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PRESS STATEMENT: The COVID-19 Pandemic: The Relenting Effects On The Socio- Economic Lives Of BOPEU Members And The Nation
It is with a heavy heart that we continue to witness the scourge that is on the loose and rampage, taking the posture of a veld fire and consuming a nation, living a lot to be desired. We reminisce on the collectivism of our nation, individuals...
Correspondent 02 August 2021
Back page this week: Relief As Amos Gets New Lease of Life
Staff Writer 02 August 2021
Back page this week: Relief As Amos Gets New Lease of Life
Staff Writer 02 August 2021
Front page this week: Only 14% Purchased Vaccines Arrive
Staff Writer 02 August 2021
Bizo Returns To Clinch Table Tennis Crown
The Smash Maniacs player last played in a tournament held in March this year. She missed the last month edition of the BTTA series and dropped out of the top 10 in the rankings. In her last outing, she was knocked out in the semifinals by Olorato...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 02 August 2021
Athletics Triggers Joy And Hope For Podium Finish
Congratulatory messages on social media were led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his cabinet. The excitement was kicked off by 800m men’s world number one, Nijel Amos on Saturday when he qualified for the semi final. The duo of Isaac...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 02 August 2021
Kowa Upbeat Ahead Of Champions League Challenge
Gaborone region league side, Double Action has roped in Kowa for the sub regional qualifiers of the inaugural club continental cup scheduled for August 26 to September 4 in South Africa. The Notwane assistant coach replaces yet another seasoned...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 02 August 2021
BFA Kick-Starts Search For New Zebras Coach
The association on Friday released an advert calling for applications for the post that fell vacant following the departure of Adel Amrouche recently. According to the advert, the suitable candidate for the job should have a CAF Pro or CAF A license....
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 02 August 2021
Debswana To Continue Support For Boteti Women's Football League
Motlhabani was speaking on Friday at a ceremony organised to appreciate him for advocating for the backing of Women’s Football League in Boteti through Debswana’s corporate social investment programme. The ceremony was also an occasion to...
Chakalisa Dube
| 02 August 2021
Relief As Amos Gets New Lease Of Life
The protest followed an incident in which Amos appeared to have been obstructed and tripped during the semi finals of the race yesterday. Following the protest, the referee used competition rule 17.2 to allow the athlete to compete in the final....
Calistus Kolantsho
| 02 August 2021
Frustrations Grow As Only 14% Purchased Vaccines Arrive
By July 26th, the latest available figures indicate only 124,425 people were fully vaccinated in the country, while an online database, Our World in Data, estimates that Botswana has one of the highest infection rates at about 548 cases per million...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 02 August 2021
New Miss Botswana Queen To Win Mercedes Benz C200
Miss Botswana 2019 Oweditse Phirinyane has been the longest reigning queen and she will finally hand over the crown to a new queen later this year. The new queen will represent Botswana at Miss World pageant in Puerto Rico on December 16, 2021....
Mompati Tlhankane
| 02 August 2021
All's Well That Ends Well At Sefalana
Presenting their financial year ended April 30, 2021 Sefalana Group managing director, Chandra Chauhan said they have managed to sail through the challenging COVID-19. The pandemic has remained an obstacle and distraction for most businesses and...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 02 August 2021
Shumba, Solarcentury Take Pride Of Place
The deal follows Shumba’s recent announcement that further to an extensive review of the company’s operations, the primary focus in the immediate term going forward will be on the delivery of renewable energy projects. The...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 02 August 2021
Pay out For Peanuts Pays Off
Pauline Dikuelo
| 02 August 2021
Keep On Climbing, The Mountain Peak Propositions An Epic View
The atmosphere and ambience are different. They are very refreshing. But for one to be able to afford it, they have to endure pain, suffering and hostility. The pleasure one earns from the Ariel view is directly propositional to the effort one invest...
Kealeboga Ngwigwa
| 02 August 2021
“Money Is The Root Of Evil”
It comes from 1 Timothy 6. Below are pasted verses 4-10 in order for you to read them in their original context. “They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil...
Ashley Thaba
| 02 August 2021
Of Emotional Abuse & Narcissistic Personality Disorder (Part 6)
It is worth reiterating that, this sequel is not designed to shame/blame victims of narcissism; its rationale is to shed light on various human characteristics that could strengthen the hold of narcissism on its victims. It is forestalled that...
Gaone Monau
| 02 August 2021
When Batswana Marched On Rome
During the Council meeting, which had begun in the evening of July 24, Mussolini was tired, unwell, and seemingly overwhelmed by Italian military reverses. Council member Dino Grandi argued that the dictatorship had brought Italy to the brink of...
Jeff Ramsay
| 02 August 2021
Arm In: Vaccine Line And Characters
I love my president. I also love nurses. Well, the latter not in any way with PG tags but just because their effort will elongate my life somewhat. My age range is the most diverse group of vaccine recipients and as we are queued the chit chatter has...
Thulaganyo Jankie 02 August 2021
Equipping with the boy-child
This session was made up of brothers and cousins and my son Leboko, who is a good friend to the boys. The age range was eight years to 20 years. This defiantly made the afternoon run smoothly as the older kids assisted with the younger ones. It was a...
Michelle Phetlhe
| 02 August 2021
Transparency Key In COVID-19 Fight
When the pandemic reached Botswana’s shores last year March, a nation united in the quest to defeat an invisible enemy. It is a moment never witnessed in recent memory, with the catastrophes of the world war and the 1918 Spanish influenza being...
Monitor Editor 02 August 2021
Youth Urged To Turn To Farming
The Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security, Karabo Gare said in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Botswana is fighting two monsters; youth unemployment and a high import bill. Worsened by COVID-19, he said Botswana’s import...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 02 August 2021
Man Gets 15 Years For Murder
Initially, Jackson was charged with two counts, one for murder and another for unlawful wounding. However, before the commencement of the trial, the prosecution dropped the unlawful wounding charge, leaving the accused facing a single count of...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 02 August 2021
Rape Accused Father Denied bail
The accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly raped his daughter on July 26, 2021 at Chadibe village. The man, who hails from Plumtree in Zimbabwe, is also charged with entering Botswana illegally at Siviya village in the North-East...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 02 August 2021
COVID-19 Hits F/Town Prison, Paralyses Justice System
The FCII, located at Gerald Estates, is partly used as a detention centre for asylum seekers and also serves as a prison facility by the Botswana Prisons Service (BPS). The old Francistown Prison is currently used as a quarantine centre for new...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 02 August 2021
GBV Reporting Tool Gives Survivors Hope
Reports from gender activists indicate gender-based violence cases have increased dramatically since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions of movement. The majority of these cases, however, go unreported as survivors are...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 02 August 2021
Good News For Young Mothers
The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commit to achieving various goals and objectives relating to the Young Mothers Support Network initiative formed by Inspired Horizons. Young Mothers Support Programme was launched in 2019...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 02 August 2021
‘No Jab, No Return To School'
Learning is scheduled to resume on August 17, after almost a month’s recess due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Teachers say they want to get vaccinated before they head back to the classrooms. Teachers’ unions, Botswana Teachers Union...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 02 August 2021
Red Cross Elections Halted Yet Again
This comes after the president and vice president hopefuls, Maipelo Mophuting and Nelson Rammala, approached the court on urgency seeking an interdict while they challenged the outcome of the arbitration that excludes them from contesting...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 02 August 2021
Parly Rejects Motion To Disband Task Force
Motsamai had proposed that funds allocated to the task force should be used to procure other necessities like oxygen, which the country needs to fight the spread of COVID-19. Motsamai had wanted the transfer of the Task Force's responsibility to the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 02 August 2021
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