliament for Selibe Phikwe West, Dithapelo Keorapetse has appealed to cabinet to repeal the Media Practitioners Act, as it has never been implemented since it was introduced in 2008. The Media Practitioners Act of 2008, criminalises...

29 January 2019

Sort out your mess

Prospects of a possible working relationship between Alliance for Progressives (AP) and Umbrella for Democratic Change for 2019 general elections are gradually fading, Botswana Guardian has established. This follows a response letter by AP to the...

29 January 2019

Track Hawk Super SUV lands in Gabs

The new Jeep Grand Cherokee Track Hawk has just established itself as the most powerful production SUV on the planet. On paper the new Jeep halo model posts some staggering and earth-shattering numbers. Under the bonnet the rather unassuming midsize...

29 January 2019

Banting

Most people want to shed unwanted kilos and get fit but often lack the support to do so. To support them, Chronicles Health Shop have started a support group that hosts several events, one of them being the Revenge Body challenge that encourages...

29 January 2019

Pilates: Your New Year’s Resolution to Keep you fit

You’re going to get fit, save more money and drink less booze, quit smoking, start a new hobby, I am sure we all have heard this story a couple of times amongst our friends, family relatives or people closer to us. But when the clock strikes...

29 January 2019

The deadly Rakatanyane swamps

Rakatanyane swamps are a no-go area, according to Thamaga residents, especially elders. This is where 16 year-old Ofentse Rasedie drowned last Saturday morning. Thamaga Police Station Commander Superintendent Moses Kwarare said the boy slipped and...

Yvonne Mooka 29 January 2019

Molapowabojang truck owners cry foul

Resident truck owners of Molapowabojang, a Southern District village located between Lobatse and Kanye, 87 km from the capital Gaborone are up in arms over the ongoing rehabilitation of internal roads. Their gripe is that they have been denied...

Tlotlo Mbazo | 29 January 2019

Earth tremors worry us in Selebi Phikwe

In the recent past, we’ve been experiencing earth tremors in the Town of Selebi-Phikwe more or less similar to the ones we felt when there was underground blasting activities during the time the mine was still in operation. These tremors have...

Dithapelo Koorapetse 29 January 2019

Lehutso soaring Mascom Kitsong Centre in Kopong

Kopong based Bachelor of Science (BSC) in Software Engineering with Multimedia graduate, Sethamiso Derrick Lehutso says running the affairs of the Mascom Kitsong Centre in Kopong has been a wonderful experience as they are constantly making progress...

Tshepo Kehemile 29 January 2019

Modern parents have spoiled their children

Unlike it was the case in the past, we, the 21st century parents, no longer play a role in the upbringing of our children in the community. And these children thrive on knowing that of our failure to act jointly in their discipline. In the months...

Matshediso Fologang | 29 January 2019