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A 36-year-old woman is recovering in hospital after she was allegedly raped by a stranger while returning from a wedding at Galekgatshwana settlement near Gakuto on Saturday evening. The woman had attended a wedding ceremony before leaving with a...
An ugly scene unfolded at the Kanye Magistrate’s Court last week after an inmate allegedly insulted and threatened a police prosecutor inside the court premises. The incident, which left police officers and eyewitnesses stunned, involved...
The Minister for International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale says the continent's water and sanitation crisis is not just an infrastructure problem, but a gender crisis.Speaking during the 63rd anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity and...
The Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) has raised alarm over the growing number of unemployed nurses and midwives in Botswana, saying the shortage of staff in hospitals and clinics continues to place both healthcare workers and patients at risk.Speaking...
Unsafe abortions are increasingly becoming a public concern in Botswana as women continue to lose their lives in silence.Meanwhile, abandoned fetuses and newborn babies are discovered in shocking circumstances across the country. Police and health...
Cash-strapped Botswana Railways (BR) has failed to make profits over the year, with operating costs hitting over P250 million between financial years 2021/22 and 2024/25.The BR was established to run on a commercial basis, transport bulk freight,...
The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak continues to disrupt livestock farming operations across the country, with fresh suspected cases reported in the Southern Districts and movement restrictions still in force as authorities intensify...
Botswana is now facing a troubling social phenomenon that underscores the deepening financial distress among its people.According to Moruntshi Kemorwale, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Gambling Authority, a staggering 36.6 percent of...
Fears of financial strain, disrupted academic life, and displacement are overshadowing campus life at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) as students face uncertainty over looming accommodation changes.In an online...
A Senior Police Officer has been suspended over missing exhibits linked to the case of slain police officer, Constable Focus Isaiah.The officer in question is none other than the Sejelo Police Station in Kanye, Station Commander, Superintendent...
Sex workers across Botswana are increasingly turning to traditional herbs and home remedies to treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as shortages of medicines and condoms continue to affect public health facilities.Many are forced to spend...
Scammers continue to prey on unsuspecting Batswana, leaving many financially ruined and emotionally shattered, despite repeated warnings from the police, banks, mobile money operators and cybercrime experts.The latest victim is a 29-year-old...
Anticipating and pre-empting security risks, mitigating their impact or probability of occurrence, is a rational strategic endeavour.It has since emerged that while the dust was about to settle in the territorial battles between government law...
The Botswana Red Cross Society commemorated World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day with renewed calls for unity, compassion, and collective humanitarian action, as leaders reflected on the organisation’s 58-year contribution to Botswana’s...
After nearly 60 years in power, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), cannot escape political responsibility for the governance environment under which the alleged failures exposed by the forensic audit emerged.In its Position Paper 2 on the National...
GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana’s edition of the global Wings for Life World Run recorded significant growth in 2026, with 450 participants gathering at Royal Aria Stadium on Sunday, 10 May, for the country’s second staging of the event.The...
President Festus Gontebanye Mogae has left us, and with him goes a presence that deeply marked my life. He leaves after a long existence, rich in teachings, wisdom and values that he was able to impose without ever trying to impose them.He was a...
The Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has called for the immediate publication of the Forensic Audit report, arguing that withholding it would undermine public trust and defeat the very purpose of the...
Health Care Assistants (HCAs) locked in a long running dispute with the Ministry of Health over salary progression from B2 to C2 have formally notified the government of a petition, set for submission on 22 May 2026.This follows continued frustration...
Tension is brewing between the Bangwaketse community leadership and Bathoen II Trust board of trustees over a proposed investment near Mmakgodumo Dam, as ex officio Members of Parliament demand greater clarity on the ongoing negotiations and...