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A 26-year-old man appeared before the Lobatse Magistrate Court on Monday, charged with murder and attempted murder.He allegedly drove a truck into his ex-lover’s house in a violent attack that killed a 7-month-old baby. The man, employed as a truck...
In 2024, Botswana reported 6,197 cases of teenage pregnancy, highlighting an urgent need to protect the health and future of its youth.In an interview with The Midweek Sun, Ministry of Health Spokesperson Dr. Christopher Nyanga, shared that 7,488...
The Joint Ministerial Committee meeting of the Mosetse-Kazungula-Livingstone Railway Link Project underscored the strategic importance of the project in facilitating trade, promoting economic growth, and improving regional logistics efficiency.The...
The tariffs are starting to bite. Data out this week showed that China’s exports to the United States plunged by 34.4 percent last month, the sharpest drop since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg. This decline occurred despite the...
Molepolole - arguably one of the largest villages in the country - has endured a severe shortage of potable water for the past five decades.Relief is finally on the horizon, as plans are underway to supply the village with water from the North-South...
When the new government of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) was ushered in last year following their general election victory, they coined their government as ‘human rights-based’.This was highlighted in the State of the Nation Address (SONA)...
Botswana Teachers’ Union President, Gotlamang Oitsile says schools are crumbling, and many of the public institutions are in dire disrepair.He said that teachers are grappling with textbook shortages, broken furniture, large class sizes, and a lack...
Botswana will introduce a dual Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) pathway system, that allows students to choose between an academic route or a vocational one from an earlier age. The current pathway primarily caters to students...
The government, through the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), has brought nothing to the negotiation table with the six (6) recognised Trade Unions, Botswana Guardian can reveal.The two negotiating teams started their engagement on...
Debswana Diamond Company and De Beers Group have joined efforts to co-create a future growth strategy for Oodi Weavers, as well as implement skills transfer and upskilling initiatives.Despite nearly five decades of remarkable success, Oodi Weavers...
The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has begun testing its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as Drones, which are operated under its Air Wing Unit in the Bobirwa region, a move that has sparked widespread discussion among residents.It...
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...
The Botswana Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Support Centre (BGBVC) has raised alarm over the increasing cases of defilement nationwide. BGBVC Counsellor Kitso Motlhale expressed concern that many perpetrators are close family members, making it...
Despite previous denials that her office was undergoing renovations, newly surfaced images reveal a refreshed and modernized workspace for the Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Nono Kgafela-Mokoka.In January, the minister publicly...
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...
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,...
Gaborone City Council’s (GCC) decision to conduct unannounced inspections at food outlets and retailers as part of its ongoing city upkeep initiative has brought a growing sense of relief and support among Batswana.The abrupt closure of Fours...
Police in Nata are investigating a defilement case after two young men, aged 26 and 18, were caught fighting in the streets of Kachikau.Both men had already torn each other's clothes before the fight broke out and have since been charged with...
In a heart-wrenching case that has sent shockwaves across Palapye, two women have been charged with the murder of a four-year-old boy, following the grisly discovery of his remains buried along the Lotsane riverbank.The suspects, Chendzimu Gababoloke...
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) received 687 reports alleging corruption and economic crime in 2024.DCEC Director General, Botlhale Makgekgenene said on Tuesday at a meet and greet with the media in Francistown that out of the...