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Women and children are 14 times more likely to die from climate disasters as men, and the greater the gender and economic inequality, the greater the disparity between men and women’s chances of survival.This was revealed recently by ActionAid at...

The African Union (AU) and the United Republic of Tanzania will join forces in a high-level side event aimed at making clean cooking a central part of the global climate agenda.African policymakers and international partners meeting at this year’s...

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, commonly known as COP29, started this Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, under the theme; 'Climate action.'COP29 this year aims at galvanizing global...

Agro-ecology presents an opportunity to transition Africa from food insecurity to having food sustainable agricultural practices which could improve food security, reduce poverty and improve resilience to climate change.This was said by Executive...

Climate Justice Lead at ActionAid International, Teresa Anderson has reminded African countries that adaptation, as well as addressing loss and damage could help the continent in recovering in the aftermath of climate disasters.She said mitigation...

Ministry of Health last week launched the month of prayer through an opening session held under this year's theme: ‘Developing a transformative mindset'.Dr Mareko Ramotsababa who was speaking at the event, highlighted that the initial focus...

Batshani Sekoto will live to experience the wedding of his dreams, thanks to Jay’s Wedding Cars, a wedding planning company.Batshani has been with Gothatamodimo Sekoto for the past 13 years until they finally got married last week. He told The...

Preparations for the second edition of the Xere Cultural festival are ongoing at the village of Xere. This event is about encouraging culture and teaching the community about the way of life of the Basarwa tribe that used to live in the Central...

Botswana Climate Change Network (BCCN) in partnership with the US Embassy Botswana, Champs Botswana, LFG Media, and EcoGirl Africa, hosted the commemorations of Earth Day at Mebala Youth Studios in Gaborone, where various environmental topics were...

Women should be included in leadership positions to support gender equity in the development and management of water resources in the Orange-Senqu River Basin.This message was echoed at the Validation Workshop of the Women In Water Diplomacy workshop...

In the face of climate change, communities have been urged to learn how to take part in taking care of groundwater to reduce their pollution to the natural resource.Kgosi Dikakanyo Rammolai of Khurumela ward in Palapye said at a Hydrogeoday event...

Concerned with the disturbing rate at which the youth continue to sell their plots, Morox Properties is working on promoting real estate literacy in Botswana.Founder and Director at Morox Proterties, Kagiso Morokotso told The Midweek Sun in an...

The beautiful Kgarebe champi was crowned Miss Teen Universe Botswana 2024/2025, this past weekend at Westwood International School.She was flanked by Angela Israel and Katlego Mosweu as Miss Teen Universe Botswana 1st Princess and 2nd princess...

The Ramosai family life was changed for the better this past weekend when Trans Cash and Carry donated to them a fully-furnished house in Mochudi.In this household, Rachel Ramosai, who cares for her cerebral palsy-hit children, also shares the home...

Rama Church in Molepolole is pleading with Botswana leadership to give them an opportunity to pray for the village of Molepolole that seems to have a dark cloud of evil hovering above.Prophet Tyson Moyangwa, better known as Dr Prophet Juta from the...