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Times have been hard, and many people are carrying heavy loads, and end up feeling like there are no options except to take one’s life. Over the past months, hardly a week goes by without reports of someone committing suicide. The Monitor has...

The walk serves to raise awareness of the prevalence and impact of using treatment to manage seizure attacks.While many are aware that epilepsy is a medical condition that requires specialised care by health practitioners, there are those who,...

In most of these cases, all this violence is done in the name of love! Love is a beautiful thing and no one who claims to love another can ever wish harm on the object of their affection let alone inflict pain upon them.A few weeks ago, the nation...

The new certificate replaces the old Customary Land Grant certificate, which Land Boards have been issueing since 1970 following their establishment. Nine months on, only 1,952 more SLTs have been issued.Minister of Lands and Water Affairs Kefentse...

It was a painful turn of events. As usual, the tragic ending of three lives became the talk of the town. Sadly, there was a lot of insensitivity coming from those who chose to offer their opinions on the matter.The opinions of many on social media...

The report screams that a lot is not being done properly in government offices costing the taxpayer millions of pula. The core business of the Office of the Auditor General is to provide an audit service to government ministries and departments,...

People in Tutume and surrounding areas are living in fear of a ‘serial killer’ who has so far managed to elude the police, making the situation even more worrisome.The man who allegedly uses different aliases is so far connected to at least three...

Many have made it very clear that there is nothing more they would prefer than seeing the two ending their feud and working together for the good of the country.While some Batswana dismissed reconciliatory efforts as a political ploy, many Batswana...

Our youth are perishing; their once hopeful bright future is going down the drain; all because of illicit drugs.It is very easy to blame the addict, but it is not as simple as that! Drug dealing is a very lucrative business for some shameless people...

The elections had two teams namely: Team Reshaping MISA and Team Integrity. All Team reshaping MISA member won except for one candidate for the Secretary post. One can say it was a long road to the elections, looking at the fact that it took four...

All of us have over the years heard about new resolutions, and how some people complain that they never accomplish much in their New Year resolution list. Well, that may be the case, but it shouldn’t take away your dreams, because we all have to...

The air starts to change when the calendar hits December 1, many people get excited and start to ready themselves for the big feasts that come with the two holidays.While there is absolutely nothing wrong with celebrating the holidays, we at The...

The campaign is used as an organising strategy by individuals and organisations around the world to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.Before the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused havoc across the world, the 16...

The previous week, we had an article about a police officer shooting his wife, and turning the gun on himself, whilst he died, his wife survived and is still in the hospital.Sadly that was not the only article we carried on intimate partner killings....

Unfortunately, that day turned sour for those who were shopping at Sefalana Cash and Carry in Gaborone West Industrial.The exchange of fire that ensued between members of the Botswana Police Service (BPS) and robbers who had allegedly robbed a G4S...