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- Measures to address GBV include introduction of Gender and Children Friendly Branches in Police stations, GBV Toll Free Line and Standard Operating Procedures for handling GBV cases.The Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare...

The new Disability Resource Centre is expected to assist disability organisations, volunteers and parent-led organisations that are increasingly weakened by the limited resources in the disability sector.The Centre was conceptualised to close service...

The need for psycho educational assessments in Botswana to detect learning disabilities, as well as other mental health issues that interfere with learning is overwhelming.Psycho educational assessments identify learning challenges in students of all...

Waiting for academic results of national examinations either at PSLE, JCE and BGCSE level can be nerve wrecking for both parents and children.It would be great if all of us would mind our own business and refrain from asking other people about their...

A new year often brings new hope and dreams, however, some people are drawn back by the failures, hurts and disappointment of the past year.This year, do not allow issues from the past to negatively influence your behaviour, especially towards other...

Laws and policies that guard against prevailing sexual abuse against children, and bring perpetrators to book exist, but they continue to let the innocent and most vulnerable down.This is the view held by some childcare organisations.Director of...

Teenage pregnancy in Botswana is a never-ending problem.Year in, and year out, the cries of innocent victims as young as 10 years old are muffled by the ineffective regulatory frameworks that are meant to protect them.Assistant Minister of Education...

Before you venture on that festive adventure, heta pele ko gae o tlhole botsadi! Hey! This tendency of neglecting botsadi during the festive season because 'we have made plans' must fall. It would be great to not only get them Christmas...

- Young people reminded that sex is not a toy or a game.Scripture Union (SU) Botswana has made a clarion call to the youth of Botswana to hold fast to a basic moral value that society held dear in the past.At their weekend Singles Seminar themed...

It was love at first sight when Reginah Phetlhe nee Dintwe, 58, and her now new husband 78-year old Japan Phetlhe met 45 years ago.She was only 13.She candidly recalls that her parents could not allow the two to get married. Though she is not sure...

Botswana Substance Abuse Support Network (BOSASNet) is gravely concerned about increasing drug abuse in Botswana.BOSASNet, a non-governmental organsation that provides substance abuse education, prevention and rehabilitation services further worries...

This week’s high-level engagement between Government and the private sector at the16th National Business Conference is expected to clear the path in the country’s step-by-step roadmap towards an accelerated transformation to a High-Income...

A video of a frail, frightened half-naked old woman dragged across the street in the early hours of the morning is trending.She seems confused and oblivious to the fact that community members are accusing her of witchcraft. She does not even know her...

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...

The shelf life of some Covid-19 vaccines including Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer has been extended by manufacturers.Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Edwin Dikoloti said this week that this has unfortunately led some people, including those...