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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The curtain behind the national carrier's deepening financial losses has been lifted, revealing systemic and horrifying occurrences of poor governance and poor financial management that have eaten into the airline's books.

Lewanika Timothy | 12 May 2026

Appearing before a Parliamentary Committee this week, Mosinyi said Air Botswana has been a cash-losing machine. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Walkway to justice: The route through the Main Mall to Parliament has been busy lately PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Of protests, petitions and the right to march

The route to Parliament that passes through the Main Mall has become a well-beaten path or a ‘demand for justice’ walkway, with protests and marches week in and week out. Beneath the exercise of the democratic right to protest is a ticking bomb that may land government in hot soup, writes TIMOTHY LEWANIKA

Lewanika Timothy | 08 May 2026

Tough new mission for diversification dynamo

Mbongeni Mguni | 08 May 2026

Hunt for Ramhago murder suspects 11 months on

Pini Bothoko | 12 May 2026

Ministry stops exam over leak allegations

Pini Bothoko | 12 May 2026

I'm not implicated in the audit – Saleshando

Larona Makhaiza | 12 May 2026

BCP demands release of audit names, entities

Lewanika Timothy | 12 May 2026

Mogoditshane police investigate teen rape

Pini Bothoko | 12 May 2026

Police controlling the World Relays crowd at the National Stadium PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Relays glory meets growing complaints

A week after Botswana earned global praise for hosting the World Athletics Relays 2026, concerns are emerging over the treatment of key stakeholders who helped stage the historic event.

Mogae, a true statesman - Boko

President Duma Boko has hailed former president Festus Mogae as a voice of reason, unity and progress following the passing of the former president this morning at 0730

Flash back: The 4x400 relay team receiving 2025 BNSC award PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Hour of reckoning as BNSC holds Sport Awards

Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) will hold its 45th Botswana Sport Awards at the Gaborone International Convention Centre on Saturday.

BOTEPCO hosted the first-ever Africa Teaching and Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) conference. PIC.KINGSLEY KUDA

Gaborone hosts landmark continental education summit

Botswana Teaching Professionals Council (BOTEPCO) hosted the first-ever Africa Teaching and Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) conference, drawing delegates from across the continent to deliberate on the future of the teaching profession.

Lives continue to be lost on Botswana’s roads almost daily.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Reckless driving culture fuels Botswana’s road safety crisis

The culture of recklessness on Botswana’s roads, characterised by speeding, impaired driving, and disregard for traffic laws, continues to fuel the country’s growing road safety crisis.

Ready to go: Botswana hosted a successful competition PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Botswana debunks Africa's hosting myth

On October 7, 1971, then American president Richard Nixon remarked, "Africans just can't run things. Now that's a very, very fundamental point in the international scene." The seasons might have changed, but the Nixon narrative has endured, with Africa still viewed through the Afro-pessimism lens. However, Botswana's seamless hosting of the 2026 World Relays should go a long way in instilling Afro-optimism and debunking long-standing myths, argues Staff Writer, MQONDISI DUBE

Boitekanelo College. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Boitekanelo’s high standards saluted by SA minister

Boitekanelo College has been hailed for transforming itself into a regional centre of excellence following its ISO 9001:2015 re-certification by the Botswana Bureau of Standards.

When neutrality looks like taking sides: The Red Cross, separatists and a crisis of trust

For decades, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has explained its work through a simple formula: in order to help victims of war, it is necessary to speak to all sides in a conflict. If a territory is controlled not by a state, but by an armed group, insurgents or a separatist administration, access to civilians, the wounded and prisoners is impossible without contact with the actual power on the ground.

Man aged 22 pleads guilty to raping septuagenarian

A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty before the Mahalapye Magistrate’s Court to a rape charge involving a 78-year-old woman.

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Of protests, petitions and the right to march

Tough new mission for diversification dynamo

Hunt for Ramhago murder suspects 11 months on

Ministry stops exam over leak allegations

I'm not implicated in the audit – Saleshando

BCP demands release of audit names, entities

Mogoditshane police investigate teen rape

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Relays glory meets growing complaints

Mogae, a true statesman - Boko

Hour of reckoning as BNSC holds Sport Awards

Gaborone hosts landmark continental education summit

Reckless driving culture fuels Botswana’s road safety crisis

Botswana debunks Africa's hosting myth

Boitekanelo’s high standards saluted by SA minister

When neutrality looks like taking sides: The Red Cross, separatists and a crisis of trust

Man aged 22 pleads guilty to raping septuagenarian