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Sharon Mathala
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  • BDF commander addresses social issues affecting soldiers

    Segokgo embarked on what the BDF terms as “a leader and soldier engagement” visiting major BDF Camps across the country. Some of the important topics covered in his address included general updates to soldiers on issues related to operations but...

  • ‘Education system renders students' future hopeless’- BOSETU

    According to statistics released by Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) last week, a total of 35,199 candidates sat for the 2022 exams, and only 5079 managed to attain 6cs or better.BOSETU believes that the glaring statistic speaks volumes about the...

  • DIS fires second in command

    The deputy DG's dismissal letter was signed by an acting DG, one Tlamelo Ngakane whilst the DG, Peter Magosi is away.According to the dismissal letter, "The board has concluded its enquiries and the Permanent Secretary to the President has...

  • I want my share –Masisi nephew

    In the matter, Masisi’s nephew, Olebile Pilane has dragged his aunt, Boitumelo Phadi-Mmutle and their business associates, G & M Building Services (PTY) LTD, Kelebogile Monnaatshipi, Tswela Khumo Ventures and Huashi Li before court over 40%...

  • Five years for defiling, impregnating niece

    The man (names withheld to protect the underage girl) was found guilty of having had sexual intercourse with his brother’s daughter for two years whilst she was schooling at a Junior Secondary School in the city. The young student was only...

  • Sereetsi drags African Attire On Fleek to court

    Sereetsi further accuses the organisers of not allowing him to perform at the other scheduled events despite their contract agreement. The case came before the Gaborone High Court on Thursday. The contract, according to court documents seen by The...

  • Five dams overflowing

    WUC announced this morning in a press statement and it has raised a warning for a possibility of more dams overflowing as rain continues to pour down heavily. “Other dams across the country are also reaching capacity levels as they continue to...

  • Four new constituencies come 2024

    Of particular interest is the constituency of Mmathethe-Molabowabojang, which has been phased out and some villages infused into the new Goodhope-Mmathethe constituency. However, the new constituencies identified by the report are Mogoditshane which...

  • Polygamist Sekati imprisoned

    Information passed to The Monitor is that businessman Sekati Kemmonye Sekati failed to pay a debt that led to a civil improvement order and his subsequent detention. According to our source, The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Mahalapye branch...

  • Former president Mogae recovers

    Government early this week announced that Mogae had been hospitilised in South Africa but assured the nation that the former president was not in any serious danger.The latest statement also says President Mokgweetsi Masisi had sent a delegation of...

  • Cancer stats trouble Health ministry

    According to the population-based Botswana National Cancer Registry (BNCR), 21,834 cases of various types of cancer were diagnosed and registered between the years 2005 and 2017, with 1,400 new cases of various types diagnosed annually on...

  • Dike reaps from Forbes Under 30

    Timothy Dike is a fulltime visual artist based in Kasane. His arts journey dates as far back as junior school days at Shakawe Junior Secondary School but it was not until 2016 when the brush and paint would drastically change his life. The...

  • African spy chiefs deliberate on security matters

    Magosi was speaking after assuming the chairmanship of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA) yesterday. The 18th session of the CISSA Conference was officially opened on Thursday by President Mokgweetsi Masisi at the...

  • Forbes Under 30 returns to Botswana

    Held under the theme 'Entrepreneurial Africa' with Botswana at the centre, the 2023 Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa aims to "harness the power of entrepreneurial capitalism amidst the continent whose growth will help define the 21st...

  • De Beers ‘dribbles’ BURS in tax saga

    In 2021, a report from the Auditor-General (AG) raised alarm that some mining companies could be short-changing Batswana and the Botswana government by providing incorrect reports on their production and sales, which in turn would affect the amounts...

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