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Presenting the draft plan before Parliament today, Mohwasa said NDP12 marks a significant shift in government priorities, placing job creation and youth empowerment at the centre of the country’s development agenda.He emphasised that the plan is...

Addressing the media, the Mayor stated that for the longest time, local citizens have been sidelined, taken advantage of, while the stalls should be primarily reserved for them only.He stressed that it is quite unfair that the stalls are now strongly...

On Thursday, the Namibian government renamed Feld Street to Sir Seretse Khama Street in honour of the founding president of Botswana. Khama (Ian) said he was deeply moved by the gesture, describing it as a befitting tribute to a man whose vision and...

Of late, local government has been battling to settle payments of Ipelegeng workers, which results in late payments, months after completing the work.However parallel to the issues at hand, Motlaleng is singing a different tune as he says workers...

Appearing before Extension II Magistrate Court today, Mongwaketse was charged with two counts of threat to kill and rape after the state moved an application to consolidate the charges he is facing.The accused (Mongwaketse) did not contend the...

According to the report released by the Botswana Police Service (BPS) earlier today, road traffic fatalities recorded between September 26 and October 2 rose slightly compared to last year, with 14 deaths registered against 13 in 2024.Amongst the...

Boikanyo initially approached the higher court with an aim to overturn the judgment and the sentence handed to him by the lower court, as he felt they were not just. However, when the Supreme Court called the matter for a hearing, Boikanyo dropped...

The country brought home two gold medals and a bronze, finishing in fifth spot in the 2025 World Athletics Championships. The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) had sent a team of 12 athletes. In honouring the champions, Boko declared September 29...

Jiajin was recently extradited to Botswana from Tanzania for allegedly swindling Batswana of millions in cash through the infamous Ecoplexus scam. Through his attorney, Jiajin moved an application for the charges to be dropped arguing that the...

Of late, Botswana has been grappling with the growing crisis of GBV, with many voices calling for decisive action to nip the problem in the bud. Yet despite these efforts, the issue continues to spiral out of control.Thomas, who holds the title of...

There was fear or doubt that the 2025 examinations will not continue as planned after one teacher approached the courts to intervene. This was confirmed by the minister yesterday during a media briefing.“The 2025 examinations were planned to run...

The team scooped two gold medals through rising star, Collen Kebinatshapi in the 400m, while the 4x400m relay team achieved a similar feat. Bayapo Ndori won the team's other medal, a bronze in the 400m. Botswana settled for position five in the...

Tebogo entered the championships amidst high expectations. However ‘lady luck’ was not with the world male athlete of the year, as his performance in individual races did not deliver as expected. He was disqualified from the men’s 100m final...

He was ousted from chieftaincy under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) regime at the height of former presidents Mokgweetsi Masisi and Ian Khama’s animosity.It was then that in 2022, Kgosi Kgamane was dismissed from his duties by the then late...

In recent years, Botswana has been embroiled in issues of a shortage of medicines. Things took a turn for the worse earlier this year, prompting President Duma Boko to declare a state of public health emergency to address the deteriorating health...