" The event aimed to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, reflect on progress, and reinforce collective efforts to fight the epidemic.The Minister of Health, Dr. Stephen Modise, officiated the ceremony, highlighting important national developments and...
The fired members in the long-running dispute that pitted leaders against each other will return to the church unconditionally after both warring factions signed a consent order in the High Court, following advice from Justice Zein Kebonang to settle...
Instead of gaining ground, women in politics seem to be losing it, and the evidence is becoming impossible to ignore.In party central committees and in Parliament, the numbers are strikingly low. Political analyst Dr Onalenna Selolwane recently told...
The party’s leadership says the growing debt has become a major concern, especially as the organisation is still a relatively young party and struggling to build stability.In an interview with Mmegi on Tuesday this week, BPF president Lawrence...
He made the remarks on Tuesday in an interview with Mmegi, shortly after the party secured a court order barring individuals who have been referring to themselves as the “interim committee” of the national executive committee (NEC) from using...
The battle to takeover Mupane has raged since at least June when the liquidator, Kopanang Thekiso, closed the period for offers to be submitted. Nova Africa, with an offer of $21 million got the greenlight from creditors in August, but another joint...
Following a dispute launched by ZTK Joint Venture (JV) consisting of Zak Construction (Pty) Ltd and Tong-Ke (Pty) Ltd, appealing their disqualification from the tender for having cancelled on the tender document, the Public Procurement Tribunal...
According to the inmates who spoke to Mmegi from inside Mahalapye State Prison recently on condition of anonymity, what unfolded recently at the Mahalapye Prison was not a routine search, nor a simple security sweep that officials often reference as...
Responding to a parliamentary question from the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkange, Motlhaleemang Moalosi, the Minister reported that councils currently have 1,002 vacancies out of an establishment of 18,118 positions across the 31 District...
Higher Education minister, Prince Maele, stated this week that HRDC is not responsible for allocating or placing interns at workplaces.He told Parliament that the responsibilities of internship placement and deployment of graduates lie with the...
According to the Minister, despite the country's progress in responding to the epidemic, with achievements exceeding the 95-95-95 UNAIDS global targets, many Batswana, particularly young girls and women, continue to contract new HIV...
The DEA believes the men’s presence in Botswana may not be coincidental. Director General Phemelo Ramakorwane said the agency finds it highly unlikely that individuals would travel such a long distance without a valid reason , raising suspicion...
By-elections often arrive quietly, triggered by unfortunate circumstances such as the death of an elected leader and a councillor in this case, yet they carry enormous political weight.These are moments when communities express their satisfactions or...
After years of hostility, excommunications and competing claims to leadership, the two factions appeared before the court having reached a consensus. Justice Kebonang endorsed the agreement and made it binding, declaring, “When they leave, they are...
Maun Police Station Commander Joseph Lepodise has confirmed that after pausing the search late yesterday and resumed early this morning. This search is a joint operation between the Police, Botswana Defence Force (BDF), the District Council’s...
The child, whose name has not yet been released, reportedly disappeared while swimming near the Thamalakane River on Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses told Police that the boy was last seen in the water before suddenly vanishing, prompting fears of a...
The conference aims to confront a growing list of social ills, including the proliferation of drugs and illicit substances, homelessness/ street children, high divorce rates, crime and rising levels of corruption.Botswana has in the recent past...
The formal signing, held at BA ISAGO University, was attended by senior members of the University’s leadership, including President Dr. R. Tadu, Vice President Dr. M. Nyakudya, and representatives from various faculties. Their presence underscored...
A pastor from The Testimony of Jesus Fellowship Ministry, Geoffrey Jikijela finds himself in serious trouble for allegedly defiling a teenage girl who had been taken in for counselling by her parents at the church.Jikijela faces a single count of...
The spy agent (names withheld), who is in his late fifties, faces a charge of raping his daughter, who is a minor. The incident allegedly took place early this year between March 1st and 31st.It is alleged that the spy agent violated his child on...
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