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Sharon Mathala
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  • Former president Mogae recovers

    Government early this week announced that Mogae had been hospitilised in South Africa but assured the nation that the former president was not in any serious danger.The latest statement also says President Mokgweetsi Masisi had sent a delegation of...

  • Cancer stats trouble Health ministry

    According to the population-based Botswana National Cancer Registry (BNCR), 21,834 cases of various types of cancer were diagnosed and registered between the years 2005 and 2017, with 1,400 new cases of various types diagnosed annually on...

  • Dike reaps from Forbes Under 30

    Timothy Dike is a fulltime visual artist based in Kasane. His arts journey dates as far back as junior school days at Shakawe Junior Secondary School but it was not until 2016 when the brush and paint would drastically change his life. The...

  • African spy chiefs deliberate on security matters

    Magosi was speaking after assuming the chairmanship of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA) yesterday. The 18th session of the CISSA Conference was officially opened on Thursday by President Mokgweetsi Masisi at the...

  • Forbes Under 30 returns to Botswana

    Held under the theme 'Entrepreneurial Africa' with Botswana at the centre, the 2023 Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa aims to "harness the power of entrepreneurial capitalism amidst the continent whose growth will help define the 21st...

  • De Beers ‘dribbles’ BURS in tax saga

    In 2021, a report from the Auditor-General (AG) raised alarm that some mining companies could be short-changing Batswana and the Botswana government by providing incorrect reports on their production and sales, which in turn would affect the amounts...

  • Big Brother titans hosts Botswana Media personalities

    This year’s Big Brother Titans hosted some of the top local media personalities from radio, newspapers and some influencers.Big Brother Titans is a joint series by the South African and Nigerian edition of the Big Brother franchise. The show...

  • Jonathan Butler returns to Botswana

    The event, which also features another South African heavyweight, Lloyiso and locals Sereetsi and the Natives and Khoisan, is organised by local Communications and PR agency, Leapfrog.Leapfrog has experience in event management and it also owns the...

  • Brink passes on

    Brink died last night after a long illness. According to information passed to Tsetseng Retail Group, one of Brink's business outfits, through an internal memo, the business mogul is no more. More details to follow.

  • BDF, Police accused of abuse

    The Monitor can reveal that last week, one police officer and four soldiers brutally assaulted sex workers around one of the famous hotels in the city centre. Some of the sex workers (names known to this publication) narrated their harrowing near...

  • In her words: A sex worker's story

    The sex worker says she joined sex work beginning of last year. She had been living with her children in a one room house they had to downgrade to soon after she lost her job.Desperate to make a living to feed her children she started with illegal...

  • Likhona is festive song

    For the better half of the festive season, one would not walk for a few minutes without hearing the sound of Likhona. There was no radio which did not blast the single. Both in the cities and in the villages, Likhona dominated.Fresh from her hectic...

  • Orange Digital Centre breathes life in new age era

    The Orange Digital Center is set to be a digital ecosystem entirely dedicated to the development of digital skills and innovation.The digital center allows experiences and expertise to be shared between countries and offer a simple and inclusive...

  • Man fatally shoots ex, turns gun on himself

    According to a police report, the woman, aged 41 had ended her relationship with the father of her two children sometime last year October. It is said the man who had been harassing her, arrived at her home around midday holding a gun and she...

  • ‘We will not arrest Khama immediately’ - State

    The lawyer, Sefelani Thapelo told the court that, “We never said we will arrest him immediately. It may take a few months.”Thapelo further added that the only reason the state applied for a warrant against the former President was so start the...

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