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Tuesday, September 08, 2026

Nomy Rejects Benchwarmer Position, Loses Right to Participate in Big Brother Naija Season 11

Big Brother has revoked Nomy’s right to participate in the Big Brother Naija Season 11 game and ordered her to leave the House following her refusal to accept the Benchwarmer position on Monday night.

correspondent | 08 September 2026

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Revenge, Secrets and Forbidden Love Take Centre Stage in Novelas+ New Telenovela My Secret Truth

This September, Novelas+ brings viewers My Secret Truth (Mi Verdad Oculta), a captivating new Mexican telenovela from TelevisaUnivision. Premiering on 9 September, the series will air weekdays at 17:00 CAT, delivering drama, secrets and romance every afternoon.

correspondent | 09 September 2026

South Korean killer’s mitigation fails, sent to death row

Francistown High Court Judge, Bengbame Sechele, recently sentenced Kitso Makati to death after finding that there were no extenuating circumstances to reduce his moral blameworthiness in the commission of murder during an armed robbery in Palapye.

Pini Bothoko | 08 September 2026

Teen pregnancies raise Tlokweng alarm

Tlokweng District Council (TDC) has raised concern over the growing number of teenage pregnancies in the area, after recording 19 cases during the quarter.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 08 September 2026

Sky Clouds aligns UB Hotel salaries with P4,000 minimum wage

Sky Clouds (Pty) Ltd has resolved to align salaries at the University of Botswana (UB) Hotel and Conference Centre with the government proposed P4, 000 minimum wage.

Correspondent | 08 September 2026

Rammidi speaking during the BDP press briefing. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Rammidi somersaults on his earlier position

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) secretary general Kentse Rammidi appears to have backtracked on his earlier call for party members who find themselves on the wrong side of the law to step aside.

Larona Makhaiza | 08 September 2026

Duma Boko School official openning. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Moti investment sparks state-capture fears

South African businessman, Zunaid Moti’s relationship with Botswana’s ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is at the centre of a fierce state-capture controversy.

staff writer | 08 September 2026

Two die in Palapye–Martins’ Drift accident

Two women, both aged 32, from Lecheng village have died in a road accident after the BMW they were travelling in collided with a horse-and-trailer truck.

Pini Bothoko | 08 September 2026

Driver dies in Gamononyane head-on collision

A 31-year-old male driver has died following a head-on collision between his Nissan car and a Mercedes-Benz at Gamononyane.

Pini Bothoko | 08 September 2026

Khama speaking during Men's Road Safety Pitso in Palapye. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Men account for 71% of road deaths in five years

PALAPYE: Men accounted for 71% of the 1,887 people who died in road traffic crashes between 2021 and 2025, figures presented at a Men's Road Safety Pitso in Palapye have revealed.

Kabelo Boranabi | 08 September 2026

Balopi’s fraud charges put BDP in the dock

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 04 September 2026

BDP’s Sefophe vetting process queried

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 04 September 2026

UDC settles for Galebotse as consensus candidate for Sefhophe

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 04 September 2026

GUC law graduates in limbo

Spira Tlhankane | 04 September 2026

Your degree alone is not enough, LSB tells GUC graduates

Spira Tlhankane | 04 September 2026

Honey Guide Trust threatens BDF, BPS chiefs with contempt

Calistus Kolantsho | 04 September 2026

Take responsibility on the roads, Ngakaagae urges men

MOLEPOLOLE: The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund’s second Men’s Road Safety Pitso was held here on Friday under the theme, “Borra, Imagine Life Without You!”, with men called on to take greater responsibility behind the wheel.

Partners: Jindal Steel and Power chairman, Naveen Jindal, Boko and Moti at the launch earlier today PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Boko launches grand vision for education, healthcare

President Duma Boko says the African Hero initiative launched today in Gaborone is a proof of concept that will roll out schools and clinics across the country and Africa at pace and lower cost.

Moti investment sparks state-capture fears

South African businessman, Zunaid Moti’s relationship with Botswana’s ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is at the centre of a fierce state-capture controversy.

Balopi’s fraud charges put BDP in the dock

Minority opposition party Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has been thrust into an uncomfortable political spotlight following the charging of its president, Mpho Balopi, with fraud and money laundering.

Rammidi somersaults on his earlier position

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) secretary general Kentse Rammidi appears to have backtracked on his earlier call for party members who find themselves on the wrong side of the law to step aside.

Makoba said members of the central committee will travel to Sefophe to meet party members in a meeting scheduled for this week. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

BDP’s Sefophe vetting process queried

When everyone in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) thought the recent Sefophe ward primary election process went seamlessly, the party is facing a fresh test of its internal cohesion in the area.

Boko’s employment reality sinks in

While the country's populace swelters in the heat of unemployment that is projected at 28%, President Duma Boko has said the Cavalry is still a long way off. Speaking during an interview with eNCA in a state visit to South Africa, Boko revealed that his government has had to backtrack on its promise of creating 100,000 jobs in the first year of taking sate power.

Rising abortion figures demand urgent action

Instead, they should serve as a warning to health authorities, community leaders, and policymakers that something is not right. According to the Palapye District Development Committee’s latest report, 130 abortion cases were recorded between April and June 2026.On the face of it, the overall figure may represent a decline from the preceding quarter. However, going deeper into the figures, the monthly trend tells a different and more worrying...

The Monitor Editor | 08 September 2026

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Men account for 71% of road deaths in five years

Balopi’s fraud charges put BDP in the dock

BDP’s Sefophe vetting process queried

UDC settles for Galebotse as consensus candidate for Sefhophe

GUC law graduates in limbo

Your degree alone is not enough, LSB tells GUC graduates

Honey Guide Trust threatens BDF, BPS chiefs with contempt

Take responsibility on the roads, Ngakaagae urges men

Boko launches grand vision for education, healthcare

Moti investment sparks state-capture fears

Balopi’s fraud charges put BDP in the dock

Rammidi somersaults on his earlier position

BDP’s Sefophe vetting process queried

Boko’s employment reality sinks in

Rising abortion figures demand urgent action