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Tuesday, December 02, 2025

FNB Premiership giants, Township Rollers, sent a powerful message on the pitch over the weekend by thumping Sua Flamingoes 5-1 despite the recent off field controversies surrounding the club.

Larona Makhaiza | 02 December 2025

Township Rollers striker, Godfrey Tauyatswala celebrates his goal against Sua Flamingoes on Saturday night PIC.TRFC

Bowls team debuts at Atlantic Senior Fours

Botswana Bowls team will make its debut at the second edition of the Atlantic Senior Fours tournament currently underway in Cyprus.

Calistus Kolantsho | 02 December 2025

World Relays tickets price yet to be approved

Tickets prices for the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 are yet to be approved with selling date yet to be announced although it was initially revealed that early bird tickets were to be sold by mid-October.

calistus koolantsho | 02 December 2025

Paqueta criticises FA after red card

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta says his "ridiculous behaviour" that resulted in a red card in the 2-0 defeat by Liverpool was a "reflection of everything I've had to endure".

BBC | 02 December 2025

ON TOP FORM: High riding First Division South side, Holy Ghost. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Holy Ghost's fine form continues

The First Division South League entered the second round this past weekend and as things stand, the race for the league title looks destined to go down to the wire. Prisons XI are still sitting at the top of the log with three points separating them from second placed Dinare FC.

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 02 December 2025

Gunners fell 1–0 to Gaborone United in an FNB Premiership match played at GU Stadium on Friday PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG.

Gunners’ coach optimistic despite relegation threats

Extension Gunners’ struggle in the FNB Premiership continued on Friday evening as they fell 1–0 to Gaborone United in a match played at the GU Stadium.

Staff Writer | 02 December 2025

Ramoreboli (in black) giving Zebras players instructions PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

We have picked a balanced squad—Ramoreboli

Several factors, amongst them, form and experience, were taken into consideration when the technical team came up with the squad list for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, it has been revealed.

Mqondisi Dube | 28 November 2025

Tough time: Slot PIC: LIVERPOOL/FACEBOOK

Can Arne Slot revive this Frankenstein’s monster of a Liverpool side?

Before this game Arne Slot had announced that he was “almost confused”. Which does at least raise some tantalising questions. Mainly, what is this Liverpool team going to look like when he gets there, when a state of full confusion is finally attained, when even Slot’s confusion stops being confusing and reveals its diamond-cut final form.

28 November 2025

The player ingested a banned stimulant from rubber crumb in an artificial pitch. PIC: VALERENGA/FACEBOOK

Artificial pitch causes footballer to fail drug test

The Norwegian club Vålerenga have called for anti-doping regulations to be strengthened after an extraordinary case in which a player from their women’s team was found to have ingested a banned stimulant from rubber crumb in an artificial pitch.

28 November 2025

Enduring relationship: All Kasi’s Zebras new kit launch on Tuesday PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

After the storm BFA, All Kasi's romance heads to Morocco

Just a few months back, a relationship that had undergone stringent examination of character stood on the edge of collapse. Brewing mistrust amidst accusations of unfulfilled promises, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) and All Kasi entanglement was heading for a bitter end, but months later, hand-in-hand, the two are now heading to Morocco to write another historic chapter, reports MQONDISI DUBE

Mqondisi Dube | 28 November 2025

Mangolo, Setsile, Kgaswane miss Morocco flight

Mqondisi Dube | 28 November 2025

Dambe eyes historic AFCON return but third choice role looms

Kabelo Boranabi | 28 November 2025

Sua look to reignite title hopes against Rollers

Kabelo Boranabi | 28 November 2025

Tough choices ahead of netball team selection

Calistus Kolantsho | 28 November 2025

Moloi insists Chiefs are on a building phase

Kabelo Boranabi | 25 November 2025

Police XI to add experience amid relegation threats

Kabelo Boranabi | 25 November 2025

Masisi, Magosi face subpoena in P45m Karakul sheep scandal

Former president Mokgweetsi Masisi and Directorate on Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General, Peter Magosi, are expected to be subpoenaed before the court in the ongoing controversy over the Karakul sheep allegedly procured with more than P45 million of public funds.

Lovebirds: Directorate on Intelligence Services Director General Peter Fana Magosi and senior agent Tshepo Tilia Thupa. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

‘I’m in love with the Spy Chief’

In a rare exclusive, The Monitor Correspondent THALEFANG CHARLES sits down with spy chief Peter Fana Magosi and his sweetheart, agent Tshepo Tilia Thupa, for a tell-all interview.

Unik Construction office PIC: Unik Construction

Construction titans clash as DM model crumbles

The infamous Development Manager (DM) model has once again come into the spotlight, this time after construction industry titans Tau Grading, Unik Construction, and development manager Pro-Serve Consulting clashed in court over the P300 million Modipane–Mabalane road project.

Salakae denies implication as BR cancels Baaitse deal

A deal between businessman, Shadrack Baaitse and state-owed Botswana Railways (BR) has been cancelled with growing speculation of political interference, information reaching Mmegi has suggested.

BPF gave me a political lifeline – Galebotswe

PALAPYE: The self-proclaimed legitimate interim leader of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), Retired Lieutenant General Gaolathe Galebotswe, says he will fight for the party as it has saved his political career. He said he was mistreated at his former political home, the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).

Journalists at work. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

How Boko belittles Botswana journalists

A year after the historic Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) electoral win, journalism in Botswana finds itself at a crossroads.

Army of expertise: The BoB boasts some of the country’s brightest economic and financial minds PIC: BANK OF BOTSWANA

Banks reap fruits of forex framework changes

The country’s commercial banks raked in P3.3 billion in non-interest income from January to August, up nearly P750 million from the same period last year, a boost analysts attribute to the July changes to the foreign exchange rate framework.

Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

The Monitor Editor | 02 December 2025

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After the storm BFA, All Kasi's romance heads to Morocco

Mangolo, Setsile, Kgaswane miss Morocco flight

Dambe eyes historic AFCON return but third choice role looms

Sua look to reignite title hopes against Rollers

Tough choices ahead of netball team selection

Moloi insists Chiefs are on a building phase

Police XI to add experience amid relegation threats

Masisi, Magosi face subpoena in P45m Karakul sheep scandal

‘I’m in love with the Spy Chief’

Construction titans clash as DM model crumbles

Salakae denies implication as BR cancels Baaitse deal

BPF gave me a political lifeline – Galebotswe

How Boko belittles Botswana journalists

Banks reap fruits of forex framework changes

Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health