the monitor

Botswana youth awards open for entries

Kagiso Morebodi speaking during the launch of the Botswana Youth Awards & Festival PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
Kagiso Morebodi speaking during the launch of the Botswana Youth Awards & Festival PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Entries for the 7th edition of the Botswana Youth Awards & Festival are now officially open. As a result, young people aged between 18 and 35 are invited to submit nominations across 20 award categories that celebrate excellence, innovation, leadership and community impact.

The awards, organised by the ReMmogo Foundation, were officially launched last week as part of the organisation's continued efforts to recognise and empower young people making meaningful contributions to Botswana's development.

The event director, Kagiso Morebodi, explained that the initiative is part of the Foundation's 2026–2030 Strategic Plan on youth engagement, empowerment and development.

Editor's Comment
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...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up