Athletics

Friday, October 10, 2025

Dipeba lauds Nijel Amos

As the latter embarks on a new coaching chapter in Iran

Kabelo Gadise | 10 October 2025

JUSTICE-DIPEBA

Dispute over availability if National Stadium

Lefika International Relays claim right to use the track for its World Athletics calendar event end of March

City Keagakwa | 21 February 2025

BAA receives P4m ...as government pumps millions into athletics

In a significant move to bolster the development of athletics in Botswana, the Ministry of Sports and Arts (MOSA) has allocated a budget of P4 million to the Botswana Athletics...

Naledi Lemogang | 17 January 2025

Golden Grand Prix back this year

The Botswana Golden Grand Prix is back on the world athletics calendar and it is scheduled for April 12, 2025. Last year, the event could not happen because the founder Glody Dube...

By Naledi Lemogang | 09 January 2025

World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Gaborone 2023 Event

Glody Dube's event officially dead

-BAA wants to host a similar event, with new name -Court had adviced BAA, BNSC, Dube to reconcile -I was stabbed in the back-Dube

City Keagakwa | 26 September 2024

TIUMPH: France’s Men’s Sevens Rugby team gave the host nation their first Gold medal

Top 10 Paris Olympic Moments

With the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 on their way, we look at the Top 10 Moments of the recently completed Olympic Games Paris 2024.Letsile Tebogo’s stunning triumph. The...

Isaac Pheko | 21 August 2024

OLYMPIC LEADER...The Chef de mission of a Botswana Olympics team, Oreeditse Marakakgora made a rallying cry to the country’s leadership to consider prioritizing land allocations to the Olympians

Team Botswana leader requests plots for non medalists

On Tuesday, raucous national stadium roared, filled beyond its capacity of 23 000 as over 30 000 Batswana turned up to grant their heroes and heroines a befitting home coming...

City Keagakwa | 16 August 2024

SPEEDY LEDGS: Botswana's rising star Letsile Tebogo is set to conquer the 200m final at the ongoing Paris 2024 games.

Letsile eyes 200m final

Botswana's fastest runner, Letsile Tebogo, will be competing in the men's 200m semi-finals today on (August 7th). He qualified for the semi-finals by winning his heat with...

By Naledi Lemogang | 07 August 2024

PAYING TRIBUTE : Marathon coordinator Botshelo Nthaga said the main objective behind organizing the Half Marathon is to commemorate the legacy of Sir Seretse Khama,the country's founding president

Sir Seretse Khama Marathon scheduled for Serowe

The Sir Seretse Khama Commemoration Marathon stands out as a unique event, combining historical significance with a celebration of fitness and community engagement. This inaugural...

By Naledi Lemogang | 22 May 2024

Botswana Golden Grand Prix in doubt

-Court orders that all preparations be halted -Event scheduled for 14th April -No sponsors, participating athletes announced

City Keagakwa | 28 March 2024

Letsile vows to start where Lesego ended

By Naledi Lemogang | 13 March 2024

The show goes on

By Naledi Lemogang | 01 March 2024

Betrayal!...as Botswana Gloden Grand Prix loses its glitter

Naledi Lemogang | 23 February 2024

No school sports anytime soon

Naledi Lemogang | 21 December 2023

BNSC role in Olympic preparations questioned

City Keagakwa | 29 November 2023

Tebogo endures injury

Naledi Lemogang | 30 August 2023

FUNDS SCANDAL

Bakgatla fuming over missing community money, accuse their leader

Villagers vow legal fight as Minister’s ruling reignites decades-old dispute.

The authority of Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, was openly undermined when he delivered his long-awaited decision to regroup the...

Gamblers projected to lose P1 billion by year end

As Botswana enters the festive “silly season” of bonuses, bright lights and holiday excitement, the Gambling Authority has cautioned that not all that glitters is gold.Gross...

Boko says despite engaging De Beers and Okavango Diamond Company, to sell and market the country’s diamonds, the two entities have not delivered on the project

De Beers, ODC slept on the job - Boko

Failed to sell stockpile despite high demand for the rough diamond

BTC introduces P4000 minimum wage

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has stepped in to support government’s agenda of introducing a P4000 minimum wage.BTC Chief Executive Officer, Jürgen Peschel said...