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Friday, December 05, 2025

Maverick politician, Palelo Motaosane’s humble beginnings have robbed him of a dream career in electrical engineering. Everything just crashed under his watch as his parents could not afford his quest to further his education. As it was with many Batswana children, his parents could not afford school fees at the time. Writes Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE

Ryder Gabathuse | 05 December 2025

Palelo Motaosane.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Boko’s judicial ‘headhunting’ irks LSB

Law Society of Botswana (LSB) is challenging the sudden appointment of former Attorney General (AG), Mmako Abram, to the High Court bench, saying the move amounts to “pure headhunting” that destroys fairness, shuts out deserving lawyers, and shakes public trust in the courts.

Mpho Mokwape | 05 December 2025

ZCC St.Engenas headquarters in Moria.PIC.PRESIDENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA

St Engenas ZCC ends years of infighting

Botswana’s St Engenas Zion Christian Church (ZCC) has reached a breakthrough settlement that ends one of its longest and most divisive internal battles.

Mpho Mokwape | 05 December 2025

Women’s voices fading in politics

Botswana’s political landscape is changing every year, but not always for the better. One of the most troubling shifts is the steady decline of strong women willing and able to compete in a space still dominated by men.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 December 2025

The BPF’s leadership says the growing debt has become a major concern PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

BPF struggles with legal debt

LOBATSE: Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) is grappling with a heavy financial burden of over P1 million in legal debts, following a series of court cases filed by its own members over internal disputes.

TSAONE BASIMANEBOTLHE | 05 December 2025

Lawrence Ookeditse with BPF memebrs and a lawyer
PIC: THE ARGUS ONLINE

BPF seeks internal peace

LOBATSE: Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) president Lawrence Ookeditse says the party is now ready to extend an olive branch to some of its members who have taken the organisation to court, provided those members genuinely wish to reconcile.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 December 2025

Disputed: Mupane Gold Mine continues to be the subject of legal wrangling

Mupane bidders in settlement talks after CoA clash?

Bidders involved in a legal tug of war over Mupane Gold Mine have reportedly entered settlement talks, with the possibility of the losing suitor taking shares from the winning bidder, Mmegi can reveal.

Mbongeni Mguni,Oarabile Mosikare | 05 December 2025

Gov’t accused of interfering in disputed P300m Mogo road tender

Noting the delay in the Mogoditshane Development Infrastructure project, the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs has requested the Mogoditshane/ Thamaga District Council to explore alternative procurement models for the Mogoditshane internal roads project. But, the move has raised eyebrows as to what could be the intention, as there is an ongoing case before the courts.

Innocent Selatlhwa | 05 December 2025

Contraband is the lifeblood of a thriving underground economy, including mobile phones, drugs, and cigarettes

Mahalapye Prison’s thriving underground economy

MAHALAPYE: Oftentimes, we hear of the prison shadow economy. Mmegi Staffer SHARON MATHALA uncovers the horrifying reality behind the locked gates of Mahalapye State Prison in this exclusive interview with inmates

Sharon Mathala | 05 December 2025

Addressing the social and cultural determinants of health is crucial to reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS among young girls and women

Young girls, women bear the brunt of HIV/AIDS in Botswana

KANYE - As Botswana commemorates World AIDS Day, the Minister of Health, Dr Stephen Modise, has highlighted the alarming rate at which young girls and women are being infected with HIV/AIDS.

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 05 December 2025

DEA to intensify screening of six Mexican nationals

Pini Bothoko | 05 December 2025

Moremaoto votes, parties face reality

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 December 2025

High Court orders ZCC Botswana to reunite

Laone Choeunyane | 05 December 2025

Day 3: Search for Maun missing boy continues

Staff Writer | 05 December 2025

Kanye unites to transform HIV AIDS fight

Opelo Rakereng | 05 December 2025

Search continues for Maun boy feared to have been taken by a crocodile

Larona Makhaiza | 04 December 2025

Lovebirds: Directorate on Intelligence Services Director General Peter Fana Magosi and senior agent Tshepo Tilia Thupa. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

‘I’m in love with the Spy Chief’

In a rare exclusive, The Monitor Correspondent THALEFANG CHARLES sits down with spy chief Peter Fana Magosi and his sweetheart, agent Tshepo Tilia Thupa, for a tell-all interview.

Unik Construction office PIC: Unik Construction

Construction titans clash as DM model crumbles

The infamous Development Manager (DM) model has once again come into the spotlight, this time after construction industry titans Tau Grading, Unik Construction, and development manager Pro-Serve Consulting clashed in court over the P300 million Modipane–Mabalane road project.

High Court orders ZCC Botswana to reunite

The long-running leadership battle that split the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) in Botswana came to a head at the High Court in Gaborone’s CBD yesterday, where Justice Zein Kebonang threw out the case and ordered the immediate reunification of the church.

Pastor accused of defiling Teen during counselling session

A pastor from The Testimony of Jesus Fellowship Ministry, Geoffrey Jikijela finds himself in serious trouble for allegedly defiling a teenage girl who had been taken in for counselling by her parents at the church.

GAYO Botswana and BA ISAGO University Forge Major Partnership to Advance Climate Education and Youth Leadership

The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) Botswana and BA ISAGO University have signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets the stage for expanded collaboration in climate education, sustainability research, and youth leadership development.

By-elections often arrive quietly, triggered by unfortunate circumstances such as the death of the area councillor PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Moremaoto votes, parties face reality

All eyes will this Saturday turn to the small yet politically significant Moremaoto ward, where a by-election will challenge political parties to prove whether they still hold the trust, confidence and belief of the people. In 2024 General Election, 545 voters were validly registered, out of which, 459 turned to vote constituting about 84% voter turnout.

BR faces P58m maintenance challenge

Botswana Railways (BR), the state-owned entity, is facing a steep maintenance crisis that requires urgent injection of millions of pula to restore locomotives, wagons, and its communication systems, money it currently does not have.

Justice delayed is development denied

The P300 million internal roads tender is a case study. A bidder’s complaint revealed alleged irregularities. A tribunal ordered a re-evaluation.The council and the initial winner appealed to the High Court. Now, the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, frustrated by the delay, writes to the council suggesting the tender be cancelled, and an alternative procurement model be explored, while the matter is still before the courts....

Mmegi Editor | 05 December 2025

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