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While many pensioners rely only on the government old age allowance to survive, one elderly man from Mochudi has carved a different path for himself through woodwork inspired by what he believes was a spiritual calling. A pensioner from Ramasilela...

Health Care Assistants (HCAs) locked in a long running dispute with the Ministry of Health over salary progression from B2 to C2 have formally notified the government of a petition, set for submission on 22 May 2026.This follows continued frustration...

Tension is brewing between the Bangwaketse community leadership and Bathoen II Trust board of trustees over a proposed investment near Mmakgodumo Dam, as ex officio Members of Parliament demand greater clarity on the ongoing negotiations and...

In a cruel turn of events, a 61-year-old pensioner from Molapowabojang’s Ntomalome ward was lured into believing he would receive help for his personal problems, only to lose his entire pension savings.All the bank transactions were carried out in...

Panic and fear spread among Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church youths attending a Pathfinder Boot Camp in Kang in the early hours of Sunday morning, after the discovery of an 11-year-old boy lying motionless in his tent.The week-long camp, which...

An outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) at the Ramatlabama National Artificial Insemination Laboratory and Training Centre in the Goodhope District has triggered urgent disease control measures, as farmers and authorities move swiftly to contain...

Kanye councillors on Tuesday grilled Minister of Water and Sanitation, Onneetse Ramogapi, accusing him of defending what they called years of mismanagement under the former ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). They bluntly told him that it was...

Obakeng Gonewe (40), accused of murdering his sister and harvesting her private parts into a three-legged pot in Moshupa, was rejected by family members during his bail hearing on Monday in a case presided over by Kanye Magistrate Court Principal...

Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) Secretary General, Lebogang Philip has urged government to permanently employ temporary nurses.Phillip argued that the lack of job security frustrates them and drives many to seek better opportunities abroad.Speaking...

As the festive season approaches, local artists and event MCs are voicing frustrations over what they describe as exploitation by event promoters.Speaking to The Midweek Sun, many lamented being taken for granted, with some resorting to performing...

The late Gaoberekwe Pitseng will finally be laid to rest on December 10, 2024 in his ancestral home of Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) after nearly three years of contentious legal battles, financial strain, and emotional turmoil.The...

Some Bangwaketse residents are rallying behind the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) to uphold the legacy of their late chief, Bathoen II as the 2024 elections approach in just a few days.Bathoen Seepapitso Gaseitsiwe, popularly known as Bathoen...

'The New facility to improve sanitation and farming' On Thursday morning, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Lemogang Kwape, officially opened the Kanye Waste Water Treatment Plant. The event took place at the plant near Mmakgodumo Dam,...

An aunt searching desperately for her 20 year-old mentally challenged niece, saw a man fleeing from a neighbouring house and vanishing into the bush in Ditshegwane village, near Molepolole.As she walked towards the house, her niece emerged from a...

Botswana Democratic Party (BCP) has launched its parliamentary candidates for Kanye East, Thapelo Letsholo, and for Kanye West, Dr Lemogang Kwape, along with their respective councillors.Both candidates won the 2019 general election and are now...