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Friday, August 14, 2026

Cuban Medical Team commemorates July 26 in Botswana

Ernest Moloi | 14 August 2026

Basking in the commemoration of the Rebellion Day in Gaborone are Ambassadors Antonio Luis Pubillones (red shirt); of Cuba Antonio Macheva (Mozambique; and Dr Carlos Betancourt (far left) Head of the Cuban Medical Team in Botswana with their spouses.

Bus Rank food vendors thrown out

Food vendors who have been operating at the Gaborone Bus Rank have been evicted from their stalls following months of uncertainty over their future at the facilities.According to...

Neo Kolantsho | 12 August 2026

Legal conundrum ensues in Seretse’s P42m case

-CoA issues two conflicting rulings in Seretse’s civil forfeiture case

Nicholas Mokwena | 12 August 2026

Diamonds continued to dominate goods exports, accounting for 72.5 percent of total merchandise exports in 2025

Botswana’s external debt doubles to P60bn

• Government borrowing and private loans drive debt to 22% of GDP • Bank of Botswana flags sharp rise in external obligations

Oteng Setshwaelo | 13 August 2026

Huawei Botswana Puts P100,000 Behind Child Safety at Batanani Walk

Huawei Technologies Botswana has contributed P100,000 to the 2026 Mascom Batanani Walk, adding its support to efforts to improve child protection and create safer communities in...

Pako Lesejane | 12 August 2026

The BCL estate curse

The winding up of the BCL Group of Companies has entered its tenth year, with employees, creditors and liquidators still bearing the strain of a process marked by delays and...

Nicholas Mokwena | 07 August 2026

Thamaga man denies cannabis charge after 47kg seizure

Boineelo Rebaone Baakisi, 34, of Thamaga, has pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of cannabis after police allegedly found 47.3 kilograms of the drug in his vehicle. ...

Sun Reporter | 12 August 2026

DCEC probes Magosi

As he prepares to leave the public service in three months to pursue his farming passion, Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General Brigadier (Rtd) Peter...

Nicholas Mokwena | 07 August 2026

HANDS OFF!

* Wildlife capture row sparks tensions at Dqae Qare farm

Neo Kolantsho | 12 August 2026

Court of Appeal ends nine‑year Kgatleng water tender saga

The Court of Appeal has finally closed the chapter on the long running Kgatleng water tender dispute, bringing to an end a controversy that has dragged on since 2017.Government,...

Nicholas Mokwena | 07 August 2026

10K jobs expected in first phase of Trans Kalahari Railway

Nicholas Mokwena | 06 August 2026

NO JOBS

Neo Kolantsho | 05 August 2026

HORRIFIC

Onneile Setlalekgosi-Ramasilo | 05 August 2026

FRIDAY'S TRUCKS SHUTDOWN

Neo Kolantsho | 05 August 2026

Keorapetse denies sabotaging MPs

Nicholas Mokwena | 31 July 2026

Transport Ministry challenged to cancel unique number plates tender

Nicholas Mokwena | 31 July 2026

Chema Chema beneficiaries left in limbo

* As Govt. demands clusters without funds

Butale takes Govt to court over Gay law removal

Former Tati East MP and lawyer, Biggie Ganda Butale has dragged the Government to court over the removal of provisions that criminalised consensual same-sex relations from...

FRIDAY'S TRUCKS SHUTDOWN

-No truck will enter or leave Botswana

BHC Board sabotaged Bonno Housing - Ramogapi

The Minister of Water and Human Settlements, Onneetse Ramogapi, says he decided to dissolve the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) Board of Directors because they were a stumbling...

Man and daughter die in house fire

A 59-year old woman from Ramotswa faces the devastating task of burying two family members after returning from her daily ‘piece job’ to find her husband and daughter dead in a...