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At 45.4 percent, youth unemployment remains one of Botswana’s most urgent socio-economic challenges. In response, many young people have turned to small and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) and informal “side hustles” to survive. Yet, despite their...

Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Dumelang Saleshando, has questioned the ruling party's spending priorities as Health Minister Dr Stephen Modise admitted that the public health system cannot provide comprehensive services due to mounting debt...

The Gaborone City Council (GCC) is intensifying efforts to restore order in the capital, targeting bye-law violations ranging from public urination to illegal street vending.Between April and July 2025, 23 men were charged for urinating in public, a...

A 22-year-old man, Bosa Molaodi, who pretended to assist a woman with a trolley full of groceries in front of Choppies Stores in Kanye, fled with the trolley. The woman, whose groceries were stolen, was left behind in shock.Speaking to The Midweek...

Founded on passion, resilience, and the belief that education should never be a privilege of the few, Sauced Brains Academy (SBA) is redefining academic support in Botswana. What began as a voluntary tutoring initiative is now a fully-fledged...

A 13-year-old girl has disclosed to her teachers that she was sexually abused by her 28-year-old uncle during the recent school holidays in Maun. The victim, a junior secondary school student, broke down in tears at school and confided in the...

A 34-year-old man from Bokaa ward in Mahalapye has been arrested for arson and attempted murder after he allegedly set his girlfriend’s house on fire out of jealousy. The incident happened early Friday morning in Xhosa 2, Meselane ward, Mahalapye,...

The Ministry of Health has rubbished circulating rumours that the COVID-19 vaccine weakens the immune system or contains harmful substances that may lead to sudden death, especially among those who catch the flu.These rumours, which have resurfaced...

Debswana Diamond Company has received a Medal of Honour from the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to sports development over the years.The prestigious award celebrates organisations that...

Botswana’s creative sector is in turmoil as frustrations mount over the performance of the National Arts Council of Botswana (NACB). In a powerfully worded open letter to the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Jacob Kelebeng, local poet...

The Botswana Congress Party Youth League (BCPYL) has taken a firm stance against what it describes as government neglect of tertiary students, particularly those in mainstream institutions. In a strongly worded open letter dated 3 July 2025, the...

A government-owned white Land Cruiser twin-cab vanished without a trace from Mogoditshane Junior Secondary School this past weekend in a daring theft incident that has left the police baffled.Mogoditshane Station Commander, Mbiganyi Letsholathebe,...

In 2020, a group of rewriting Form 3 students walked back into Phatsima Tuitions wearing their brand-new senior secondary school uniforms. They weren’t returning for classes, but to say thank you. These were students who had once failed, who had...

The Miss World Botswana Organization is pleased to announce the official Homecoming Celebration of Miss Botswana 2025, Ruth Thomas, at her beloved home village of Masunga. This momentous occasion will take place on Friday, June 20th 2025 at the...

On June 28th, Batswana and members of the music fraternity will gather in Digawana for a special occasion, which happens to be the tombstone unveiling of one of Botswana’s most celebrated traditional music legends, the late Gong Master.Born Mponang...