HIV/AIDS prevalence lows - Tlou
Minister of Health Professor Sheila Tlou has announced that recent statistics indicate a reduction in the prevalence of HIV in Botswana - especially in the younger age group.

Protesters march against passion killings
Protesters against the rampant passion killings in Botswana marched from Bontleng to Parliament to present a petition to President Festus Mogae last week.

UN condemns Botswana over Basarwa evictions
The UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has reprimanded the Botswana government over its eviction and harassment of the Gana and Gwi Basarwa.

Crossing the Rubicon
There is something enigmatic about Oasis Motel in Tlokweng. One never gets the sense that the place is therapeutic. But for local political parties, this place is slowly being turned into a shrine of political therapy. In recent months, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has converged here more than once in search of peace and stability.

Women empowerment - the struggle continues
When women's struggle for equality began in Botswana, it was greeted with great hostility and viewed as a phenomenon for women married to whites or divorcees who had failed to man their homes.

BDP Veteran dies
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) stalwart and former MP for Mahalapye Gaolese Koma died on Thursday at the age of 88. His nephew, Kebonyemotho Koma said the political veteran has not been well for sometime. He said the old man has been bed-ridden after suffering a stroke in 1997. The stroke left him paralysed on the left side of his body. Kebonyemotho said before he fell sick, Koma was involved in business and community activities.