Any time now, the results of post-mortems into the deaths of nearly 60 elephants in the far northwest are due. Since March, elephant carcasses have been found in the lush veldt around Seronga and Eretsha villages, with wildlife authorities quick to...
Only a few will get to read through this simply because of their fear and/or hate for snakes. It is Setswana tradition that when a snake is spotted, it is killed. The killing is typically an epic show, with wild shouting, heavy weapons, stones, logs...
Last week dozens of residents along the Boro River, from the Buffalo Fence to Maun, defied coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown regulations to rush to the river to meet Leleme as the water travelled down to the Thamalakane River. Many came with bottles...
MAUN: Yesterday (Thursday), the “tongue of the water” as the locals here call it, streamed past Boro II village after stalling on the upper Boro River for two days in a big and wide bend. It is now on the narrow and steep part of the Boro River...
Recently, social media in South Africa was abuzz, as citizens there noted a large star in the sky, appearing in the late afternoon and early evening. PANIC OVER STRANGE STAR screamed the Daily Sun on April 30, quoting residents as saying the...
FRANCISTOWN: Mmegi spoke to some of the local social workers to get their expert opinions on the psychological impact of coronavirus on the people during the pandemic, after 28 days of practising extreme social distancing and recording 23 positive...
At the Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital in Francistown recently, nurses and other health workers in one of the busy wards at the hospital, scurried for cover after they were warned not to access a ward because a patient who had succumbed to a respiratory...
FRANCISTOWN: Dr. Mompati, a seasoned medical practitioner who has been in practice for four decades now, has witnessed that in the neighbouring South Africa the country started with only seven cases but within no time the virus had rapidly spread...
FRANCISTOWN: In 2008, during the presidency of Ian Khama, government introduced new liquor regulations that amongst others regulated the sale of alcohol from bars, bottle stores, liquor depots, discotheque/night clubs and homes. The regulations...
Various interventions such as comprehensive public education by the police specifically designed to curb and flatten the rapid upward trajectory of rape in the village, have failed to bear any fruit. According to police figures, 106 rape cases...
In the midst of the coronavirus that is ravaging humankind, Gabolekwe, former deputy commissioner of police (support services) surrendered his service uniform on April 1, 2020 as a top cop. He was a career police officer who enrolled as a police...
The world is left wondering, “what could we have done differently to stop this enemy?” Ironically, as the enemy advances, with a vengeance, all countries, both big and small, are taking cover indoors to save their dear lives. Covid-19 is a...
Recently, one popular Facebook page with more than 20,000 followers alleged that the health ministry was hiding a white patient from South Africa at Bokspits Clinic. After the first three cases were announced, photos of a couple alleged to be the...
On Tuesday, dozens of Batswana came face to face with the scary reality of coronavirus. They crossed the border early in the morning and returned to a nightmare. At Pioneer Gate in Lobatse, medical practitioner, Dr Montoedi Matlhare found himself...
But the scene is sombre and sobering, she is unsure whom to approach. There is a heavy police presence. As she quickly does the math, she realises that this is not a place to cause a scene. She has walked into a much bigger and graver scene. She...
The controversial Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) legislator for Tonota recorded an amateurish video, which has since gone viral on social media, addressing his constituents and the country on the coronavirus. Moatlhodi used the same powerful...
Mmegi: Help us understand Education and Training Sector Strategic Plan (ETSSP) and multiple pathways as solutions to the current education crisis. Bulawa: Briefly, the ETSSP is a reform aimed at transforming education by addressing some key policy...
MOENG COLLEGE: A journey to Moeng College on the back of J5 trucks was an enjoyable experience. Former Moeng College students still have vivid memories of this Mokungwane/Mokoba stop hump, which left many overwhelmed with a strong feeling of...
MOENG COLLEGE: The 2019 Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Examinations (BGCSE) tell the story of a collapsed giant that Moeng College was known for in the years of yore: In the academic circles. Out of 34 senior secondary schools, Moeng was...
Although the news made headlines across the world following the published study, at some point beating both US President Donald Trump’s then impending impeachment trial and Brexit blockbusters, Botswana was still busy reeling from the elections...
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