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Thursday, July 23, 2026

ILES readies Botswana for new labour law

The Institute for Labour and Employment Studies (ILES) says its Fifth Annual Labour Conference scheduled for July 30-31 at Fairgrounds will help prepare Botswana for the implementation of the new Employment and Labour Relations Act while addressing broader workplace issues shaping the country's labour market.

Kabelo Boranabi | 23 July 2026

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What role should journalism play in Botswana’s national security architecture?

For generations, national security was a relatively straightforward concept. It conjured images of soldiers guarding our borders, police maintaining law and order and intelligence agencies quietly protecting the country from external and internal threats.

THOMAS NKHOMA | 23 July 2026

The hidden price of manufactured reality

Imagine waking up one morning only to discover that much of what shaped your opinions was never accidental.

Thomas Nkhoma | 10 July 2026

The media should not blink, they must hold power to account

The role of the media in a participatory democracy is a debate that has long been settled.That role includes holding those in power accountable, being the voice of the voiceless and more crucially shining light into the dark corners of society. Only people with potentially nefarious motives would want to question the fact that the media is a centerpiece of any democracy.

SPENCER MOGAPI | 14 May 2026

When neutrality looks like taking sides: The Red Cross, separatists and a crisis of trust

For decades, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has explained its work through a simple formula: in order to help victims of war, it is necessary to speak to all sides in a conflict. If a territory is controlled not by a state, but by an armed group, insurgents or a separatist administration, access to civilians, the wounded and prisoners is impossible without contact with the actual power on the ground.

JEAN dÁMOUR MUG | 07 May 2026

The power of collective wisdom

Fostering a family spirit is very important in the management of a school. A school that lives and pulls together like a family enjoys harmony and tranquility, while benefitting from the power of collective wisdom.

Tshwarelo Hosia | 17 April 2026

A cost we cannot afford to pay

The admission by Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture Edwin Dikoloti should serve as a sobering wake-up call for every Motswana.

The Monitor Editor | 14 April 2026

Separation of State, Church is absolute

When I was privileged to preach at the 15th December 2024 national Thanksgiving service hosted by the Gaborone Ministers’ Fraternal, I made a declaration to the Head of State and in full view of two million fellow citizens watching live on television.

Dr Enole Ditsheko | 10 April 2026

The school turnaround

Turning around a school entails encouraging staff and students to downplay and water down powerful distractions and existing challenges, which could undermine the teaching and learning process and steer it toward a pedagogically focused direction.

Tshwarelo Hosia | 10 April 2026

A systematic way of running school affairs

How many meetings should a school hold per semester? Does the quantity of official and scheduled gatherings count?

Tshwarelo Hosia | 03 April 2026

The silent power behind the global oil trade

Solly Rakgomo | 03 April 2026

A well learnt lesson in democracy

Mmegi Editor | 03 April 2026

Colouring Souls

Kealeboga Ngwigwa | 31 March 2026

Justice must not leave families in the ruins

The Monitor Editor | 31 March 2026

Constitutional Court – Is it necessary?

MULLER KEGANNE | 26 March 2026

Proliferation of podcasts in Botswana- (Part II)

Kabo Ramasia | 20 March 2026

Magistrate convicts Loeto of rape

Extension II Magistrate Keabetswe Majuta has convicted rapist Gomolemo Loeto on a single count of rape after establishing that the State had proven beyond reasonable doubt that he had unlawful carnal knowledge of the complainant.

Maele suspends BUAN Vice Chancellor

The Minister of Higher Education, Prince Maele, has suspended Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) Vice Chancellor Professor Ketlhatlogile Mosepele with immediate effect, in a dramatic move that throws the leadership of the institution into uncertainty.

Village Magistrates Court. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Four years later, State fails to link Moremong to robbery

Close to four years since the Gaborone West Industrial Sefalana cash-in-transit robbery, Kabo Moremong has been acquitted after Village Senior Magistrate Tshepo Thedi said the State failed to prove that he shared a criminal purpose with four armed men who carried out the attack.

Zambian Giants Nkana Set for Botswana Test in Inaugural Tati River Cup

Zambia's record league title holders Nkana FC are heading into their pre-season to sharpen their tools, and they'll have the chance to do just that when they travel to Botswana next month.

New direction: Ntsima says the Mafisa initiative is targetted at clusters rather than individuals PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Chema Chema reborn as Mafisa

Government has rebranded the Chema Chema Fund into the Mafisa Programme, introducing a new enterprise development model that will shift focus from funding individual businesses to supporting co-operatives and business clusters.

BFA to vote with CAF over Infantino proposal

With FIFA dangling a $40 million (nearly P550 million) windfall to member associations in exchange for backing a proposal to sell stakes in its flagship competitions, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) is expected to fall in line with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) when the vote is held.

BMC, gov’t dragged to court over FMD restrictions

rBotswana Meat Commission (BMC) and government have been hauled before the High Court by two feedlot operators in an urgent legal battle.

Public servants deserve better than union infighting

‘The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds’.- Abraham LincolnUntil then, the Council’s operations remain suspended, delaying critical decisions affecting thousands of public sector employees.The current standoff is between the Manual Workers Union on one side and the Six Cooperating Trade Unions, namely BONU, BOPEU, BTU, BDU, BOSETU and...

Mmegi Editor | 31 July 2026

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