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Maureen Odubeng
  • Varsity Wars Summer Edition to empower varsity students

    The event based on information provided by Events Lounge and Media Marketing Coordinator, Mooketsi Kokole, will be in two phases being the ‘Sports and Activity Day’ and an ‘After Party’.The Sports and Activity Day will feature Beach...

  • BEF pleads with editors, journalists for excellence

    Mogapi was speaking at an event to celebrate 20-year anniversary of BEFand also to honour him as the outgoing chairperson, at Arirang Restaurant, located at Staybridge Hotels and Lodging.He started off by making a plea to journalists to ensure that...

  • Bahá’í Community in Botswana Welcome UN rights resolution

    On November 24, 2022, the Human Rights Council convened a special session to address ‘the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect to women and children’.The Special Session was requested...

  • DPC bids Uncle Mod farewell after 29 years

    Uncle Mod, as fondly addressed by staff members, joined DPC in 1993 as a Messenger, having started his journey as an employee in 1975 at the age of 17. “I started working at the age of 17 in South African mines, before returning home in 1980.When I...

  • AP, BCP to hold mother of all rallies

    The rally, which is scheduled to take place in the afternoon, will see leadership from the two parties take centre stage and address their followers. It is becoming clear that the BCP and the AP will work together in the 2024 general elections.AP...

  • Clash of the Brass Bands scheduled

    The competition, organised by Larona Association, will have a number of Brass Bands entertaining and competing for the top three positions.Some of the bands, which have already committed to take part in the competition include The Rodgers Brass Band...

  • GBV awareness walk to kill the silence

    Sadly, while GBV statistics offer an idea of how huge a problem GBV is, the fact remains that many of the cases go unreported and mostly women and children continue to suffer at the hands of their male counterparts.All children deserve to grow up in...

  • Scouts association launches re-set approach

    The launch, was graced by the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Anna Mokgethi and other dignitaries. Botswana Scouts has put the country on the map by becoming the second country in the world to have scouts recruit and train a...

  • WEDO brings women together

    The theme of this year’s commemoration was: “Partnering to learn, empower, and grow.” Gaobakwe spoke of the need to embrace the changes that the Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought to the way business interacts with human beings. She spoke...

  • Mbo Releases 13th Novel

    The book was published in October, roughly three months after publishing yet another novel, 'The Stolen Documents', which came out in August of this year. Mbo, in a brief interview with The Monitor, said he wrote his latest offing in a space of...

  • Monax Shelter Provides Elderly With Warm Food

    Over the years, it has become visible that more and more elderly people are struggling due to many factors, be it that their children have moved to towns in search of greener pastures, or just that they have outlived their children. The big question...

  • UB Students Untangle 'Moral Fibre' Issues

    The four students Kgotso Tshenyego, Legodile Mosenene, Natasha Pheto, and Gobakwe Rabakane, through the project hope to untangle issues surrounding the ‘diminishing moral fibre’ within the society. The quartet explained to The Monitor it...

  • Leadership Guru to drill audience on ethics

    The Luncheon, for executives, managers, business people, entrepreneurs, and those at different levels of leadership in the public sector, seeks to help companies provide better services to their clientele. It will feature a presentation by Professor...

  • How Parties Fared in 2019 Parliamentary Election

    The BDP continued its 53-year rule by winning 38 seats in the 2019 polls. The results of the election, however, came with many surprises, which some people did not expect. While many parties contested in the election, the real competition was...

  • Wellness Coach To Set Up Lifestyle Centres

    Weight loss and a healthy lifestyle are some of the topics that many people discuss quite often, but find it hard to commit to. Many people, especially those who want to shed off excess fat, want the ‘fix me quick’ and usually go through...

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