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Horticulture farmers lose over 65 percent of their produce due to lack of value chains upstream and downstream, a Board Member of Farmers United, Moses Moloi, has said.“Our produce is rotting because we don’t have processing facilities that will...
Parliament has endorsed former SADC diplomat and Sustainable Development Goals Project Manager at UNDP Botswana, Boitumelo Sendy Gofhamodimo as the new Specially-Elected Member of Parliament.At the time of going to press and in line with...
Former President Lt. Gen Dr Ian Khama has embarked on a smear campaign against Botswana’s conservation efforts that will take him to England, parts of Western Europe and Estonia.Khama’s move counters all efforts made by Botswana last year to...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has voiced out displeasure in his surprise visit to Parliament this week with the way Members of Parliament oppose the idea of using Identity Cards to cross into Zimbabwe.Masisi criticised detractors of the proposed idea...
A continent's most valuable commodity is water. Agriculture, commerce, industry, and mining all rely on water. Every African community and economy is in jeopardy unless there is a reliable, affordable, and easily accessible water source. Drought...
In Goo-Lobekwe ward in Kanye, a 27-year-old man, Phemo Keakaetswe is well-known for keeping a large snake.Passers-by often spot it from a distance and rush to report to the police. Keakaetswe is a traditional doctor and he operates from a compound...
By Phemelo Ramasu Lesego La Batswana, or Jesus' Child as some fondly call Miss World-Botswana, Lesego Chombo, inherited her striking height from her dear father, Othusitse Motswanageng Chombo.From her beautiful mother, Ditebo Chombo, she got the...
The City of Francistown Council defended its decision to demolish central market stalls despite some vendors expressing frustration and anger at the situation.In an interview with The Midweek Sun, Francistown Mayor, Godisang Radisigo argued that the...
A 26-year-old man from Kgwakgwe in Kanye allegedly committed a shocking crime in Matlholejane cattlepost on Saturday, resulting in the tragic deaths of his great aunt, a family daughter-in-law, as well as himself.A 40-year-old man residing in the...
Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOO), Dithapelo Keorapetse says the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) remains resolute that 100 000 meaningful remunerating jobs within 12 months is achievable.Further, he asserted that this economy can afford a...
It is just a matter of time before citizens of Botswana and Zimbabwe can freely travel between the two countries using their national identity documents.While the leaders have agreed to this move, it remains a contentious issue, especially among...
Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame presented an expansive budget; nevertheless, concerns persist within the nation regarding its execution, with worries of potential delays stemming from the absence of any mention of the Development Management...
Zimbabwe President, Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa is impressed by how his Botswana counterpart Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi and his government stood their ground and obtained a better deal during the Sales Agreement and Mining agreement negotiations with De...
Police in Kanye are intensifying the search for the killers of 86-year-old Ephraim Kabo Masire, who was strangled to death on Monday 4th February at his well-secured residence in Goo Motebejane ward in Kanye.Masire, who was former president Sir...
A 36-year-old man is in police custody for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl of Seleka village situated in the Tswapong area.The accused is uncle to the 32-year-old mother of the Tumasera Primary School standard four pupil.It is suspected that...
A teacher at Digawana Junior Secondary School, Ishmael Lebani, was heavily criticised in court for taking a loan to support his parents' wedding while he failed to financially support his own child.Lebani was dragged before Kanye Magistrate Court...
A Social and Community Development Officer at Kanye District Council has expressed concern over the prevalence of child-headed families, citing instances where children as young as 10 years old are responsible for leading households.The social...
A group of tertiary students renting an accommodation hostel of more than 40 units lost all their belongings following the heavy rains that battered Tlokweng and nearby places throughout Saturday night.Early this week, The Midweek Sun to affected and...
The body of Xao Xashe of Qangwa village in the North West District has been lying in the morgue for close to a year now because the family is bitterly divided over its burial.According to the deceased’s uncle Xumae Xao (63), when Xao Xashe died in...
A 21-year-old Zimbabwean woman suspected of dumping a 6-month-old foetus into a pit latrine after committing abortion has been arraigned before the Extension 2 Magistrate Court.Shelly Sibanda allegedly committed the offence at Notwane Farms between...