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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...
The government commissioned an actuarial study in 2017 to assess the adequacy of pension payouts for Botswana Defence Force (BDF) personnel.Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, told Parliament that the analysis revealed...
At an age when many people are slowing down, leaning on pensions or depending on grandchildren for survival, Khumoeng Priscilla Menong (63) is doing the opposite.In the dusty yards of Goo Ramotlhala ward in Kanye, the sharp sound of grinders, the...
Botswana’s emerging diamond entrepreneurs are facing a rare and demanding test of readiness under the glare of tough questions, global standards, and unforgiving market realities.De Beers’ Diamond Entrepreneurship Programme (DEP) is no routine...
Natural diamonds are far from losing their glitter, Botswana’s Minister of Minerals and Energy, Bogolo Kenewendo, told world leaders at the Mining Indaba, Africa’s largest mining industry gathering.Her remarks come at a time when the diamond...
Botswana continues to lead in measles and rubella prevention, with no confirmed cases reported this year, even as the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region grapples with surging outbreaks.According to the latest WHO Measles/Rubella...
The government has once again defended its interest in the G28 Concession earmarked for the development of a high-status facility in the Okavango Delta.Before attaining state power, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) had vehemently condemned...
Parents of Standard 3 pupils at Seboko Primary School in Gamalete, Ramotswa, are accusing a class teacher of repeatedly assaulting and abusing their children.This uproar comes at a time when the Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Nono...
Two farmers narrowly escaped death this past weekend after an alleged livestock thief hacked them with an axe during a violent confrontation in Tloaneng.Police say the attack is linked to a growing wave of stock theft during the Foot and Mouth...
More than 300 people take their own lives every year in Botswana, a troubling pattern that continues to shake families and communities.Young men between the ages of 16 and 30 remain the most affected group, with data from the Ministry of Health...
Learners from Kgaphamadi settlement can finally breathe a sigh of relief after years of walking in darkness and fear.Following complaints from parents, school authorities, and traditional leaders last year, a vehicle has now been made available by...
Francistown City Council is considering terminating the contract of a company awarded a tender to develop the Francistown Central Market stalls three years ago, following prolonged delays in implementation.Mayor Gaone Majere told The Midweek Sun that...
With more than three decades in public service, Andrew Motsamai’s career reflects a steady progression through frontline service delivery, academic leadership, labour relations, and institutional governance.His journey, which began in 1992 as a...
The Directorate of Intelligence and Security’s (DIS) 2024 investigation into alleged maladministration at Air Botswana continues to destabilise the troubled airline.The probe led to the suspension of several officers after they questioned Director...
Thirteen years after its collapse, the ghost of the failed Fengyue Glass Project has risen again to stalk the government.Once hailed as a flagship joint venture between the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) and China’s Shanghai Fengyue, the...
In Lobatse, southeastern Botswana, farmer *Kewame Tlhago* recalls the devastation of the 2015/16 drought—the country’s most severe in decades.“I had about 20 cattle, and they all died because of the severe drought. I depended on them for...
Botswana lost nearly 100 mothers to pregnancy and childbirth complications in 2022, according to a newly released Statistics Botswana report.This occurred despite almost all women giving birth in health facilities under the care of skilled health...
Residents of Metsimotlhabe, Mogoditshane and Tsolamosese continue to endure deteriorating internal roads, with the government admitting that meaningful repairs depend on the council acquiring road-construction machinery.Local Government and...
Life has been unbearable for a 68-year-old mother from Lotlhakane East, near Kanye, whose 16-year-old daughter was raped and later gave birth. The DNA-confirmed father, Accrie Ramotshabi (33), now boasts of living comfortably in prison.The frustrated...
Retired University of Botswana Professor, Setumile Morapedi, has come out with guns blazing at the Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Nono Kgafela Mokoka, accusing her of hijacking what she calls her brainchild, the Bula Buka programme,...
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