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Tuesday, October 06, 2026

Opposition outfit, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), has distanced itself from the controversial Facebook pseudonym Gosee Kone, saying hiding behind fake accounts has never been its political style.

Spira Tlhankane | 06 October 2026

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Negotiate salaries, not workshops – BOFEPUSU tells DPSM

The Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) says it feels undermined by the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) for continuing to hold workshops whilst key concerns affecting government employees remain unresolved.

Larona Makhaiza | 06 October 2026

No evidence links water to diarrhoea outbreak – WUC

Larona Makhaiza | 06 October 2026

BNF prioritises by-election over policy conference

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 06 October 2026

Botswana strengthens child protection commitments

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 06 October 2026

Pseudos not our style – BCP

Spira Tlhankane | 06 October 2026

Gov't communications officer dies in brutal hit-and-run

Pini Bothoko | 06 October 2026

Gabs motorists urged to exercise caution over pedestrians

Pini Bothoko | 06 October 2026

Conservationist Khama, gov’t lock horns

Former president and Bangwato paramount chief, Ian Khama’s long-running battle with government over the country’s wildlife policy has erupted into a fresh confrontation after he rejected the allocation of elephants to Serowe for the country’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Gov't communications officer dies in brutal hit-and-run

Botswana has lost one of top government communications professionals after Kabelo Kgwarapi died in a freak car accident last week.

Stop politicising medication shortages, Batswana cautioned

Former Minister of Health, Sheila Tlou, says shortages of medicines in the country should not be viewed solely as a Botswana issue.

Serowe district consults tribe over elephants

Serowe District Council (SDC) is continuing consultations with the GaMmangwato tribes over how two elephants offered to the Serowe community by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism can be utilised, Council Chairperson, Atamelang Thaga has said.

Xigera Camp earns Botswana’s first Michelin Keys

Botswana’s hospitality industry has reached a new milestone after Xigera Safari Lodge in the Okavango Delta was awarded two Michelin Keys in the 2026 Michelin guide hotel selection.

There is also something distinctly Botswana about the journey of meat from the kraal to the communal pot

Ga gona mokete o o senang nama

Ga gona mokete o o senang nama (there is no feast without meat). For Batswana, the saying is almost a social law and an unwritten rule that a celebration is not quite it until meat finds its way onto the table.

Pseudos not our style – BCP

Opposition outfit, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), has distanced itself from the controversial Facebook pseudonym Gosee Kone, saying hiding behind fake accounts has never been its political style.

The BNF has been urged to advocate for a minimum wage that goes beyond simply establishing a statutory wage floor PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

BNF urged to push for living wage, jobs

Botswana National Front (BNF) has been advised to use its position within the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government to push for policies that promote a living wage, sustainable job creation and stronger productive capacity in the economy.

Choene thinks bigger than the frame

From a borrowed camera to building a creative institution, the OniroHouse Digital founder wants Botswana to stop playing it safe and start creating for the world. When Bone 'Buzae' Choene talks about creativity, he is not simply discussing making commercials, shooting music videos or producing beautiful images.

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Negotiate salaries, not workshops – BOFEPUSU tells DPSM

No evidence links water to diarrhoea outbreak – WUC

BNF prioritises by-election over policy conference

Botswana strengthens child protection commitments

Pseudos not our style – BCP

Gov't communications officer dies in brutal hit-and-run

Gabs motorists urged to exercise caution over pedestrians

Conservationist Khama, gov’t lock horns

Gov't communications officer dies in brutal hit-and-run

Stop politicising medication shortages, Batswana cautioned

Serowe district consults tribe over elephants

Xigera Camp earns Botswana’s first Michelin Keys

Ga gona mokete o o senang nama

Pseudos not our style – BCP

BNF urged to push for living wage, jobs

Choene thinks bigger than the frame