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President Duma Boko has issued a Writ of Election for the Kgalagadi South Constituency, marking the official start of preparations for a parliamentary by-election following the death of the area’s Member of Parliament, Micus Chimbombi, in...
As technology continues to make life easier, a silent pandemic is spreading across Botswana, not of illness, but of deception.Online fraud has become one of the fastest-growing crimes in the country, leaving thousands of Batswana poorer, confused,...
Tempers are flaring at Moshana village near Kanye, where a Standard 7 teacher at Modise Primary School is accused of misusing P20,000 belonging to the school’s Parents and Teachers Association (PTA).Concerned parents who approached The Midweek Sun...
While former Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), Joseph Mathambo, maintains that he does not want to comment on his troubled marriage, his wife, Masego Mathambo, is breaking down in court.This past Tuesday, an...
Imagine arriving at a gruesome accident scene or a violent crime scene as a police officer, only to realise that the victims are your own relatives.The shock, the paralysis, the silent scream that you must swallow because the people before you need...
Youth advocate and University of Botswana student Marang Lemeni has appealed to the government to consider free re-registration for students who fail their junior certificate (Form 3) exams.Lemeni, who is also the Founder of Teens on Track, a...
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...