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There are several non-governmental organisations, which lobby against GBV, and of recent, a number of individuals have lashed out at some of these organisations, citing discrimination, specifically against men.  A recent tragedy where a young...

But its primaries were marred by controversies; ranging from voter trafficking, to missing ballot papers, and all other sorts of challenges. The BDP central committee is yet to deal with the issues and complaints raised by many hopefuls who lost in...

There is a popular saying ‘politics is a tricky game’, which sometimes suggests that voters do not scrutinise the candidates they vote for, only to end up disappointed afterwards. Some voters become emotional when choosing their representatives,...

Although herbs are said to be harmless, some can be potentially dangerous, especially to people taking medication. Apart from possible dangers emanating from interactions with prescription medicine, there is also another danger of people who often...

MultiChoice has been providing pay television or subscription television services in Botswana for years, and one of the major complaints from locals has been their frequent price increase. MultiChoice mostly increases prices annually. The judgment...

Even bolder was getting the nation to face the pandemic head-on, to speak about it and break the silence, thus addressing the stigma. He got leaders, at all levels – Cabinet, Parliament, Dikgosi and all other leaders – to ensure that their...

Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) seems to have had its own share of challenges, which intensified last year when the labour organisation decided to kick out its former president, who at the time was employed as the executive chairperson of...

One of the encouraging factors for thieves to continue terrorising the public, by stealing their valuables, is the fact that they have a market for stolen goods. Some members of the public still continue to shop around for a variety of items from...

Newspapers and other media outlets in the country, write or broadcast stories, on GBV victims, and try by all means to follow cases with the police and the courts, but unfortunately the problems seem only to be growing rather than abating. Just two...

The shocking and sad news of her passing broke on Monday, and many went through the week in disbelief hoping that it was untrue. However, Saturday confirmed the great loss of Botlhoko Beata Kasale-Kabango, affectionately called by many as AusiB, and...

The opposition, after realising that tackling the BDP as individual opposition political party was too much of a mammoth task, decided to form an alliance, which they termed the UDC. The UDC in their Website accessible at  HYPERLINK...

The recent feed saga unfolding in the Francistown City Council (FCC) had an extremely simplified answer as to why schools had rotten bags of sorghum meal, samp, and beans in their supply. Yes, people who have gone to government primary schools will...

Last Wednesday marked an important and simultaneously very interesting chapter in the media fraternity. It was the day President Mokgweetsi Masisi called a press conference and accorded media houses an opportunity to listen to his roadmap, and ask...

While some took the issue lightly, others did not as this was not only a hindrance to private media in executing its mandate as a watchdog, but also saw it was an injustice to the nation. The government of the day is put there by the people, and it...

Masisi reiterated this stance when addressing Batswana living in eSwatini, during his State visit to the country last week. The shortened liquor trading hours, especially for bars, nightclubs and other entertainment spots had a number consequences,...