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It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment....

In one incident, a young woman awoke in a guesthouse with no memory of how she got there, feeling 'violated' by a man she called a friend. In another case, a 22-year-old was brutally raped whilst walking home with friends in the early hours....

The scene was not one of celebration but of profound relief that a major tragedy was averted. The sight of a severely overcrowded venue, with fans spilling into standing areas before seated stands and precariously perched on corrugated iron rooftops,...

With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old...

Why this particularly distasteful and embarrassing phenomenon appears to especially plague Africa is the subject of many theses, tomes of literature and other studies. Simply, however, it is the normalisation of aberrant politics on our continent, a...

The stories shared by Bakgatla are not just complaints, but also a damning indictment of a system that has failed the very people it is meant to serve. After years of silence, the board’s chairperson, Mothusi Molefi, has finally admitted to the...

With over two-thirds of women experiencing abuse, this is not just a social ill, but a national crisis. The recent announcement by Minister Lesego Chombo that the government has begun drafting a dedicated Gender Based Violence Bill is, therefore, a...

Team Botswana arrived in Tokyo with accompanying hopes of a good outing, and as the ever-reliable goose, they duly laid the golden eggs. For the first time, Botswana emerged from the World Championships, athletics' premier event, with two gold...

At the time, most of the nation’s eyes were on Selebi-Phikwe, where BCL Ltd, which owned Tati Nickel, spectacularly liquidated the copper operation there. These events had dashed the hopes of the people of the northern city and extinguished their...

In the poem, Donne directly addresses death, calling it "mighty and dreadful" but asserting that it is not, as it cannot truly destroy anyone and ultimately has no authority over souls. That is what we can all hold on to, in a bid to console...

The court’s decision to halt the direct award of a massive contract for e-learning solutions exposes a deeply troubling disregard for the rules designed to protect public funds.As Justice Bugalo Maripe made clear, the Ministry of Child Welfare and...

For years, Batswana have endured the anxiety of unreliable medical supplies, a situation where the very promise of healing was broken by a chronically failed system. The sight of understocked clinics and the stories of patients turned away have...

Whilst 2,000 cases amongst half a million learners remain a minority, the nature of the offences which include vicious bullying, drug abuse, vandalism, and violence broadcast online is deeply alarming. This isn't just a school problem, but a...

The report, commissioned by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Noah Salakae and led by Attorney Kabo Motswagole, lays bare a shocking tale of mismanagement, legal breaches, and the colossal waste of public funds. President Duma Boko and Minister...

Instead, it risks becoming an exercise in empty symbolism, undermined by the government’s baffling refusal to properly consult the very people essential for its success: teachers and their unions. President Duma Boko’s initiative is welcome. The...