A study conducted by scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London has established that talking for 30 seconds without a face mask in...
Botswana Football Association (BFA) President, Maclean Letshwiti. Botswana Football Association (BFA) is engaged in protracted talks to stage a mini-league as lee-way to ascend into a...
Just when the world was still trying to come to terms with the COVID-19 contagion, and scientists working to find the cure, a strain is on...
Disgruntled former Director of Health Services, Dr. Malaki Tshipayagae has finally dumped government after he was recently demoted. He was ejected from the directorship of Health...
It has always been a bitter relationship between COSBOTS and its clients being registered artists. If you are a local artist, then you know better than...
In the tough financial situation occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic across sectors, some individuals may have found clandestine means to keep their heads above water using public...
Global lockdown have been a thorn in diamonds having shiny sales, but a lot of optimism shows with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, the precious stones...
Just like in politics, numbers matter in the church. As much as the COVID-19 pandemic has put so many commercial entities in the red, the church...
Botswana, Africa’s longest standing democracy, is losing its glorified spot as one of the continent’s poster boys, with latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance indicating that...
With Government tightening the noose around public areas through the State of Public Emergency tool, it is very unlikely that there could be celebrations this festive...
After approximately nine months since closing its borders as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the Corona-virus, Botswana has moved to open its borders...
The Cabinet has directed that the 2020/2021 provision for vacancies be withdrawn from Ministries, Departments and Agencies recurrent budgets to cater for supplementary estimates. According to...
Botswana Sectors of Teachers Union (BOSETU) says COVID-19 as a pandemic has negatively affected the education sector by deeply disrupting the education system. The intermittent lockdowns...
Production at Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has been significantly reduced following the outbreak of COVID-19 at the wholly government owned mine, WeekendPost has learnt. Responding to...
Businesses, banks and household on Thursday midday received the much anticipated announcement from Bank of Botswana Governor, Moses Pelaelo, who said the central bank has decided...
Last month the National Assembly in Botswana approved— through voting— for the extension of State of Emergency (SoE) by yet another six months in an attempt...
Last month President Mokgweetsi Masisi relieved the Deputy Secretary, Justice at the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security Nchunga Nchunga of his duties with immediate effect. ...
The latest edition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monitor shows the continuing and devastating impacts of the pandemic on jobs and labour income since early...
Research from Agrilinks shows that more than 60 percent of Africa’s working population is engaged in agriculture which accounts for a third of the continent’s GDP....
WeekendPost caught up with information from the government enclave, trade unions and the labour department corroborating that more than 400 and counting (the last number confirmed...
The Coordinator of the COVID-19 Task Force, Dr Kereng Masupu, will pocket a whopping P1.2 million for the 12 months of his contract duration with the...
The Covid-19 Relief Fund had received P2 125, 211, 673.74 as at 20 August 2020. During the same period, P1,495,999,100.88 had been shipped out of the...
Inside the blurry vision of local firms hangs a cloud of uncertainty, Covid-19 disruptions and an obstruction of view into any positive projection with regards to...
Botswana’s home grown retail and wholesale group Sefalana Holding Limited with its diversified portfolio that runs across Southern Africa has remained resilient against 2019/20 difficult trading...
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...
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...
Known for staging hilarious comedians both locally and internationally, Major Moves Comedy has made its returns this year after being absent due to the outbreak of...
Rough diamond production for global mining giant, De Beers Group declined by 54% to 3.5 million carats in the second quarter of 2021. This is primarily...
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...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reportedly ordered all the 16 councils to undergo an audit following reports of massive corruption during lockdown imposed by Government at the...
Information gathered by this publication is that some local companies are now crying foul as the pressure that hit business activities around the world after the...
Debswana, a 50-50 diamond mining partnership between Government of Botswana and De Beers Group could find itself heading to capital markets, banks and other financial institutions...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi is currently covertly meeting with the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) legislators in the backbench to coax them against defecting to other political...
Botswana is slowly heading for a crisis this year as the coronavirus pandemic is threatening the country’s education system, documents seen by WeekendPost suggest. According to...
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) has launched an investigation on the cash-strapped Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) after one company allegedly benefited tenders worth...
The United Nations specialized agency responsible for international public health; World Health Organization (WHO) says the deadly Corona-virus menace is far from over, and that it...
Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) says their airports are COVID 19 compliance. CAAB is responsible for the regulation and development of air transport, providing air...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reportedly warned his cabinet about the escalating corruption in government tenders during the ongoing State of Emergence declared specifically to fight the...
It is been seven months since the Leader of Opposition (LOO), Dumelang Saleshando assumed his position, but it has been nothing if not a frustrating exercise...
As the world mourns over the gravity of thousands of lives lost due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the millions of lives around the globe...
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...
Township Rollers President Jagdish Shah remains unshakable on the club’s decision to cut players’ salaries in the wake of COVID-19 which has brought football to a...
FIFA and FIFPRO have agreed to collaborate to accelerate the development of professional women’s football and mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. During a 90-minute...