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It seems election season in Botswana is already in full swing. As negotiations between the government and De Beers about sales and long-term lease agreements near the finishing line, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has thrown a spanner in the works with...

The idea of forming AP (Alliance for Progressives) was not bad at all. I supported that idea and still believe in it. AP was formed to bring sanity and dignity in politics. It was a platform for solutions to our problems. It was meant to approach...

Dear reader:When it comes to the matter of the legendary Masisi-Khama feud, very few have chosen the discomfort of fence-sitting. It is either one is on the side of the current president and his administration, or they are with the former president...

Murder for ritual purposes, particularly of women and children, has recently escalated as it has become more frequent. Its escalation has led to some fearing that if nothing is done, the diabolic act may reach pandemic proportions.The dastardly act...

During their annual conference in July last year in Mahalapye, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), which is a partner in the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) alongside the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Peoples’ Party (BPP), gave...

THE TEACHERHave perfect clean leather interiorsLeather car seats are a delicate material that can easily get destroyed over time. To keep them in good condition, many people recommend the use of olive oil after you are done cleaning the seats. First,...

ACCEPT THE DIRTY NATURE OF POLITICSPolitics is not for the fainthearted. The moment one makes intensions to stand for political office, they must be made of sterner stuff. Anyone holding political office but not wanted by some other elements who even...

After the Kanye Congress, Gomolemo Motswaledi was suspended from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) for some flimsy reasons. I was then asked to disassociate myself from him so that I could become the new Secretary General - mind you, I was his...

Hiding your sexuality has been easy for so many years, all you had to do was suck it up and just be ‘Normal,’ right? The main problem is that doing that cannot be considered to be a fulfilling life. When your sexuality isn’t satisfactorily...

Tlotso Karema (6) who went missing on the 18th of March this year has the entire country up in arms with tears being shed and placards up calling for the return of the child. As the aggrieved masses continue with their threats of unrest, the police...

This Wednesday marks five days since celebrated Ramotswa businessman Calvin Marope was stabbed to death by the gate of his girlfriend’s house in Magope ward just after 3am on Saturday.By Tuesday evening this week, no suspect was arrested and the...

Dear MajitaEish, magents, that dreaded day is here again! Valentine’s Day! This next Monday will surely feel like an expensive extension of the weekend for some of you the miserly folk who curse the day some good-for-nothing bugger decided that...

WATCH: In this video, Joe-Brown of The Midweek Sun speaks to Deputy Speaker Pono Moatlhodi on the next Parliament business