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Sharon Mathala
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  • Then and now: Miss Botswana 1966 reflects on Botswana’s journey at 60

    For her, pageantry, let alone being crowned Miss Botswana, was a far-fetched dream. At the time, she was an assistant teacher who knew nothing about modelling or the world of beauty contests.“One of my former teachers suggested that I participate...

  • Maid 'from hell' charged for assaulting a 1-year-old

    According to her charge sheet, the accused person, Nchimako, on or about January 29, 2026, at Oodi, Lekgwarapana ward, cruelly punished a minor child aged 1 year at her place of work, where she assaulted the minor, leaving him with bruises and...

  • 'Face to face with the man who tried to kill me'

    Bakganedi, mother of two, and the man accused of assaulting her, Tebo Molebeledi, had lived together for 11 years and have one child between them, an eight-year-old girl, who now lives in fear. She is currently without both of her parents, as one is...

  • ATI to posthumously release ‘Neo le kae’ single

    Speaking to Mmegi Online, Kebaitse Basima said the single a teaser ahead of a full album, is titled ‘Neo le kae’ and features Dintle on the track.According to Basima, ATI completed the song in the month of his passing, August 2025.“We are...

  • Gov’t won’t apologise to Butterfly

    Butterfly, an agent with the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), was reinstated to work in 2023.Despite the issue being of national and international interest, no public explanation has been made to reconcile her reinstatement and the...

  • Of Hip Hop and beef

    Locally, the genre that often struggles to command mainstream visibility, however, the beefs have forced hip hop back into public discourse, but attention alone does not equal progress. Many have urged Hip Hop artists to leave the keyboard and make...

  • Judges, Courts must embrace AI-driven cases- CJ

    Addressing a press conference this week, Ketlogetswe said the Judiciary is alive to the realities of the digital era and has already resolved that judges will be trained in AI and emerging technologies to ensure courts remain relevant and...

  • More to be charged in Moagi's corruption case

    The former minister was charged with corruption this morning. Moagi cut a lonely figure behind the dock this morning as he appeared on two separate cases of corruption.Clad in a dark blue suit, Moagi who has been the subject of media headlines on...

  • Love, likes and toxicity

    By the end of it, the video will have crossed over millions of views and by our local standards that is truly platinum viewership. The exchanges are brutal and the insults fly freely, at times the arguments unfold with a child visible in the...

  • Health crises turn ugly head towards PMTCT programme

    The shortage has sent shockwaves across the country that HIV-exposed babies could soon pay the price for a failing system. The memo states that infant formula supplies are running dangerously low, forcing the Ministry to tighten access.Under the new...

  • Swabi reflects on a 40-year musical legacy

    Though old age has crept in, Swabi’s frail appearance is deceptive as his energy remains strikingly youthful; his storytelling is animated by decades of lived experience. When asked whether he is ready to hang up the microphone, he pauses briefly...

  • BOMU, Film Association endorse incoming Arts Council CEO

    Koboyankwe held the fort after the Council's first CEO, Shombie Ellis, was fired by the then minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture (MYSC), Tumiso Rakgare.The NACB announced Lemmenyane's appointment Last week through a statement.In a...

  • Ezra Neethings on being authentic, streaming success and the future

    On stage, Ezra Neethings, whose real name is Esere Diloro, is commanding and larger than life. Off stage, however, he is reserved and introspective; a personality he says is shaped by growing up in the village, far from city life. “I’m not really...

  • Four remanded for murder over alleged stolen phone

    The accused are 40-year-old Ranaka Primary School teacher Thatayaone Motlhanka, 35-year-old Thebephatshwa Air Base soldier Kabelo Mokokota, 36-year-old Ngwaketse Land Board computer technician Bakang Ranthoakgale, and 40-year-old self-employed...

  • Veteran politician Lenyeletse Koma dies

    According to a notice shared with MmegiOnline by the family, Koma died on December 31, 2025, and will be buried in Lobatse on January 10, 2026. He is the cousin to the late intellectual and politician Kenneth Koma, who died in 2007.In the late 1980s,...

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