Gender Activists have urged government to tackle the mounting Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in a more tangible and attainable approach. As part of fighting the violence, government...
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence is truly an endemic in Botswana. Botswana is ranked in the second spot after South Africa out of the top 10 countries...
According to Stanbic Bank Quarterly Economic Review 2020, introduction of Zero Budgeting in Botswana could help transform the country’s economy due to efficiencies that come with...
Han C born, Hanceford Magapatona, is certainly one of the purest talents to have ever come out of Botswana. His voice is fresh, flawless and completely...
Miss Earth Botswana is an annual local environmental-themed beauty pageant competition promoting environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. The reigning Queen dedicated her year to promoting specific projects and often addressing issues concerning the...
Stanbic Bank Botswana Quarterly Economic Review indicates that Botswana will fail to meet some of its Vision 2036 targets, particularly unemployment reduction and reaching high-income status....
Auditor General, Pulane Letebele, has expressed discontentment at the worrying and deteriorating state of brigades in the country. In an audit inspection which was carried out...
An audit of the accounts and records for the supply of food rations to the institutions in the Northern Region for the financial year-ended 31 March...
Botswana’s US $1.6 billion mineral wealth has made it one of the richest countries in Africa, but remains as a deeply unequal and unfair nation, a...
Auditor General’s report for the financial year ended 31 March 2019 indicates that grants paid under Women Economic Empowerment programmes go to waste. The programme’s core...
With the rising incidents of copper cables in the countrywide, persons accused of impairing, damaging and stealing telecommunications equipment could face long prison sentences and hefty...
Botswana Police Commissioner, Keabetswe Makgophe has regretted that despite alarming rate of rape incidences reported in Botswana, most charges are eventually withdrawn by victims, a trend...
Government and the COVID-19 Scorpions’ back and forth rough tumble has finally reached its peak, as the decision to terminate the Scorpions’ contract of employment has...
Coronavirus that has been sweeping plans and events across the entire world really ruined the once thought promising 2020. The novel virus has affected many plans...
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the need for Africa to develop flexible energy systems in which renewables and decentralised technologies play a far larger role, according...
COVID-19 is a serious disease that is likely to hit hard in countries with high HIV prevalence. At the same time, being HIV positive can be...
Botswana recently joined other nations across the world in commemorating World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The commemoration was held under the theme ‘’Committed to the...
Government’s COVID-19 Scorpion’s horseplay seems to be far from over. The stingless scorpions were temporary absorbed by government to conduct basic risk assessments and recommend appropriate...
Indisputably the superlative artist in the music industry in Botswana, Motlha Mompe anticipates to make a great comeback. Within a short time in his breakthrough into...
Models are the faces of the fashion industry. People might think their job is just sitting around looking pretty, but that is contrary to what modelling...
Botswana has recently experienced a dramatic surge in the number of COVID-19 cases. Government communicated through the Presidential Task Force Team that there were new positive...
Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) has introduced new funding guidelines, among them is the extension of the funding cap to P50 million and scrapping off security...
Very often people tend to underestimate the impact of culture and creativity as agents of economic growth. According to the Cultural Times, the first global map of creative...
The home of exceptional students and eminent academics, Boitekanelo College says it has market ready SHE officers that can be utilised by organizations in the core...
Many of everyday fashion staples that were taken for granted were once rooted in utility. Jeans were designed as a solution to miners’ needs for durable...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has put the country under 28-days lockdown as a premeditated move towards curbing the spread of the deadly Corona virus. It’s only few...
Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to the new avalanche of misinformation that’s...
As countries around the world continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic, more than 117 million children risk missing out on measles vaccines, two UN agencies warned....
The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have raised concerns about the vulnerability of citizens and the protection of their human rights, under the current State of Emergency....
World Health Organization WHO says marks alone would not solve the Corona virus pandemic. When addressing journalists this week, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said marks...
A cohort of young Trans, gender non-conforming and lesbian individuals based in Francistown were engaged to better understand their lived experiences in the second capital city....
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says the deadly COVID-19 or Corona Virus will have serious implications now and in the future for food production, agricultural...
While COVID-19 isn’t a sexually transmitted infection, there are lot of questions from sexually active persons about how Corona virus (COVID-19) may impact the way they...
Genital warts are one of the most common forms of sexually-transmitted diseases, but their epidemiology has yet to be thoroughly elucidated. This sexually transmitted infection (STI)...
Statistics Botswana, a parastatal organisation charged with responsibilities of collecting and disseminating all official figures in the country, has presented Transport and Infrastructure Statistics Brief for...
The entertainment industry is feeling the impact of the Corona virus outbreak, with a series of high-profile closures and postponements. The rapid spread of Corona virus...
Women’s empowerment and women’s reproductive health and rights are often viewed solely as women’s issue. Yet, achieving gender equality is impossible without engaging men and boys. Gender-based violence comes in many...
HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed more than 32 million lives so far. However, with increasing access to effective HIV...
The Statistics Botswana Transport and Infrastructure Brief for Q3 2019 released recently says Maun airport was the busiest air field with 67 percent of total aircraft...
Boikanyo Molale, a twenty-six year-old prodigious and ambitious fashion designer will this coming week launch his inaugural season collections: fall, spring and summer collections. Molale, an...
The year 2019 was altogether a tough business year for most businesses, but Absa Group Limited moved heavily against the gravity of challenging macroeconomic backdrop and...
The Inaugural Corporate and Investment Banking Connect stakeholder engagement looks to convene key minds, both local and international, to discuss insights on the 2020 global, regional...
The Political Economy Analysis Energy and Water Sectors Report says Botswana has a poor service provision in water and energy sectors, saying the transition from Department...