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The Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs has set aside P108,468,000 for the newly introduced Child Support Grant (CSG), which aims to improve the welfare of infants across the country.Initially scheduled to roll out in April, the...

The government is gearing up to roll out its ambitious plan to transform the A1 into a modern dual carriageway, but the wait is increasingly becoming unbearable for motorists, especially on the Francistown- Serule stretch.Motorists plying this...

A Facebook complaint allegedly by Okavango West Member of Parliament, Kenny Kapinga, has cost at least four employees their jobs at the newly-opened Fours Quatros Takeaway branch in Gantsi.This is after a social media account bearing the MP’s name...

A Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) activist and 2024 Francistown East parliamentary hopeful, Keorapetse Muzila, faces possible jail time after the Francistown High Court issued a civil imprisonment warrant against her this week.The warrant stems from a...

Barely an hour after burying her husband, and while grief still hung heavy in the air, Khumanego Ramalepa (née Kgosiemang) found herself being kicked out of her matrimonial home in Mochudi.What was supposed to be a moment of mourning and comfort...

Phane worms, once dismissed as a humble seasonal delicacy, are fast becoming one of Botswana’s most contested natural resources.Traditionally harvested for relish by communities in the central and northern regions, it is now at the centre of a...

Mogoditshane’s rapid urbanisation, driven by expanding businesses, new shopping malls, and a growing population, has not only brought economic activity but also a sharp rise in crime. Latest figures presented before Council show Mogoditshane Police...

There are no signs of recovery at the once mighty Limkokwing University of Creative Technology; if anything, the situation appears to be deteriorating with each passing day.What was once a vibrant institution attracting thousands of students has now...

Batswana might soon be digging deeper into their pockets as the country braces for what could be the steepest fuel price hike in its history.Highly placed sources within the fuel industry have revealed that intense behind-the-scenes discussions are...

There is an unspoken rule in some of Gaborone’s busiest shopping malls.Before one even switches off their engine and reaches for their handbag or shopping list, there will already be a man standing near the car window.One hand raised like a traffic...

In a bold show of solidarity with their constituents, Gabane councillors Mokgatla David Pule of Mogoditshane West and Obakeng Sekolokwane on Tuesday openly rejected the government’s proposal to incorporate Gabane into the planned Mogoditshane...

A house fire in Borolong village, a few kilometres from Francistown, has exposed the longstanding water crisis in the area, after a three-bedroom family home was reduced to ashes this past Sunday.The blaze, which left nothing to salvage from the...

Delays in concluding murder cases, some stretching for 10 years or more, are not the fault of the Botswana Police Service, Police Commissioner Dinah Marathe has said.Marathe said investigations are rarely the cause of delays, but that the overloaded...

Assistant Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ignatius Moswaane has thrown a spanner in the works by claiming that the uproar over medicine shortages is not just about supply gaps, but also sabotage by health workers.He says health...

President Duma Boko is treading on dangerous ground as he continues to keep the nation guessing about whether he will sign death warrants for the condemned or move towards abolishing capital punishment altogether.However, one thing is clear: pressure...