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Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Rethink death penalty amidst rising GBV, urges Boko

President Duma Boko has called on the nation to critically assess the effectiveness of capital punishment in curbing violent crime, particularly Gender-Based Violence (GBV), amidst rising concerns about its continued prevalence in Botswana.

Pini Bothoko | 08 July 2025

Boko PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Parly mulls inclusion of traditional medicine in medical aids

As the National Assembly debates over the Medical Aid Funds Bill of 2025, Member of Parliament for Kanye East, Prince Mosanana has mulled the inclusion of traditional doctors or medicine in medical aids.

Larona Makhaiza | 10 July 2025

Rethink death penalty amidst rising GBV, urges Boko

Pini Bothoko | 08 July 2025

Bill to establish National Social Dialogue Structure

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 08 July 2025

Botswana suffers misfortune due to poor leadership

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 08 July 2025

GCC to reclaim market stalls amidst P15m debt

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 08 July 2025

Francistown economic woes fuel social vices

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 08 July 2025

Lying accounting officers could soon face the music

Spira Tlhankane | 08 July 2025

Boko calls for compassionate discipline over corporal punishment in schools

President Duma Boko has expressed concern over the persistent use of corporal punishment in schools saying there are other ways to discipline learners.

Beans ‘spilt’ on Masisi, cronies

Everything that has a beginning has an end. This is borrowed from the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3, which aptly says, “There is a day for everything”. Writes Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE

Refurbished: National Stadium track during the FNB Golden Grand Prix. PIC: EMMANUEL SIWAWA

National Stadium’s P16m track to be re-done

The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) has taken a decision to close the National Stadium until September to refurbish the track, which was re-laid recently.

Inside Boko’s struggle to dismantle Botswana’s deep state

When the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) was elected into office in October 2024, it assumed control of the Executive arm of government. However, nine months later, the new administration finds its reform ambitions entangled in the complex web of a public sector it did not create. The question now is whether wielding bureaucratic power alone is enough to remake a public sector when the engine of government suffers from inertia, asks Staffer, TIMOTHY LEWANIKA

Teen accused of stabbing boyfriend granted bail

A magistrate at the Extension II Magistrate Court has granted bail to a teenage girl who is facing charges of unlawful wounding.

Masisi and Khama used to be allies FILE PIC

Khama blames Masisi, Magosi for causing forensic audit

As the forensic audit team seeks to uncover corruption and identify responsible parties for legal action, former president Ian Khama has hinted that his successor, former president Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Director General (DG) of the Directorate on Intelligence and Security (DIS), Peter Magosi are the two main culprits who necessitated the audit.

Action: Semumu training one of the athletes

BAA urged to act on coach over doping

As doping cases continue to escalate in Botswana, Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO) Zone IV manager, Andrew Kamanga has urged sterner action against a coach suspected to be involved in the practice.

Tension: Constituencies and wards have become battlegrounds, with reports suggesting that the scramble for control over lists of delegates PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Rising tensions as BNF delegate battles intensify

With just two weeks remaining before the Botswana National Front (BNF) holds its highly anticipated elective congress, the internal contest for delegate control is heating up, exposing underlying tensions within the party’s leadership.

Kgomo draws without applause

Botsogo Kgomo, a 32-year-old self-taught artist from Bobonong, has been drawing for most of his life. Without institutional training or fanfare, he continues to produce detailed, time-intensive works that focus on expression, realism, and social connection.

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Parly mulls inclusion of traditional medicine in medical aids

Rethink death penalty amidst rising GBV, urges Boko

Bill to establish National Social Dialogue Structure

Botswana suffers misfortune due to poor leadership

GCC to reclaim market stalls amidst P15m debt

Francistown economic woes fuel social vices

Lying accounting officers could soon face the music

Boko calls for compassionate discipline over corporal punishment in schools

Beans ‘spilt’ on Masisi, cronies

National Stadium’s P16m track to be re-done

Inside Boko’s struggle to dismantle Botswana’s deep state

Teen accused of stabbing boyfriend granted bail

Khama blames Masisi, Magosi for causing forensic audit

BAA urged to act on coach over doping

Rising tensions as BNF delegate battles intensify

Kgomo draws without applause