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Many people were expressing their sadness, and many were equally hoping that it was just a hoax, and that an announcement would come shortly that the news was not true. Different media outlets across the country and outside the country broke the...

It seems the virus is mutating, making it even more difficult to control, even lessen fatalities. There is yet another matter that also brings death to many a families' doorstep; our roads. Our roads are a deathtrap. Any motorist driving around...

Just recently, a woman died after drinking what was believed to be khadi, which she reportedly found in her cousin’s fridge. The concoctions are plenty, and videos of some of the homemade alcoholic beverages have been doing rounds on social...

The alarming speed at which COVID-19 is spreading in schools has led to the teacher unions calling for government to close schools, temporarily, to prepare for eventualities, where schools start recording high numbers of infections, as is the case...

As one of the industry’s largest employers, KBL put out a press release dated January 20, 2021, stating in part: “As a result of the Government of Botswana’s ban of alcohol sales with effect from 4th January 2021, Kgalagadi...

As previously revealed by the Presidential COVID-19 Task Force, travel and mingling over the Christmas holidays seemed to have raised the rate of infection greatly, which translated to Botswana recording an increase in the COVID-19 mortality....

Stay home, do not make any unnecessary movement, wash your hands with soap, use sanitiser and wear a mask. The message is everywhere, some are even complaining that mobile operators send annoyingly many messages on fighting the pandemic. But somehow...

Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security and other stakeholders in the petroleum industry are to be commended for increasing the quantity of fuel sourced via alternative routes in Namibia and Mozambique to make up for the...

Looking at the way last year turned out, it was perhaps the toughest for many people in recent history. We had the shortest year we have ever had! Many businesses struggled to survive in 2020, while others barely made it. All this is thanks to...

This year, however, it looks like Christmas will be a sombre affair all thanks to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has left many lives devastated and continues to wreak havoc in different countries across the world. Most of the time when we...

Stakeholders hosted different activities geared towards ending gender-based violence (GBV), particularly focusing on women and girls as research shows that they are in the majority of those that are on the receiving end. Botswana Police Service (BPS)...

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) started on November 25 and will run until December 10, 2020, under the theme ‘Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect’. GBV continues to be one of the biggest...

Just last week the High Court ordered that ex-spy chief Isaac Kgosi and former executive director at Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority, Kenneth Kerekang be freed from charges relating to P250 million National Petroleum Fund case. The High Court...

Many businesspeople are still feeling the effects of the pandemic although some are back to business. While restrictions on a number of activities have been lifted and eased, the same cannot be said of the entertainment industry.  The new normal...

They lost with a very respectable score of 2-1 to world women football powerhouse South Africa. They reached the final after beating Zambia in the semi-finals with a carrot dangled by Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development minister Tumiso...