Mmegi Online

Friday, July 17, 2026

When the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) gathers in Mogoditshane for its elective conference over the long weekend, Dumelang Saleshando will be unbothered about his presidency.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 17 July 2026

Saleshando PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Health ministry pushes back on death claims amid medicine crisis

As Botswana continues to grapple with persistent medicine shortages, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Tshepo Machacha, has dismissed claims that the government is responsible for deaths linked to the crisis, arguing that there is no empirical evidence to support such allegations.

Larona Makhaiza | 22 July 2026

OmLuc: BCP’s architect of grassroots social democracy

Ryder Gabathuse | 17 July 2026

Bodungwane settlers fight for their ancestral land

Innocent Selatlhwa | 17 July 2026

Basarwa of Bodungwane rush to court over eviction threat

Innocent Selatlhwa | 17 July 2026

Kario eyes Maun West

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 17 July 2026

Gov’t rules out new jobs in public service

Pini Bothoko | 17 July 2026

BCP conference to open amid deep divisions

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 17 July 2026

BHC rolls out campaign to turn tenants into homeowners

The Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) has launched an ambitious nationwide campaign that will give sitting tenants the first opportunity to buy the houses they occupy.

BCP conference to open amid deep divisions

As the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) heads into its highly anticipated elective conference over the long weekend, the organisation finds itself grappling with deepening internal divisions that have exposed growing cracks within its ranks.

Kedikilwe: The disinclined, loyal man of the people

At the outset, Serowe West legislator Onalepelo Kedikilwe was reluctant to partake in local politics, opting instead to focus on his businesses in Serowe where he is managing his butcheries and also tending his farming enterprise. However, a little persuasion from constituents at Palamaokuwe ward within the constituency swayed his thoughts on politics culminating in him contesting and the rest is history. Writes Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE

Gov’t rules out new jobs in public service

The creation of new positions in public service has been ruled out with officials citing the country's economic challenges and shortage of funds, a development that has drawn criticism from Members of Parliament serving in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).