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Saturday, June 13, 2026

Elevate Africa Opens Applications for Threads of Africa 2026 to Revive Endangered Textiles Through Fashion Film

Potlako Bogatsu | 13 June 2026

Transport operators cry foul

- as fuel costs bite

Onneile Setlalekgosi-Ramasilo | 10 June 2026

All three parties have launched aggressive recruitment drives nationwide, sparking concerns among some members that certain recruits are aimed at constituencies likely to face renegotiations ahead of the general elections

TROUBLE ERUPTS WITHIN UDC

Trouble is brewing within the coalition government, Umbrella for Democratic Party (UDC), as contracting partners move to position themselves ahead of the 2029 general election,...

Nicholas Mokwena | 12 June 2026

Elevate Africa Opens Applications for Threads of Africa 2026 to Revive Endangered Textiles Through Fashion Film

Elevate Africa has officially opened applications for the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize 2026, a pan-African initiative aimed at preserving the continent's rich textile...

Potlako Bogatsu | 13 June 2026

AP welcomes 550 new members

The Alliance for Progressives (AP) says its membership recruitment campaign is gaining momentum after welcoming 550 new members during an event in Shakawe on Saturday.Speaking to...

Theo Mailakgotla | 10 June 2026

Batswana are feeling the UDC betrayal- Balopi

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) President, Mpho Balopi, has cautioned party members not to be distracted but to focus on the bigger picture, which is the 2029 general election, as...

Nicholas Mokwena | 11 June 2026

Taolo Lucas: The resilient builder behind the BCP

Long before the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) was born, the brightest minds in the Botswana National Front knew one truth: Kenneth Koma would not allow any policy to pass without...

Nicholas Mokwena | 05 June 2026

Cropped shot of a bloody crime scene floor with a hand collecting evidence

GRUESOME

Thrown out of bedroom, then killed

sun reporter | 10 June 2026

P10 million medal scandal

A procurement controversy has clouded Botswana’s historic hosting of the Debswana World Athletics Relays 2026, with questions raised over how the athletes’ diamond-encrusted...

Nicholas Mokwena | 05 June 2026

BANK Gaborone MD steps down

Bank Gaborone announced today that Olebile Makhupe will step down from her role as Managing Director of the Bank to pursue other strategic interests and priorities. Her resignation...

Potlako Bogatsu | 04 June 2026

First Motswana enrolled on the African Court Human Rights roster

Irene Shone | 04 June 2026

FMD crisis turns beef into luxury

Onneile Setlalekgosi-Ramasilo | 03 June 2026

From Global Training to Local Impact: How St. George’s University Is Helping Power Botswana’s Healthcare Workforce

Potlako Bogatsu | 03 June 2026

UNFAZED

Onneile Setlalekgosi-Ramasilo | 03 June 2026

Life after SOS

Sun Reporter | 03 June 2026

The battle for the lucrative P1billion GEMVAS scheme

Nicholas Mokwena | 29 May 2026

HEALTH CRISIS

For many Batswana, falling sick has become more frightening than ever before. Across villages and cities, patients are no longer battling illness, but also the painful reality of...

Wedding trip turns into nightmare

Male bestie flees, woman gets raped

UNFAZED

I don't police my employees’ private lives - Muzila

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JOBLESS

800 nurses and midwives roam streets

Life after SOS

From age one, Gontse Modise, 29, grew up at the Children’s Village in Francistown surrounded by other children, caregivers and a structure.Yet behind the routines of...