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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Neo Kolantsho | 23 September 2026

Fights are reportedly breaking out almost daily at some schools, with some learners sustaining injuries severe enough to require hospital treatment

Gabane street vendors were warned that selling prepared food on the streets is prohibited under Botswana law

STREET FOOD SALE ILLEGAL

- Mafresh, Meat Braai, Fatcakes - All not allowed

Neo Kolantsho | 23 September 2026

More than 100 diarrhoea cases in a single week

Diarrhoea hits Gantsi

- 124 cases recorded in one week

Neo Kolantsho | 22 September 2026

Young mothers struggle to access child support

Young mothers locked out of child grant

- Post office rejects approved beneficiaries

Onneile Setlalekgosi-Ramasilo | 22 September 2026

Irene Shone of the Botswana Guardian and Midweek Sun

Botswana journalists join continental push for climate-smart reporting

As the world marks another year of record-breaking heat, raging wildfires and catastrophic floods, the science is unequivocal: climate change is no longer a distant threat, it is a...

BG REPORTER | 18 September 2026

Kanye District Council chairperson Morapedi Kgosithebe

Diarrhoea, water shortages hit Kanye

As Batswana get into the Independence mood and communities prepare for celebrations, Kanye District is battling two pressing concerns: a diarrhoea outbreak that has claimed two...

BG REPORTER | 18 September 2026

Prolonged FMD restrictions could strain Bangwaketse marriage traditions, which rely on cattle dowry payments

FMD crisis threatens cattle dowry tradition

Rasegotshane ward headman, Kgosi Thatayaone Makaba, has warned that prolonged Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) restrictions could trigger new social challenges, particularly for...

By ONNEILE SETLALEKGOSI-RAMASILO | 16 September 2026

Just How Prepared Are You for Retirement?

Just How Prepared Are You for Retirement?This is a question every one of us should ask ourselves, regardless of age. For someone at the beginning of their career, retirement can...

Potlako Bogatsu | 17 September 2026

The Giyani Metals Corp-owned project has reached a crucial milestone following nearly a decade of exploration, technical studies and development

Botswana’s multi-billion Pula manganese project at risk

Government delays, uncertainty over funding commitments and a lack of clarity regarding its proposed participation in the Kgwakgwe Manganese Mine project could threaten the next...

Dikarabo Ramadubu | 18 September 2026

The amnesty runs throughout September and allows members of the public to voluntarily surrender illegal firearms without fear of prosecution for unlawful possession

Police urges public to hand in illegal guns

The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has urged people possessing illegal or obsolete firearms and ammunition to surrender them at the nearest police station before September ends,...

Onneile Setlalekgosi-Ramasilo | 11 September 2026

Did Balopi bite more than he can chew?

Nicholas Mokwena | 11 September 2026

BDP distances itself from Balopi

Nicholas Mokwena | 10 September 2026

COUNTING LOSES

Onneile Setlalekgosi-Ramasilo | 09 September 2026

DCEC goes after Dr. Dikoloti, Kenewendo

-Duo adds to the list of current ministers under DCEC radar -Health Ministry’s past follows Dr. Dikoloti -Kenewendo’s probe linked to De Beers negotiations -Directorate unable to comment on or disclose any information

Kagiso Pitso whose body allegedly went missing from Lyn’s Mortuary in Thamaga

FSG MUST PAY!

The family of a Moshupa man, Kagiso Pitso (38), whose body allegedly disappeared from Lyn’s Mortuary in Thamaga before being mistakenly cremated, is considering legal action...