Farouk Ismail Group (Pty) Ltd donated P70,000 worth of medication for managing high blood pressure, hypertension, cholesterol and diabetes to Athlone Hospital in Lobatse. The donation, part of the company's community support initiatives, was received gratefully by hospital staff during a handover ceremony on Tuesday.
9 June 2026 · Mmegi →
The University of Botswana Alumni Symposium 2026, themed "Architects of Transformation: Mobilizing Alumni Excellence for UB," brought together graduates, researchers, and corporate partners to strengthen institutional synergy and support national development agendas. Vice Chancellor Professor David Norris highlighted the university's four-decade role in national development and its 2020–2029 strategic plan focused on sustainable knowledge generation and modernized curriculum.
9 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Tlokweng council is unable to allocate plots to applicants because no serviced residential plots are currently available for distribution. The Land Board is exploring a redesign of a 10-hectare plot at Metlhabeng to increase the number of residential plots available for future allocation.
9 June 2026 · Mmegi →
In a Sefalana robbery trial, Moremong testified that he had no knowledge of the November 25, 2022 attack and was merely assisting a friend, Leatile Modise, denying he acted in common purpose.
9 June 2026 · Mmegi →
An elderly man died in Mogoditshane after being dragged by his Toyota Hilux, which moved unexpectedly while he was attempting to start it with one leg on the gear and the other outside the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into a tree.
9 June 2026 · Mmegi →
Seven armed men cut through an electric fence and entered a company in Mogoditshane at around 3 am, assaulted a security officer and Human Resources Manager, and made off with P2,000 in cash, two laptops, and three cellular phones.
9 June 2026 · Mmegi →
A woman from a cattle post on the outskirts of Robelela, reported missing Wednesday after leaving for a clinic appointment, was found dead Friday morning by a passerby lying in a pool of blood along a roadside.
9 June 2026 · Mmegi →
Botswana recorded more than 7,500 gender-based violence cases in the first quarter of 2026, according to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs. Of the 7,517 cases logged from January to March, 2,228 were classified as gender-based violence incidents, with 520 rape cases and 487 defilement cases reported.
9 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
Simon Hirschfeld, Botswana's first Motswana Police Commissioner who served 39 years in law enforcement and spent 24 years leading the Botswana Police Service, was buried at Phomolong Memorial Park in Gaborone with a traditional police funeral ceremony.
9 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Ms Janet Monnaatsie of Mababe village has advanced from a temporary scullery worker at Savuti Camp to a housekeeping supervisor after 20 years with Wilderness Safari Company, crediting her success to hard work, positive mindset, and willingness to embrace new responsibilities.
9 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Duma Boko congratulated the Botswana Harvard Health Partnership for their significant role in breakthrough HIV prevention research and the discovery of the Omicron COVID variant in 2021. The partnership's executive director noted their contributions to Botswana's public health milestones and their participation in landmark studies that shaped local and international HIV treatment and prevention guidelines.
9 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
SARS has introduced a new online declaration and pre-registration requirement for all foreign vehicles through the Travel Management System before border entry, and warns motorists against fraudsters posing as registration agents and demanding fees, as the service is free.
9 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Kgosi Malope II has named a new regiment Maisantwa III among the Bangwaketse, with initiates receiving education on life skills, gender-based violence, substance abuse, and agricultural concerns. The ceremony also included an appeal for the newly inducted regiment to volunteer in constructing a 37-kilometre fence in an FMD containment zone.
9 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →