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  • SCHOOLS IN CRISIS

    A storm is brewing at Madiba Senior Secondary School as teachers and non-teaching staff raise explosive allegations against Masego Gaorengwe, the school head.The school head is accused of financial mismanagement, intimidation, and administrative...

  • Retired soldiers in the dark as government announces P500 million pension fund

    A re Itshekeng, a group of retired Botswana Defence Force (BDF) members who took government to court over pension-related grievances, says it has not received any official communication regarding the newly-announced P500 million pension fund.The...

  • Boko's hunger for success lands him in Hungary

    President Advocate Duma Boko delivered a heartfelt and urgent message to Batswana students studying in Hungary, urging them to strive for excellence as they represent the nation's investment in a better future.He stressed that Botswana is...

  • Faith Over Fists?: Gov’t Turns to God as GBV Spirals Out of Control

    As gender-based violence (GBV) cases surge across Botswana, the government has turned to divine intervention, launching a national Week of Prayer Against GBV on June 13, 2025.Spearheaded by the Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs (MYGA), the...

  • PAC questions Floritec Healthcare Solutions' windfall

    Local company, Floritec Healthcare Solutions, has come under scrutiny after revelations that it bagged a series of lucrative tenders from the Ministry of Health, raising eyebrows at the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC).During a tense PAC...

  • UB staff to petition President Boko

    Tensions continue to simmer at the University of Botswana (UB) as employees grow increasingly disillusioned with the prolonged restructuring process that has dragged on for half a decade.This past Wednesday, hundreds of workers at UB staged a public...

  • IT'S MOTI TIME

    Councillor for Phakalane Ward Reverend Thapelo Kaisara Sejoe, has raised serious concerns about the manner in which the Gaborone City Council approved a major infrastructure development project for Gaborone, led by controversial South African...

  • Lime Revolution pledges to transform BCPYL

    As the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) Youth League Congress nears, lobby lists are emerging of young members who believe they can lead the youth league of the BCP to better horizons.It is scheduled for 20-22 June in Serowe.An emerging camp is the Lime...

  • BROKEN PROMISE

    - The 100 Days Boko Promise: "At the end of these 100 days, this administration will publish a “STATE OF PROGRESS” report to the nation. This document will outline what has been achieved, challenges encountered, and plans for the next phase of...

  • President Duma Boko's expensive look stirs national debate

    Since taking over the highest office in the land, Advocate Duma Boko has not just shifted the political landscape, he has brought a whole new look to the presidency.In a country where suits and traditional garb have long defined official wear, Boko...

  • GREAT BDP PURGE

    The just-ended Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) congress in Maun served as a political reckoning, a cleansing of sorts, as delegates decisively voted out key allies of outgoing Party President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi.The congress, which also marked...

  • Candidates call for independent electoral oversight

    Candidates are sounding the alarm on the need for independent electoral oversight as the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) prepares for a historic national congress.The first person to raise an alarm in a strongly-worded open letter was Kabo Morwaeng,...

  • BDP'S DO OR DIE WEEKEND HERE

    The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is approaching a historic and decisive moment in its long political journey.For the first time since its formation in 1962, the BDP will go to its national congress not as the ruling party, but as the minority...

  • FOOD FOR VOTES

    Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Secretary General hopeful, Kabo Morwaeng, is facing fresh criticism after allegations emerged that a private lunch he hosted for select delegates at his place in Phakalane turned into a platform to attack rival,...

  • THE KOMA SCHOOL

    - BNF's educational initiative launched in honour of the late Koma - Young turks lament power-sharing arrangement that is without substance.Dr Kenneth Koma remains one of Botswana’s most influential political figures - a towering intellectual,...

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