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Botswana lost nearly 100 mothers to pregnancy and childbirth complications in 2022, according to a newly released Statistics Botswana report.This occurred despite almost all women giving birth in health facilities under the care of skilled health...

A 36-year-old woman residing in Mogoditshane, is going through emotional torture caused by her baby daddy of 12 years.The visibly distressed woman feels trapped in a relationship that is slowly destroying her, but lacks the emotional strength to walk...

Police are still searching for Major Amogelang Nyambe, 43, a soldier stationed at Glen Valley Camp, following the violent death of his wife, Lebogang Nyambe, 42, whose body was discovered more than two weeks ago in the Kgatleng District.Lebogang,...

The government’s efforts to change the deteriorating state of education in Botswana remain severely limited by inadequate financial resources, Nono Kgafela-Mokoka, the Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, has admitted.The minister...

Four months after their controversial courtroom display of affection shocked the nation; suspended prosecutor Keipeile Mantrakis Stoffel (35) is no longer sure whether his relationship with Pearl Tuduetso Montsho is still alive or dead.Mantrakis, who...

Tensions at the Gaborone Bus Rank are steadily escalating, with transport operators, informal traders and service providers increasingly feeling sidelined, and threatened by developments imposed on them without proper consultation.As the matter plays...

A three-year-old toddler narrowly escaped tragedy after spending the entire Sunday night trapped inside an unserviceable scrap car at Unit 2 in Jwaneng.It is alleged that the child’s 28-year-old mother, and her boyfriend had travelled from the...

The fight against drug abuse in the country continues to face serious setbacks, not because of lack of law enforcement effort, but individuals determined to profit from the destruction of lives.Mmathubudikwane Police Station Commander, Assistant...

Mogoditshane–Thamaga District is grappling with a rise in sexually transmitted infections, with nearly 1,900 cases reported this quarter alone, yet contact tracing remains as low as 12 percent.The district also has over 20,000 people on HIV...

Gabane Police Post Commander, Inspector Molaodi Matema, has expressed concern over the growing trend in which landlords rent out their houses without verifying tenants’ identities.He says many property owners only care about collecting rental...

It was a sorry scene at the Gaborone High Court on Monday as a mother-in-law, Oganne Mosarwa, sat on one side of the benches, her crutches resting on her lap while her daughter-in-law, Orapeleng Mosarwa, occupied the opposite end.The two women, once...

Pressure is mounting on President Duma Gideon Boko to relieve Education Minister Nono Kgafela-Mokoka of her duties, as teacher unions say she is failing to bring the long-awaited change promised by the new government.The Botswana Sectors of Educators...

Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Councillor for Kabakae Ward in Gantsi, Roller Setlabane, is facing assault charges for allegedly beating a five-year-old son of another UDC politician in July this year.The case is being prepared for trial, with...

Keipeile Mantrakis Stoffel (35) believes that bad luck is following him in his ongoing case in which he is accused of assaulting his girlfriend, Pearl Tuduetso Montsho, and ill-treating children.This past Monday marked Stoffel’s first court...

As technology continues to make life easier, a silent pandemic is spreading across Botswana, not of illness, but of deception.Online fraud has become one of the fastest-growing crimes in the country, leaving thousands of Batswana poorer, confused,...