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Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS) has in the past three years strengthened and re-established its relevance in community humanitarian services and reached out to more than 1.5 million beneficiaries across the country with different...

Government’s continued struggle to finance all qualifying students for tertiary education and sustain funding has necessitated the formation of a Tertiary Education Student Financing Policy.Currently, government is the main sponsor of tertiary...

When her mother passed on in 2007, nine-year-old Veronica Fikeng together with her three siblings found themselves lost, confused and uncertain of what would become of them owing to family conflicts over their care.After intervention by social...

There is too much Online Gender Based Violence (OGBV) perpetrated across different online platforms, yet very few cases are reported to the authorities.Botswana Police Deputy Director, Department of Cyber Forensics, Nonofo Dichabe said at the...

Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) has exceeded their target of P3.6 billion and generated P3.84 billion from export earnings in the 2021/22 financial year - an exceptional performance according to CEO, Kelotsositse Olebile.This is revenue...

Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (SKMTH) which has been licensed to operate as a private hospital is expected to help address health care challenges in the country when fully operational.Among the challenges, are rising levels of...

The annual Botswana Consumer Fair is back after a two-year break and organisers are upbeat that this year’s installment will impress, with new features to the weeklong Fair. The spectacle promises traders and exhibitors, as well as members of the...

Maybe Botswana Police should now consider establishing a special ‘ritual killings unit’, ke raa hela! A unit that will be dedicated to investigating and resolving any murder cases with the hallmarks of ritual killings. It would have all the...

Women from five major political parties, women organisations, and civil society partners have compiled a compelling package of issues affecting women that they insist should find a place in the new Botswana Constitution.Gender Links, which is...

Land Boards across the country are owed approximately P286.6 million that needs to be collected to allow them to continue doing what they are mandated to do.Botswana Association of Tribal Land Authorities (BATLA) President, Johane Chanjekwa said this...

The new Botswana Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) report has identified gaps in infrastructure, access to finance and skills as key constraints to employment and productivity growth.The report, which was launched on Wednesday by the International...

One of the clear signs that tough times are upon us is the sight of men and women, old and young, who stand around street corners, and throng shopping malls asking for alms. It is almost impossible to go to a shopping mall and not be approached by...

Women organisations in Botswana are worried that the country’s Constitution has no specific provisions for the protection and or promotion of women’s rights.In their submission to the Secretariat of the Commission of Inquiry into the Review of...

Gaborone City Council (GCC) is faced with a diminishing revenue base and this compromises its ability to deliver goods and services, Mayor Austin Abraham says.Addressing a full council meeting this week, Abraham said the cost of providing services...

Malete Land Board currently has a total of 23 354 applicants on their waiting list, and plans to allocate only 1 844 residential plots in Seuwane in the 2022/23 financial year.According to the South East District Council Chairperson, Augustine...