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Friday, June 05, 2026

Police crack Zone 11 crossborder stocktheft syndicate

DITLHARAPA: Villagers along the Botswana-South Africa border in the Good Hope District are sighing with relief following the arrest of a 33-year-old man from Ditlharapa who is believed to be at the centre of a cross-border stock theft syndicate that has been breaking through the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) controls.

Innocent Selatlhwa | 05 June 2026

Boarderline PICS: MBATSHI MALIKONGWA

Minister Maele addresses GIPS Management. PIC KING OLERILE

Private colleges poised to drive Botswana’s TVET revolution

Botswana’s drive to tackle youth unemployment and accelerate economic diversification is placing private tertiary institutions at the centre of a growing skills development agenda.

Johannes Kambai | 08 June 2026

Fiscal stress forces FMD ‘crowdfunding’

Mbongeni Mguni,Innocent Selatlhwa | 05 June 2026

Police crack Zone 11 crossborder stocktheft syndicate

Innocent Selatlhwa | 05 June 2026

BPF factions seek common ground

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 June 2026

Palapye council leadership battle deepens

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 June 2026

AP launches drive to boost visibility

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 June 2026

Gov’t to unveil long-overdue digital labour market platform

Pini Bothoko | 05 June 2026

The court has rescinded a default judgment granted in a land dispute involving a plot in Gabane . PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Court sets aside land dispute default judgment

The Lobatse High Court has rescinded a default judgment granted in a land dispute involving a plot in Gabane after finding that the applicant was likely not properly served with notice of the court hearing.

Same page: De Beers CEO, Al Cook, Kenewendo and renowned industry journalist, Rob Bates, during a panel discussion at the House of Botswana exhibition PIC: OKAVANGO DIAMOND COMPANY

Botswana takes industry centre stage at JCK

Botswana is cementing its central position in the global campaign to restore shine to natural diamonds, with the country’s representatives at the industry’s biggest show, held in the United States, gathering consensus for a narrative based on ethically sourced, development diamonds.

UB hotel bets on first time job seekers as reopening nears

The UB Hotel and Conference Centre is taking an unconventional approach to recruitment by deliberately relaxing experience requirements for most of its vacant positions as it prepares to reopen after a decade long closure.

Witness details how Mojadigo sexually assaulted minor girl

A state witness in a case in which convicted rapist, Goitsekgosi Mojadigo, is facing yet another rape charge has narrated to court how the disgraced pastor would sexually assault a 13-year-old complainant in Francistown.

Grumpy loser: CoA blasts Mupane bidder

The heated legal battle over the sale of Mupane Gold Mine ended in favour of Nova Africa at the Court of Appeal (CoA), with judges slamming the challenger bidder, Ulsan Botswana, as a “grumpy loser intent on frustrating the liquidation process”.

Missing man found hanging from tree in suspected suicide

A 42-year-old man who was reported missing by Naledi Police Station in Gaborone on May 5, 2026, was found hanging from a tree at Tloaneng Lands on the outskirts of Gabane village on Saturday morning, in what police suspect to be a suicide case.

Gabane mob kills alleged thief

A 43-year-old man from Gabane was allegedly beaten to death by a mob in the early hours of Saturday morning following a suspected theft incident.

Prophet Goitsekgosi Mojadigo. PIC YTV BOTSWANA

Court rejects Mojadigo's application to postpone minor rape trial

Rape convict Goitsekgosi Mojadigo’s attempt to further delay the commencement of his trial on a charge of raping a minor was quashed before the Village Magistrate Court, after Senior Magistrate Tshepo Thedi dismissed his application.

Historically, Tati Siding North has been a politically fluid constituency

Tight race ensues ahead of Tati Siding North by-election

As the Tati Siding North by-election approaches on June 20, 2026, political analysts are predicting a tightly contested race, with past voting patterns suggesting that no single party can claim a clear advantage. This came after the death of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) councillor Parkie Pius.

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Private colleges poised to drive Botswana’s TVET revolution

Fiscal stress forces FMD ‘crowdfunding’

Police crack Zone 11 crossborder stocktheft syndicate

BPF factions seek common ground

Palapye council leadership battle deepens

AP launches drive to boost visibility

Gov’t to unveil long-overdue digital labour market platform

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Court sets aside land dispute default judgment

Botswana takes industry centre stage at JCK

UB hotel bets on first time job seekers as reopening nears

Witness details how Mojadigo sexually assaulted minor girl

Grumpy loser: CoA blasts Mupane bidder

Missing man found hanging from tree in suspected suicide

Gabane mob kills alleged thief

Court rejects Mojadigo's application to postpone minor rape trial

Tight race ensues ahead of Tati Siding North by-election