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The government has been urged to ensure that gender based violence (GBV) is tackled from all angles, ensuring that both men and women take responsibility in their contribution to the national scourge.Bolokang Simololang, a Botswana Institute of...

Botswana is among the countries that have introduced cybercrime legislation; however, enforcement remains weak, and gender dimensions are often overlooked.Speaking at the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence on Women and Girls this...

Trade Union representatives, the business community and government were locked in intense discussions last week to formulate regulations for the recently passed Employment and Labour Law.Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Major General Pius...

Botswana's own Matlhogonolo Seadimo, founder of Mattie's Success, is the Creative Business Cup 2025 Global Finals winner, emerging from among two other top finalists from Ireland and South Korea.Her company, Mattie's Success, produces...

State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have been challenged not only to be service providers, but also engines of transformation and growth.Botswana is navigating significant economic challenges, with a heightened urgent need to diversify beyond diamonds,...

There is no day that goes by without reports of violence. Could it be true that indeed we are just a violent nation, and there might be no reason to segregate violence into categories like gender-based violence?Daily news reports are not only...

Brusseles, Belgium: Botswana’s participation in the Third European Union (EU)-African Union (AU) Ministerial Meeting held on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium was a significant opportunity for the country to reaffirm its commitment to multilateral...

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...