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Friday, August 14, 2026

LUSAKA: Unlike the controversial 2021 polls, this year’s Zambia general election has largely been largely peaceful so far, with voters turning out in numbers to exercise their democratic right. However, despite the calm atmosphere, the elections have not been without challenges.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 14 August 2026

Decision time: Zambia elections are underway PIC: REUTERS.COM

Hichilema, Mundubile lead crowded race

LUSAKA: Zambia heads to the polls with 14 presidential candidates on the ballot, but despite the crowded field, the presidential race has increasingly narrowed into a two-way contest in which President Hakainde Hichilema and opposition challenger Brian Mundubile are emerging as the two most closely watched contenders.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 14 August 2026

Sole contestant: Katuta is competing with men PIC: HON
GIVEN KATUTA

Katuta: Playing in a crowded male-dominated field

LUSAKA: Of the 14 presidential candidates validly nominated to contest Zambia’s August 13 General Election, only one is a woman, highlighting a striking gender imbalance in the country’s presidential race.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 14 August 2026

'Cooler box' murder accused cries foul over legal representation

Murder accused Tumelo Mogotsi, who is alleged to have brutally killed Oteng Magang over a cooler box in 2015 alongside co-accused Thabo Ntwayakgosi, has raised concerns about his pro deo counsel, accusing the lawyer of not acting in his best intertest as trial continues to stall.

Larona Makhaiza | 12 August 2026

The country’s dams, pipelines and communal watering points are expected to come under pressure. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

El Niño puts Botswana on drought red alert

The government has sounded a drought alarm, warning that Botswana faces a more than 90% chance of a very strong El Niño that could scorch crops, drain water sources, and kill livestock and wildlife during the coming rainy season.

Innocent Selatlhwa | 11 August 2026

The fellowship said it was ready to engage with Parliament

Churches launch fight against sex work motion

The Evangelical Fellowship of Botswana (EFB) has summoned churches across the country into a nationwide prayer campaign aimed at stopping Parliament from decriminalising sex work.

Innocent Selatlhwa | 11 August 2026

BNF takes membership drive digital

The Botswana National Front (BNF) has intensified its membership mobilisation drive by embracing digital registration, in a move aimed at modernising the party’s operations and making its services more accessible to members across the country.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 11 August 2026

The BCP said taxpayers should not be expected to wait indefinitely PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

BCP demands urgent action on corruption

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has called for urgent action to address what it describes as serious governance failures, waste, and corruption within the government machinery.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 11 August 2026

Three men charged with rape, murder of Sefophe woman

Police have arrested and charged three men, aged between 27 and 33, in connection with the rape and murder of a 54-year-old woman from Sefophe.

Pini Bothoko | 11 August 2026

Two pedestrians injured in separate road accidents

Two pedestrians, a eight-year-old boy and a 37-year-old woman, have been injured in separate road accidents that occurred over the weekend.

Pini Bothoko | 11 August 2026

Woman, 62, dies in Block 6 GIPS collision

Pini Bothoko | 11 August 2026

Gov’t can’t say why 40,964 died in five years

Spira Tlhankane | 11 August 2026

Land shortages, funding woes stall residential plots allocation

Pauline Dikuelo | 11 August 2026

Batswana stuck in land queue as costs mount

Pini Bothoko | 11 August 2026

BOTEPCO, UNICEF launch teacher digital literacy drive

Kingsley Kuda | 11 August 2026

Batanani Walk puts child safety at the heart of national agenda

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 11 August 2026

Limpopo Boy dropped from Creators Assembly after viral video

Limpopo Boy has been removed from the inaugural Creators Assembly 2026, shortly after a sexually explicit video allegedly involving the social media personality circulated widely online yesterday.

Soldier fights for life after throat slit

A 53-year-old Lieutenant Colonel stationed at Sir Seretse Khama Barracks (SSKB) is fighting for his life at Bokamoso Private Hospital after he was allegedly slashed across the throat with a sharp object in the early hours of Saturday.

Batswana flood DCEC to report corruption

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is receiving a record number of reports from members of the public, a development that authorities say reflects both the growing prevalence of corruption and increasing public confidence in reporting it.

Investigators are threatening me – Accused traditional doctor

The fourth accused in the brutal murder of Barulaganye Aston at Kopong has raised concerns in court, alleging that investigators have been threatening her and attempting to influence what she says in the case.

On the hunt: The Finance Ministry is plugging revenue leakages in the country PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

IMF study spots missing VAT billions

A team from the International Monetary Fund that came to the country last year at the invitation of the Botswana Unified Revenue Service says it found heavy compliance gaps in Value Added Tax, particularly in trade and transportation as well as mining and manufacturing.

'Cooler box' murder accused cries foul over legal representation

Kganetsano revealed that Air Botswana was yet again putting out its hand for more funding PIC FINANCE FACEBOOK

No end in sight for troubled SOEs

Cabinet was recently briefed by the Ministry of Finance on the latest efforts at reforms to State-Owned Entities (SOEs), the group of government-owned companies and entities that annually gobble up taxpayer billions in the name of providing essential service delivery and opportunities.

Violence doesn't solve anything!

Our weekly edition carries painful articles of people being murdered. Whilst some are classified as Gender Based Violence (GBV), there are still a large percentage of murder cases, which often happen at drinking spots, after people are heavily intoxicated. We have in the past carried articles where an individual was murdered because they refused to give someone a cigarette, and sadly this is where we are at now!In this very edition, there is an...

The Monitor Editor | 11 August 2026

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Two pedestrians injured in separate road accidents

Woman, 62, dies in Block 6 GIPS collision

Gov’t can’t say why 40,964 died in five years

Land shortages, funding woes stall residential plots allocation

Batswana stuck in land queue as costs mount

BOTEPCO, UNICEF launch teacher digital literacy drive

Batanani Walk puts child safety at the heart of national agenda

Limpopo Boy dropped from Creators Assembly after viral video

Soldier fights for life after throat slit

Batswana flood DCEC to report corruption

Investigators are threatening me – Accused traditional doctor

IMF study spots missing VAT billions

'Cooler box' murder accused cries foul over legal representation

No end in sight for troubled SOEs

Violence doesn't solve anything!