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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

US Embassy donates P13.5 million medical supplies

Oteng Setshwaelo | 24 June 2026

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DIS bought phone-tapping gadgets ahead of 2024 election

The Directorate on Intelligence Services (DIS) acquired phone tapping equipment worth over P13 million about eight months before last year's election, reinforcing public...

Nicholas Mokwena | 07 February 2025

SPEDU Acting Chief Executive Officer, Othata Batsetswe

SPEDU under the microscope

- Acting CEO recalled, less than a year into his contract - CEO suspends Finance Manager - DCEC investigates CEO over reimbursement claims

Nicholas Mokwena | 19 June 2026

US Embassy donates P13.5 million medical supplies

The United States Embassy has handed over medical commodities worth P13.5 million (USD 1 million) to Botswana to ease acute shortages of essential health supplies and shore up the...

Oteng Setshwaelo | 24 June 2026

Pictured is Oreeditse Batsweletse Tagwa Founder and chairperson of At the Feet of Jesus Widows and Widowers Society

After the funeral, the real pain begins

For years, many widows in Botswana have suffered in silence. Behind closed doors, they have battled depression, loneliness, financial hardship and stigma while carrying the burden...

Theo Mailakgotla | 17 June 2026

P1. 7 billion lost to tax crimes

* DCEC bemoans challenges in the fight against corruption

Keikantse Lesemela | 19 June 2026

Threat lands man behind bars

A 55-year-old self-employed man from Maologane Ward in Moshupa has been remanded in custody after appearing before Kanye Magistrates' Court on a charge of intimidation...

sun reporter | 17 June 2026

Behind every grade, BEC handle errors, review and appeals

The Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) has defended its assessment and quality assurance systems amid mounting concerns from parents, educators and stakeholders over examination...

Dikarabo Ramadubu | 12 June 2026

Transport operators cry foul

- as fuel costs bite

Onneile Setlalekgosi-Ramasilo | 10 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

P10 million medal scandal

Nicholas Mokwena | 05 June 2026

Treehaus Institute and Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Leadership in Africa

BG REPORTER | 05 June 2026

Ministers frustrate Dr Dikoloti’s FMD fight

Nicholas Mokwena | 05 June 2026

Prof. Akin Akinpelu Begins Service as AU Agenda 2063 Ambassador for Political Affairs in Africa

BG REPORTER | 04 June 2026

BANK Gaborone MD steps down

Potlako Bogatsu | 04 June 2026

First Motswana enrolled on the African Court Human Rights roster

Irene Shone | 04 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...

One of the Ministers and his entourage refused to be subjected to the (FMD) protocol

Ministers frustrate Dr Dikoloti’s FMD fight

As the country grapples with the fight against the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), some cabinet ministers are allegedly frustrating these efforts by failing to follow the set...

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...

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

GRUESOME

Thrown out of bedroom, then killed

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,...