In the aftermath of the American presidential election on 2 November 2004, electronic voting machines were again in the news – computerised machines had lost votes,...
“The Administration of Justice notes with concern the recent publication in newspapers of selective and one-sided extracts from the report of an internal audit commissioned by...
President Lt Gen Ian Khama has overlooked two of Botswana’s most recognisable politicians since independence; Daniel Kwelagobe and Dr Kenneth Koma in the Presidential Honours held...
BOSETU Funeral Scheme (BOFUS) will on 22 October 2016, hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Palapye, as required by its statutory instruments. Speaking to Weekend...
In what is anticipated to be the biggest aviation show, Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) will be staging an International Air Show celebrating the input which the...
David Magang VIEW FROM MANA HOUSE Last week, we celebrated our 50th independence anniversary with great verve and gusto. Our national flag fluttered magisterially...
Iqbal Ebrahim UNDERSTANDING ISLAM We may try to dismiss it or may not like to admit it but there lives a disease within us that that...
Ndulamo Anthony Morima EAGLE WATCH The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has just released the 2016 Ibrahim Index of African Governance which covers the period from 2006 to...
Benson C Saili THIS EARTH, MY BROTHER One of molecular biology’s most staggering puzzles has Enki’s fingerprints all over it Zechariah Sitchin’s insistence that modern-day “scientific...
Stuart White THE WORLD IN BLACK-N-WHITE You’ve probably heard the expression ‘Tell the truth and shame the devil’, meaning that by always telling the truth you...
The Botswana economy grew by 1.6 percent in the three months to the end of June, largely propelled by the services sector, data from Statistics Botswana...
The National Agro-Processing plant (NAPRO) introduced its products to the consumer market for the first time last week on September 28th. The coming to life of...
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) ability to sustain its role, as the foremost provider of telecommunications services connecting consumers, businesses and government agencies, while delivering value...
To redeem the economy from the deepening economic decline that has characterized it from 2008 to date, there is need to come up with new engines...
Anglo American PLC said its majority-owned De Beers Group, the world’s top producer by value, saw its sales of rough gems fall in its latest offering...
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets has been voted the Best Overall Bank in Africa in the 2016 Euromoney Real Estate Survey Awards for...
A brilliant idea was born off the Bot 50 celebrations. That the art of Botswana be celebrated, that local content be appreciated beyond the borders of...
Afri-Alliance is organizing its first out of five Innovation Bridge Events (IBE) on 26 to 27 October 2016 in Botswana, in collaboration with the 17th WaterNet...
Peleng based outfit, Extension Gunners have finally lost the legal battle against their former coach, Keitumetse Paul, in a case that has dragged on for some...
Mark Harrisons’ philosophy remains embedded as Township Rollers enters the new season in need of fine-tuning rather than a tactical overhaul. But can they take the...
A mouthwatering 2016/17 First Division North (FDN) is in store for football lovers up north. The icing on the cake is perhaps the fact that the...
Mismanagement of funds and clashing egos prevailing at the troubled Botswana Motorsport Association (BMS) offices are the main instigators of misfortunes that are currently engulfing the...
As the league finally commences, some teams have been caught in a web of ignorance as they have disregarded laid down procedures. Weekend Sport can reveal...
A piano gift from his grandfather instigated a nerve stretching tension of thoughts and deep affection for music; it touched a nerve and brought inspiration. It...
Twenty-sixteen is a year that will go down the history books as the year Botswana celebrated and reflected on the achievements of the past fifty years...
Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide with research showing that twice as many people die from cancer than from AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis...
Before she began working on her new film A United Kingdom, Amma Asante had never heard of Seretse Khama. Now she's bringing his story to the...
Following on from his success of self- publishing the first ever book to document the history of development of the Botswana Diamond Industry, Botswana’s Diamonds- Prospecting...
Members of the executive have increased by four after President Lt Gen Dr Ian Khama promoted a couple of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) legislators from the...
President Lt. Gen. Dr. Ian Khama has shaped and re-designed ministerial responsibilities of his government as well as raising them from from 16 to 18. The...
The P100 million budget given to the BOT50 committee to prepare for the Golden Jubilee celebrations has been justified. The event that marked the opening ceremony...
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) chairman and Vice President, Mokgweetsi Masisi has revealed that the party has launched an extensive recruitment drive in the Kweneng region to...
The Botswana Sectors of Teachers Union (BOSETU) has welcomed the appointments at the two Ministries of Education – Dr Alfred Madigele as the new Minister of...
President Lt. Gen. Ian Khama could have acted in bad faith when he suspended the four Judges of the High Court, Key Dingake, Modiri Letsididi, Mercy...
President Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama this week granted amnesty to 580 prisoners. Speaking during a visit to Gaborone Prison yesterday, President Khama said...
In efforts to share the Botswana’s story by Batswana, Tsena, a Botswana community portal, was officially launched on Thursday 22nd September, 2016. Tsena is an online...
Iqbal Ebrahim UNDERSTANDING ISLAM Intolerance is on the increase in the world today, leading to death, genocide, violence, religious persecution as well as confrontations on many...
Ndulamo Anthony Morima EAGLE WATCH After fifty years of independence, which coincides with the end of Vision 2016, and the commencement of Vision 2036, it is...
Benson C Saili THIS EARTH, MY BROTHER We have established that the Anunnaki, the gods of the Old Testament led here on Earth by Enlil, best...
Stuart White THE WORLD IN BLACK-N-WHITE Where do you stand on hacking v personal privacy? It’s been a controversial issue over the past few years,...
David Magang VIEW FROM MANA HOUSE The deportation of the homophobic and roundly vexatious American clergyman Steven Anderson on the instructions of President Ian Khama...
The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) will on the 2nd of November host a joint forum of Chief Executive Officers (Joint CEO’s Forum) of the World...
Governor of the Bank of Botswana Linah Kelebogile Mohohlo will retire from office on 20 October 2016, after seventeen years in the post, the bank said...