The company said the decision forms part of efforts to improve employee welfare while supporting job creation and skills development among young people.In a statement issued yesterday, Sky Clouds said the salary alignment would also be extended...
Rammidi is now defending the decision by the party’s central committee to hold fire on president Mpho Balopi, saying the leadership does not have enough information to determine his fate. The about turn follows revelations that Balopi told Rammidi...
Following the launch of the flagship project in Gaborone Block 7 last weekend, main opposition Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has sounded the alarm over what it describes as an emerging 'state capture' arrangement.The party accused government...
The incident happened along the Palapye–Martins’ Drift road on Saturday morning, police said. Palapye Police Station Commander, Superintendent Koziba Phuluweni, said the fatal crash occurred at around 11am.He revealed that preliminary...
The fatal accident occurred on Saturday at around 7:55pm when the deceased, who was driving the Nissan Note, reportedly attempted to overtake another vehicle.His vehicle subsequently collided head-on with an oncoming Mercedes-Benz.Confirming the...
The Monitor: For those who have not heard about Glamour Blast, what is the show about? Saeid Zokaei Arani: Glamour Blast is a fashion and modelling entertainment show created primarily for Batswana, with a strong focus on young talent. It combines...
According to statistics from the Botswana Police Service cited by Bamangwato chief, Kgosi Khama IV, 1,340 men died in road crashes in the five years compared to 537 women.The figures have prompted calls for men to confront what stakeholders described...
The case involves millions of pula in alleged irregular Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) transactions. The criminal charges have instantly transformed what could have been a personal legal battle for Balopi into a political test for...
New information shows the organisation’s candidate vetting process left members divided ahead of the forthcoming by-election, which comes shortly following the death of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) councillor. What was expected to be a...
The decision follows internal consultations at the ward, where three UDC members had expressed interest in representing the party in the by-election. However, rather than proceeding with a contested primary election, the organisation opted for talks...
The graduates, who completed an LLB programme offered through Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies (GUC) in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Leeds Beckett University, had hoped to sit for the June 2026 Bar...
At stake are 21 graduates of the Leeds Beckett University Bachelor of Laws programme delivered through Gaborone Universal College of Law and Professional Studies (GUC), who were refused registration for the June 2026 Bar Examinations. The application...
Botswana Police Commissioner, Dinah Marathe and Botswaba Defence Force (BDF) commander, General Mpho Mophuting could be jailed in the event the trust's demands are not immediately acceded to. Additionally, the legal representatives lawyers have...
One of the matters it currently has to contend with is a High Court case in Maun that is before Justice Godfrey Nthomiwa.In the suit, OCT is represented by Dingake Law Partners, while Osei-Ofei Legal stands for Okavango Wilderness Safaris (OWS).The...
Instead, they chose to grapple with critical medicine shortages and an economy that is, by his own account, teetering on its knees."There are certain realities that confront you when you are in power. We did research as much as we could. You could do...
According to the Goodhope District Development Committee (DDC) Report, cases of gender-based violence (GBV) also remain high despite intensified efforts to raise awareness and prevent such incidents.Council chairperson, Gofaone Nkwane, said they had...
It identifies hypertension as the most dominant in the city, accounting for more than two-thirds of all documented NCD cases during the reporting period. Hypertension cases increased sharply from 239 in the previous quarter to 616 cases in the first...
The concerns are raised in the latest Tutume District Development Committee (DDC) report, which observes that child neglect remains a significant concern. It happens particularly in situations where parents live separately from their children or...
The non-governmental organisation’s call comes as it intensifies consultations across the country as government moves to review the Children’s Act of 2009 The review process, which was initiated after the government decided in 2025 to review the...
Established by businessman, Zunaid Moti and supported by private sector players such as Jindal Energy, the initiative is a public-benefit project with no government funding in which facilities are quickly built from preassembled material to high...
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