Angola represents De Beers’ brightest prospects for the future with the highest chances of hosting the next “megamine,” while Botswana continues to anchor the group’s production, having contributed two thirds of output for...
Figures shared by the Ministry of Health show that the two main hospitals, Princess Marina Hospital and Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital, each recorded three births on the day. Other facilities, such as Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital and Scottish...
The transformational spending is expected to cover the investment projects and other development expenditure of the central government, local authorities, and State-Owned Entities that are financed wholly or partially by the government.Funding is...
Maunatlala police station commander, Superintendent Omphile Galani, confirmed the incidents, describing them as deeply troubling cases of gender-based violence.The first incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday around 3am in Mogapinyana. A...
Case in point is recent litigation by a couple, Boiketlo and Joyce Dinkeme, who successfully sued the Ministry of Health for P2.8 million as compensation for medical negligence that left the wife (Joyce) disabled. The pair were awarded a lesser...
Speaking at the eighth International African Palliative Care and Allied Services Conference and Ministers of Health Session on Palliative Care on Tuesday, he explained that palliative care is the compassionate response to suffering caused by...
According to the report presented by the Kgatleng District Development Committee (DDC), the prevalence of malnutrition has decreased from 3.7 percent in the previous quarter to 3.3 percent in the current reporting period.Although the decrease may...
In a more shocking turn of events, the recent Malawi elections have brought in a change of government with the country’s ex-president, Peter Mutharika, defeating incumbent president Lazarus Chakwera with 56.8% of the vote against the latter’s...
Addressing a handful of villagers who attended, Kgosi Goitseone said it was disheartening that less than 20 residents mostly elderly turned up for the event. He noted that while government had not provided an official budget for this year’s...
Boko shared this, during his first independence message as the President.The President said with peace and harmony in one’s everyday life comes healing. The President gave an example of the courage displayed by world athletics 4x4 and Olympic gold...
Maun Acting Police Station Commander, Assistant Superintendent Moutwatsi Ikobeng, said the incident happened around 10 am at the deceased’s home in Boseja ward, route nine location.He explained that during the fight it is alleged that the suspect...
Maun Acting Police Station Commander, Assistant Superintendent Moutwatsi Ikobeng, said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday around 1:20 am. He explained that the driver hit the victim and fled the scene without stopping to offer...
In a political landscape that has become increasingly competitive and youth-driven, the BPP says it is undergoing a bold transformation aimed at regaining its relevance and asserting its voice, not as a nostalgic brand from the past, but as a...
It was claimed that the project, which was initially set at P707 million, had it costs ballooning to P3.3 billion. The project, which comprises a 480-km pipeline, 11 pump stations, and wastewater treatment works, was originally scheduled to run from...
BoFiNet’s copper theft losses place it amongst other major victims in the sector, including Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) and Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), which have also been hemorrhaging millions annually in an attempt to...
In their continued efforts to curb drug abuse in Botswana, police say they are alarmed by the volume of drugs, especially dagga and Cat, being smuggled into the country. Arrests in recent years point to a worrying trend: large consignments of drugs...
Justice Lot Moroka found that the election process held on January 13, 2023, was flawed and did not follow proper procedures.“As a result, the appointment of the Kgosana has been set aside and the seat of Kgosana for Mogotha Ward has been declared...
Confirming the incident, No. 12 District Traffic Officer, Superintendent Itumeleng Maruru, said the head-on collision between a Mazda Demio and a private combi occurred around 8pm, about 5km before Artesia village.According to Maruru, the combi,...
Jiajin was recently extradited to Botswana from Tanzania for allegedly swindling Batswana of millions in cash through the infamous Ecoplexus scam. Through his attorney, Jiajin moved an application for the charges to be dropped arguing that the...
In a statement on Wednesday night, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) announced that its exports to the US were now free from tariffs. The US is now applying an arrangement where certain products can be imported at zero tariff if a bilateral...
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