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Friday, August 25, 2023

Collectively we can fight HIV/AIDS (COMMENT)

BG REPORTER | 25 August 2023

Botswana’s quest for success at the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships

As the spotlight shifts towards Budapest, Hungary, for the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Botswana finds itself at a pivotal juncture in its athletic journey.The heart of...

BG REPORTER | 18 August 2023

Moving BAMB, BMC to a new ministry is a wrong turn (COMMENT)

Government has made a decision to move the troubled Botswana Meat Commission and yet another struggling Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board to the new Ministry of...

BG REPORTER | 28 April 2023

The dawn of a new era for the diamond industry in Botswana (COMMENT)

Monday 27th March 2023 marked, in the words of President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, “the dawn of a new era for the diamond industry in Botswana, as we begin this journey with HB...

Ernest Moloi | 31 March 2023

BRICS: A force the world can't ignore any longer (COMMENT)

The world is going through an unprecedented geopolitical transition with the emergence of the multipolar world system promoted by the five nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China...

Ernest Moloi | 17 February 2023

MISA elections present a chance for the Media to redeem itself

The local chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) meets tomorrow (Saturday) to conclude its elections that were postponed last year on account of breach of...

BG REPORTER | 20 January 2023

Swim or sink: The new mantra for Parastatals (COMMENT)

The country’s investment and trade promotion agency - Botswana Investment and Trade Centre - last week announced it has generated P3.84 billion from export earnings in the...

BG REPORTER | 02 September 2022

William Ruto: How Kenya’s new president took on powerful political dynasties

William Samoei Ruto, 55, has been declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election. He is the leader of the United Democratic Alliance party under the Kenya Kwanza (Kenya...

BG Correspondent | 19 August 2022

Commendable Pan Africanist solidarity revived in Botswana’s Trade Unions and Political Parties

In a message of solidarity addressed last week by Botswana Land Boards Local Authorities and Health Workers (BLLAHWU) to the Saharawi Umbrella Trade Union, UGTSARIO, Secretary...

BG REPORTER | 19 August 2022

Pastor Sekati breaks silence on third wife

- Idea of third wife is not mine - Sekati

DIS storm brews as Khama rejects Minister’s defence

* He turns up the heat on DIS, vows parliamentary showdown * I have credible information hence why I asked the questions - Khama * New questions would build on those already asked

Boko’s Graveyard of Dreams

“Here comes the conman. Coming with his con plan. We won’t take no bribe. We’ve got to stay alive.” Perhaps Bob Marley was being prophetic about our current despicable and...

Rapist boasts of good living in jail

Life has been unbearable for a 68-year-old mother from Lotlhakane East, near Kanye, whose 16-year-old daughter was raped and later gave birth. The DNA-confirmed father, Accrie...

FOCUS ON DEBSWANA: From Top Achiever to Diamond Engineer: Maipelo Nthaga’s Journey in Mining

Maipelo Nthaga, once among Botswana’s top Form Five achievers, has carved a remarkable career in the mining industry. Armed with an Ore Engineering Processing qualification from...