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Masisi made the announcement during a press briefing hosted at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA) this afternoon ahead of his Las Vegas trip. He also said he was late for the press briefing because he attended a BDP Central Committee...

“I leave on a sombre note that a citizen of ours in a faraway land, got into trouble and is faced with a very harsh reality of paying the hard price,” Masisi said at a media briefing ahead of his departure for the JCK Show earlier today.He...

Last week, Mogakolodi Ntebogang, 44, faced the Mogoditshane Magistrate's Court and relived his version of events of the horrifying morning of May 18, 2024, where he stabbed to death two women, his lover and her aunt.According to the charge sheet,...

During Seratiwa's memorial hosted in her honor by her employer, the sprinter's late mother is said to have shared with a friend on her hospital bed that she wished God could increase her days so she could watch her son's first Olympic...

Family spokesperson, Ralph Kgabanyane told Mmegi Online that as they hold the memorial service for the sprinter's mother, they are yet to finalise his mother's funeral arrangements, which will be tentatively on Saturday.“Along the airport...

KANYE: Ogopoleng Mmolaatshephe, 75, was laid to rest last Wednesday in Kanye, but for Ketlhagafetse Mmolaatshephe, the memories of that fateful evening are as vivid as ever. In an intimate conversation, he shared the heart-wrenching details of his...

According to a source, she had not been well for some time before her passing on Sunday morning at Gaborone Private Hospital. Reached for comment the family spokesperson told The Monitor as of yesterday (Sunday), the family was working on a statement...

As discussions unfolded and with elections looming across many African nations, the imperative for local journalists to spearhead the narrative became unmistakably clear. “It should be journalists in those countries feeding international media,”...

According to a Government Gazette released this morning, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that this time around the supplementary period will last only 11 days. “Notice is hereby given that the IEC has in terms of Sections 8...

Konongwe's circumstances changed for the worse when his lesser charge of unlawfull wounding metamorphosed to murder after his victim succumbed to knife stabbings. Appearing before Senior Magistrate Tshepo Thedi this week, Konongwe who is accused...

Konongwe who is also a prison warder based in Serowe appeared before Village senior Magistrate Tshepo Thedi on Thursday following a scuffle with the deceased and another at the Airport junction Mall in Gaborone. For his arraignment the 37-year-old...

Addressing a rally here yesterday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi mentioned the tough call they made in rejecting some applicants. “In some constituencies, you will realise we rejected all applicants.“We instead opted to approach other members to...

Speaking at the inaugural Ngamiland Field Farmers Day launch just five kilometres outside Nokaneng village in the northwest, he emphasised the importance of mindset change in farming and value chain development for food security in Ngamiland. "Ga e...

On Friday, the two agents, Paul Setlhabi and Pulane Kgaosi, through their families, filed an urgent application for the court to order the DIS to grant them access to their family-appointed lawyer.It became apparent that the two top DIS officers had...

Gaothuse’s lithe frame and pretty face earned her the 55th Miss Botswana title.Her second and first princesses are Sebaga Manyepetsa and Halle Hirschfeld respectively. Gaothuse, who also previously held the title of Miss teen Botswana 2019, is a...