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  • GCC Targets Public Urination and Illegal Street Vending

    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...

  • Man steals grocery-filled trolley for his baby-mama

    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...

  • Sauced Brains Academy bridges affordability gap

    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...

  • Thirteen-year-old girl raped AGAIN by her on-bail uncle

    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...

  • Bitter and jealous lover burns girlfriend’s house

    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,...

  • MoH dismisses Covid 19 vaccine death rumours as flu cases rise

    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 EARNS AUSC'S REGIONAL HONOUR FOR CHAMPIONING SPORT DEVELOPMENT

    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 ARTISTS LAMENT BETRAYAL AND NEGLECT UNDER NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

    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...

  • BCP Youth League Demands Urgent Action from Minister Maele on Student Welfare

    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...

  • Help Police find a stolen 'BX'

    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,...

  • Phatsima Tuitions is Transforming Academic Lives in Botswana  

    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...

  • Miss Botswana 2025, Ruth Thomas’ Official Homecoming Celebration in Masunga

    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...

  • Gong Master’s Legacy to Be Honoured with Tombstone Unveiling

    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...

  • Under the Sun: Magatwe

    President DGB Earns Black Belt in HungaryWrapping up his recent working visit to Hungary, President Duma Gideon Boko had the pleasure of attending the 2025 World Judo Championships, where he was surprised with the award of an honorary black belt....

  • Woman stabs lover with table knife

    A 39-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death using a kitchen table knife during a heated argument over the weekend in Ranaka village. The suspect, Dikabelo Malele of Tsogo ward, appeared before the Kanye Magistrate Court on Tuesday,...

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