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A constitutional dispute is unfolding within the Botswana People’s Party (BPP) after the party leadership announced the dissolution of the Interim Youth League Committee, only for the Youth League to challenge the decision and insist that due...

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) President, Mpho Balopi, has fiercely defended his party against corruption claims, rejecting the label of ‘club of thieves’ and urging transparency and accountability in handling allegations tied to missing public...

Through their vision, Resego Kgosidintsi and Charity Legase have created SHEVOLUTION, a women’s empowerment movement designed to help women evolve into the best versions of themselves while staying grounded in their identities. Scheduled for August...

For years, many widows in Botswana have suffered in silence. Behind closed doors, they have battled depression, loneliness, financial hardship and stigma while carrying the burden of unimaginable loss.Some have lost their homes. Others have lost...

The Alliance for Progressives (AP) says its membership recruitment campaign is gaining momentum after welcoming 550 new members during an event in Shakawe on Saturday.Speaking to The Midweek Sun, AP Deputy Secretary General, Phemelo Kedumele...

Fears of financial strain, disrupted academic life, and displacement are overshadowing campus life at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) as students face uncertainty over looming accommodation changes.In an online...

Luxury has always had a geography. For decades, prestige travelled with foreign accents, European labels, polished storefronts and impossible price tags.In Botswana, as in much of Africa, genuine leather often lived at the opposite of that...

On any given day in Setlhoa, Gaborone, cameras click, designs take shape, and strategies are mapped out, not in a corporate high rise, but inside a growing creative hub.At the centre of it, is 27-year-old Ofetotse Scott Makube, a Mmadinare native who...

The death of Festus Gontebanye Mogae has brought Botswana into a deep national introspection not only on the life of a former President, but on the character of a leader whose quiet strength helped guide the country through some of its most uncertain...

By the time the placards went up and the chants filled the streets from Notwane grounds to Parliament, it was no longer just about Tshepi. The country was being forced to look at itself.The gripe - who protects the girl child when the system meant to...

Nearly 10 months after the death of 13-year-old Retshepile Setso “Tshepi” Tshedu, questions continue to grow, emotions remain raw, and calls for justice are getting louder across social media.It began as a suicide case. However, post-mortem...

A 39-year-old man from Phokeng Ward in Machaneng has been arraigned before the Mahalapye Magistrate Court on a single count of murder following the death of his 55-year-old uncle.Police say the incident surfaced on February 22, 2026, after the...

The Leader of Opposition (LOO), Dumelang Saleshando, has accused the government of mistaking fiscal management for economic transformation by asking citizens to carry heavier tax burdens while unemployment remains stubbornly high.Responding to the...

Botswana has secured a major financial and technical boost for its struggling public health system, with the World Bank approving a US$43 million (over P560 million) package to strengthen emergency preparedness, medicine supply chains, and disease...

Patients visiting Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone wait between three and five days before they are seen by a doctor or admitted to a ward.The Ombudsman, Stephen Tiroyakgosi, revealed this following an investigation into the public health...