In Celebration of International Women’s Month, CANAL+ and MultiChoice celebrate African women
March 6, 2026 – Gaborone, Botswana Across Africa and beyond, women continue to shape and elevate the stories that define our societies.
March 6, 2026 – Gaborone, Botswana Across Africa and beyond, women continue to shape and elevate the stories that define our societies.
Former Air Botswana (AB) captain, Benedict Dumelang Gaborakanelwe, has formally opposed a lawsuit brought against him by the parastatal, denying that he breached his employment contract or caused the losses the airline is claiming after a Johannesburg flight was cancelled.
A Thamaga resident has taken Grand Health Pharmacy t/a Kekafi Holdings (Pty) Ltd and its director and responsible pharmacist, Kesego Modise, to court over dispensation of drugs.
The Botswana Unified Revenue Service has reinstated mandatory Value Added Tax (VAT) registration on a number of service providers following a review, in sweeping reforms whose implementation will commence by August.
National Assembly Speaker Dithapelo Keorapetse has publicly acknowledged that many former Members of Parliament struggle to secure employment after leaving office, prompting the National Assembly to establish a savings and credit cooperative (SACCOS) and explore tailor-made investment, insurance, and retirement solutions to cushion politicians against financial hardship.
A state witness in the rape trial of convicted rapist Goitsekgosi Mojadigo has told the Village Magistrate’s Court that repeated reluctance by the complainant’s mother delayed the reporting of the alleged sexual abuse despite evidence pointing to an inappropriate relationship.
The appointment of Mosidi Batsalelwang as acting town clerk at the Gaborone City Council (GCC) has once again thrust the local authority into the spotlight, raising questions over whether the city's political leadership and administration can finally work together harmoniously.
Individual top earners will start paying higher personal income tax rate under new reforms introduced by the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS).
Are we doing enough?
Women and children continue to suffer at the hands of men who, in their heads, seem to view them as objects they can abuse to satisfy their sick, disgusting tendencies. Hardly a day goes by without reports of a woman, an elderly woman, or a child being raped! Where are we going as Batswana? Rapists have instilled fear into people’s lives; there is no haven for anyone anymore as people live in fear not only walking the streets, but also inside...