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Tuesday, June 09, 2026

The Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, has suspended the Palapye District Council (PDC), triggering mixed reactions across the political spectrum. Some praise the move as necessary to restore order, whilst others condemn it as excessive and potentially damaging to relations within the governing coalition.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 09 June 2026

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Doctors say medicine crisis far from over

The Botswana Doctors Union (BDU) has warned that medicine shortages remain a serious concern in public health facilities across the country while also cautioning the Ministry of Health against celebrating victory too soon.

correspondent | 12 June 2026

Mokomeng rejects pro deo counsel, opts for Ngakaagae attorneys

Larona Makhaiza | 11 June 2026

Maele hails Limkokwing as Botswana’s TVET model

Gofiwa Gobonwang | 11 June 2026

Sepopa double murder trial edges closer

Larona Makhaiza | 10 June 2026

Nkawana: BCP’s tactician and marksman, patient to the course

Ryder Gabathuse | 05 June 2026

Athlone receives P70,000 medical boost

staff writer | 09 June 2026

PDC suspension sparks political fallout

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 09 June 2026

Sunlux Solar breaks ground on P14m manufacturing plant

Botswana energy sector witnessed a historic moment last week when local entrepreneurial couple, Portia Masunda and Baleseng Masunda, officially broke ground for the country’s first large-scale solar light manufacturing operation.

Police crack Zone 11 crossborder stocktheft syndicate

DITLHARAPA: Villagers along the Botswana-South Africa border in the Good Hope District are sighing with relief following the arrest of a 33-year-old man from Ditlharapa who is believed to be at the centre of a cross-border stock theft syndicate that has been breaking through the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) controls.

PDC suspension sparks political fallout

Judgment has been set for July 30. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

I was just helping a friend – Moremong on Sefalana robbery

Nearly four years after Botswana's deadliest cash-in-transit robbery that left five people dead, accused Kabo Moremong has broken his silence, insisting that he was an unsuspecting driver caught in a deadly plot orchestrated by a friend.

Sepopa double murder trial edges closer

The long running double murder case involving Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Captain Mogomotsi Sepopa is set to resume later this year with Case Management Conference (CMC) and the setting of trial dates.

Minister Maele addresses GIPS Management. PIC KING OLERILE

Private colleges poised to drive Botswana’s TVET revolution

Botswana’s drive to tackle youth unemployment and accelerate economic diversification is placing private tertiary institutions at the centre of a growing skills development agenda.

Westlife Insurance unveils Strategy

Westlife Insurance Botswana has launched an ambitious five-year strategic plan aimed at transforming the company into a diversified, digitally enabled and customer-centric life insurer.

Counting numbers: The Finance Ministry is battling to balance the books

Foreign reserves tick up

The country’s foreign exchange reserves reached about P56 billion in March – the highest level since October 2024 – signalling an improvement in inflows as well as interventions such as the exchange rate policy changes. The reserves were measured at about P46.4 billion in March 2024.

Mokomeng rejects pro deo counsel, opts for Ngakaagae attorneys

Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldier and Kgomokasitwa triple murder accused, Moagi Mokomeng has outrightly rejected representation by pro deo counsel, insisting that he is already represented by a private attorney from Ngaakagae attorney’s law firm.

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Doctors say medicine crisis far from over

Mokomeng rejects pro deo counsel, opts for Ngakaagae attorneys

Maele hails Limkokwing as Botswana’s TVET model

Sepopa double murder trial edges closer

Nkawana: BCP’s tactician and marksman, patient to the course

Athlone receives P70,000 medical boost

PDC suspension sparks political fallout

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Sunlux Solar breaks ground on P14m manufacturing plant

Police crack Zone 11 crossborder stocktheft syndicate

PDC suspension sparks political fallout

I was just helping a friend – Moremong on Sefalana robbery

Sepopa double murder trial edges closer

Private colleges poised to drive Botswana’s TVET revolution

Westlife Insurance unveils Strategy

Foreign reserves tick up

Mokomeng rejects pro deo counsel, opts for Ngakaagae attorneys