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The Botswana Police Service remains deeply concerned about the persistent cases of gender-based violence (GBV), which have now become a national crisis.Botswana Police, Assistant Commissioner, Near Bagali, told The Midweek Sun that they are not only...
Tswelelo Kgaolo (38), accused of inflicting life-threatening injuries on his girlfriend during a violent confrontation, left the courtroom in disbelief after his request to be allowed to take his Kwasa Kwasa music to Radio Botswana so it can be...
The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has arrested 110 people across the country in a sweeping operation targeting illicit drugs and related crimes.The nationwide operation, which began in September 2025, uncovered 72 cases involving Dagga, nine of...
A stock theft case in Kanye continues to drag on due to delays in preparing a police photo album.This came to light on Monday when five accused persons appeared before the Kanye Magistrate Court for final mention to set a trial date.The accused,...
Lincoln Engelbrecht is widely recognised for his electrifying catchphrase – ‘Banyana Baka! Banyana Baka!’ - which draws over 78,000 Facebook followers and 71,000 TikTok fans to pause, watch, and listen.But as a child, no one paused. No one...
The Botswana National Front (BNF) has come out with guns blazing to defend its President, Advocate Duma Boko for declaring Monday this week, a paid public holiday.Adv. Boko, who is also the President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) which...
Days after his emphatic electoral victory, President Duma Boko spoke highly of De Beers and made fantastical expressions of how the much-needed diamond revenue would soon be flowing back into government coffers. It was all ululations. If not all...
In recent years, Botswana has witnessed a sharp rise in gambling activities; from flashy betting shops in Gaborone and other urban areas, to mobile apps that reach even the most remote villages. What was once a niche pastime has now become a survival...
Theft of electricity cables has thrown several Dinokeng villages into darkness, with frustrated residents warning that they will take the law into their own hands if the culprits are caught.Over the weekend, Sikwane and Mabalane villages near the...
As Botswana prepares to mark its 59th Independence Anniversary on September 30, 2025, the nation is already awash in jubilation. The streets may be quiet, with Batswana retreating to their villages to celebrate with kith and kin, but the air hums...
Botswana proposed and signed the Double Taxation and Avoidance Agreement (DTTA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait in 2018 and enforced it in 2021.However, Kuwait has expressed a lack of readiness to enter into such an agreement at the...
Okavango District Council Chairperson has come out with guns blazing over what he describes as an unprecedented level of political intolerance by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa.Gaopatele Ronald,...
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...
The streets are getting flooded with fake P200 notes just days before Independence celebrations, raising fears that unsuspecting Batswana may lose their hard-earned money to scammers.Police in Letlhakeng arrested a Zimbabwean man on Sunday after he...
The Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education is working with key partners to engage Ipelegeng artisans and other local craftsmen to refurbish schools and ensure they are ready to support learners during the exam period.Speaking at a press...
The Ministry of Health is being sued for over P6 million by a woman who lost her baby two months after giving birth.According to court documents seen by this publication, the plaintiff had taken her infant to a government hospital in Selibe Phikwe...
The Lobatse Magistrate's Court on Monday denied bail for the three men accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in Kgoro village while shooting a video. The accused, 30-year-old Oabile Mothomi, allegedly a Sangoma, 19-year-old Phenyo Khubitla, and...
The controversial topic of 'girlfriend allowance' has been making waves on social media, with some women boldly demanding that men provide them with P5,000 monthly. While the idea has stirred banter and memes online, others fear it could...
Gabane residents, who walked out on the then Land Board Chairman Kgang Kgang last year, had a déjà vu moment this past Monday with Acting Lands and Agriculture Minister Edwin Dikoloti.When they walked out on Kgang, it was out of frustration;...
The chairperson of the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and Skills Development, Kanaingura Hikuama has come out with guns blazing condemning the DDT College of Medicine over a statement issued by the institution.The college issued a...