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A “Holy” spirited conversation with a Catholic Bishop-elect

The Head of the Catholic Church Pope Leo XIV has surprised Lawrence Ofentse Pheto (50) with grace, gratitude and humility to serve as Bishop...

Bo.Plug hits the streets!

Bo.Plug, Botswana's newest advertising enterprise has officially launched, bringing a bold promise to revolutionise both informal trade and advertising in the country through professionally...

Post-office, Tsogwane rediscovers virtue in respectful words

As Vice President, Slumber Tsogwane didn’t think there was anything wrong with President Mokgweetsi Masisi publicly insulting other people. A Botswana-flag lapel pin adorning...

Govt formalises same-sex relations

The government has taken a significant step toward formalising same-sex relations after it moved to amend the Penal Code as it deleted provisions long...

Natasha Rampa Appointed Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs

Effective 20 April 2026, Ms. Natasha Rampa joins the Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs as Permanent Secretary, bringing with her a career defined by...

Government reviews Marriage Act amid calls over same-sex unions

The government is edging cautiously into one of its most sensitive social debates, as it reviews marriage laws while maintaining an officially neutral stance...

In death, Moabi Keaikitse unites nation against workplace bullying

When Moabi Keaikitse died, many who knew him spoke quietly about an unassuming young man who rarely sought the spotlight. Yet in the days...

The wives who ran Botswana…until their husbands returned

For decades, absence defined marriage in much of rural Botswana. Husbands left for the mines of South Africa, sometimes for years, sometimes for a...

Vaping, secret Apps and the silent crisis taking over secondary schools

A new youth culture is tightening its grip on Botswana’s schools, unfolding quietly in the corners adults rarely check: bathrooms, WhatsApp groups, mall hangouts,...

The real cost of Botswana’s economic downturn could be a lost generation

As Botswana struggles through one of the most difficult economic periods in its post-independence history, a far deeper and less visible crisis may be...