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Minister of Finance, Ndaba Gaolathe says based on the preliminary Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey (BMTHS) 2024/25 results, the total unemployed persons are estimated at 213,437, compared with 147, 206 in 2015/16, representing an increase of 45...
The Attorney General has appealed against a ruling by Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo, which barred the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship from conducting further warrantless searches or...
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...
A house fire in Borolong village, a few kilometres from Francistown, has exposed the longstanding water crisis in the area, after a three-bedroom family home was reduced to ashes this past Sunday.The blaze, which left nothing to salvage from the...
Local businessman Bakang Seretse was taken before the Broadhurst Magistrate’s Court in a child maintenance dispute after the mother of his seven-year-old child alleged that he stopped providing financial support in March 2024.Appearing before...
Molepolole magistrate court has denied bail to Tshepho Sethibe, the man behind the social media platform, Moeladilotlhoko News Boiler, who calls himself the 'Uncle of the Nation.'Principal Magistrate Solomon Setshedi ruled that Sethibe should...
Fewer people are getting married worldwide, and in key markets such as China, the decline has been dramatic. This social transformation is having a tangible impact on diamond sales at global giant De Beers Group.Speaking during the company’s...
The government of Botswana in southern Africa dramatically increased the universal old age pension for all citizens aged 65 and above from P830 (about US$63) to P1,400 (about US$106) per month in 2025.Headlines celebrated the near 70 percent rise in...
The integrity of Botswana’s justice system is now under unprecedented scrutiny as fresh allegations emerge that crime-scene evidence kits used by the Botswana Police Service can be opened, tampered with, retaped and resealed without detection,...
Botswana’s justice system faces unprecedented scrutiny following allegations that crime-scene evidence kits used by the Botswana Police Service (BPS) can be opened, tampered with, and resealed without detection.Anonymous forensic insiders claim the...
The President of the Botswana Democratic party (BDP), Mpho Balopi has expressed confidence that his presidency is under no threat.Balopi was voted into office during a Maun National Congress in May last year taking over from Mogweetsi Masisi who led...
The 100,000 plots allocation campaign initiated by the previous government cost close to P200 million, covering land surveying, servicing, and Land Board activities.The Ministry of Lands and Water Affairs had set a target to allocate 100,000 plots...
Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, has informed Parliament that Botswana continues to collaborate closely with South Africa to strengthen security and regional stability through the Binational Commission (BNC).The platform...
The newly unveiled National Development Bank (NDB) strategy is being hailed as a turning point in Botswana’s economic journey, with success to be measured not only in financial returns but in its ability to empower citizens, expand opportunity, and...
Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, has confirmed that the government is considering granting eligible autopsy assistants within the Botswana Police Service (BPS) a crime scene examination allowance.Responding to a...
Botswana tourism operators, led by the Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO), participated in Meetings Africa 2026 from 23–25 February in Johannesburg, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Botswana’s global tourism presence and promote...
The Minister for State President, Defence and Security Moeti Mohwasa has acknowledged that freelancers, including freelance journalists, at the Mass Media Complex have been engaged for periods exceeding ten years at a rate of P100 per hour.According...
As workplace bullying trended across social media this week, disturbing accounts surfaced from employees who say they have suffered in silence for years.From retail stores to security companies, tribal administration centres and parastatals, workers...
Delays in concluding murder cases, some stretching for 10 years or more, are not the fault of the Botswana Police Service, Police Commissioner Dinah Marathe has said.Marathe said investigations are rarely the cause of delays, but that the overloaded...
President Duma Boko is treading on dangerous ground as he continues to keep the nation guessing about whether he will sign death warrants for the condemned or move towards abolishing capital punishment altogether.However, one thing is clear: pressure...
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