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The Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) this year is intentional and focused on ensuring that negative perceptions about TVET that has over the years discouraged students from enrolling in technical colleges is a thing of the past.This year’s...

The Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) this year is intentional and focused on ensuring that negative perceptions about TVET that has over the years discouraged students from enrolling in technical colleges is a thing of the past.This year’s...

- Transactional sex, unemployment key drivers of HIV among youthYouth aged 15 to 24 are the most reluctant to take up programmes that help fight the infection despite the fact that they account for a significant portion of new HIV infections,...

The new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government, is a government at crossroads.Its greatest challenge is to create a balance between fiscal tightening and business growth as demonstrated by increased taxes in the just-delivered budget speech,...

Feminist Alliance Botswana (FAB) and the GBV SOS Lobby Group say President Advocate Duma Boko’s utterances last week during the Cabinet Orientation – the nation’s senior decision-making body - missed a critical opportunity to align policy and...

Feminist Alliance Botswana (FAB) is deeply troubled and outraged by the harrowing statistics released by Botswana Police Services, revealing that 60 women and girls were raped, 19 murdered and 13 defiled from December 19, 2024 to January 2, 2025.FAB...

Counting of votes is currently underway in 43 Constituencies out of 61 across the country. The remaining 18 have started the verification process. Out of 609 polling districts for Councils, 191 results have been received and verified. Counting of the...

Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC)’s Parliamentary candidate for Gaborone Bonnington North, Maipelo Mophuting vows to bring to her community hope, a fresh new style of leadership and excellent governance mechanisms.She fields questions from...

Botswana Association of Tribal Land Authorities (BATLA) this week announced they are ready to help all the 12 Land Boards in the country to recover the P378 million owed to them in lease rentals.Explaining how they will do this, BATLA President,...

The European Union (EU) is supporting Botswana to unleash her economic potential in line with government’s ambition to achieve a High Income Status by 2036 and to transform the country from a mineral-based economy to a knowledge-based economy.EU...

The co-hosting of the 17th edition of the Global Expo Botswana with the inaugural EU-Botswana Business Forum (EBBF) this week is expected to enhance efforts towards the actualisation of the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EU-SADC EPA).The...

Much work lies ahead in the implementation of the just-concluded multi-million Pula Job Creation and Investment Climate (JCIC) programme between Botswana and the European Union (EU).This is a development programme that has birthed several documents...

The European Union (EU) intends to continue supporting Botswana in its economic diversification efforts to help the country achieve its Vision 2036 and create decent jobs for Batswana.The EU-Support Programme is reaching the end of its life in a...

Gone are the days when women were primarily blamed for lack of the ability to bear children because science has proved that infertility is not a problem of women only but can also affect men in the same way.First Lady and Ambassador of Merck...

The Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO) has discouraged their members to use the “illegitimate” Constitutional review process to solicit political points.BOCONGO Executive Director, Kagiso Molatlhwa on Tuesday issued a...