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What was meant to be a day of fun and celebration ended in tragedy this past weekend when a nine-year-old child died after being electrocuted at a children's party hosted at New Era College in Block 8, Gaborone.The child (names known to this...

A 42-year-old woman has been remanded in custody in connection with the alleged murder of her brother following a dispute over money in Molepolole.Magdelene Raisake appeared before Chief Magistrate, Thebeetsile Molalu at the Molepolole Magistrate...

A male employee at Ramotswa Junior Secondary School has been suspended while police investigate allegations that a Form 1 learner was sexually assaulted on school premises.The alleged incident has sparked concern among pupils, parents and disability...

Botswana’s HIV response has come under renewed strain after the Government revealed that salary delays have left 120 officers working under PEPFAR-supported programmes unpaid, with P1.59 million in August wages still outstanding.The Ministry of...

There is a brewing office-space row at the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, with junior staff officers raising concerns over alleged plans to carve out expansive executive suites for incoming Deputy Permanent Secretaries (DPSs).Staff allege that...

As Form 3 learners gear up for their final examinations next month, concerns are mounting over growing indiscipline in schools, with reports of violent clashes, gang-related fights, sexual acts and other misconduct involving learners.Information...

Mogoditshane /Thamaga District Council Chairman, Molatedi Tona Selala has told Gabane street vendors that selling food on the streets is illegal under Botswana law.Selala made the clarification on Tuesday this week during a meeting with small...

Gantsi District has recorded more than 100 diarrhoea cases in a single week amid a rotavirus outbreak that has prompted intensified health interventions in the district.Gantsi District Council chairperson, Thabiso Shane Kebadirile recently told...

Mogoditshane-Thamaga District Council Chairperson Molatedi Tona Selala is calling for the immediate shutdown of Thamaga Junior Secondary School over a persistent sewage crisis that is putting learners and the surrounding community at serious...

The family of a Moshupa man, Kagiso Pitso (38), whose body allegedly disappeared from Lyn’s Mortuary in Thamaga before being mistakenly cremated, is considering legal action against funeral services giant, FSG Limited.Speaking to The Midweek Sun on...

For years, the relationship between Batswana and Zimbabweans living and working in Botswana has been anything but easy hence community leaders in Rasesa are attempting to reconcile the two sides.Councillors Rutang Bill Mooketsane and Tshenolo Botho...

Gabane Central Ward Councillor Obakeng Sekolokwane is accusing the Kweneng Main Land Board and Mogoditshane Sub Land Board of failing to address a string of land-related grievances.Sekolokwane says the people of Gabane and neighbouring fields have...

The family of Mago Kepatile from D’Kar in the Gantsi District, who died after suffering severe burns in a bush fire in 2023, remains haunted by the tragedy.They say their grief is deepened by the absence of closure, leaving them struggling to come...

Tensions are mounting at the Okavango Diamond Company (ODC), with workers accusing management of failing to meaningfully engage them on a range of workplace concerns.The dispute follows what the Botswana Diamond Workers Union (BDWU) describes as an...

A man from Dukwi, Balibi Kelentse, is accusing police officers of brutally assaulting him while allegedly trying to force him to confess to stealing livestock. The Midweek Sun has established through sources close to Kelentse and the Botswana Khwedom...