Education, health, crime, social issues.
The anti-aging market is booming with unproven supplements and peptides like TB-500 and NAD+, promoted via social media and telehealth as ways to slow aging, but researchers say the field lacks reliable evidence to back the claims and risks repeating historical mistakes.
6 hours ago · Weekend Post →
The anti-aging market is booming with unproven supplements and peptides like TB-500 and NAD+, promoted via social media and telehealth as ways to slow aging, but researchers say the field lacks reliable evidence to back the claims and risks repeating historical mistakes.
6 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Community members in Mochudi gathered on September 11 for a clean-up programme to maintain the village and promote environmental responsibility ahead of Independence Day. The initiative was part of a nationwide clean campaign instituted by President Advocate Duma Boko, aimed at keeping the environment clean and rehabilitating public spaces.
16 hours ago · Daily News Botswana →
Statistics Botswana recorded 14,037 deaths in 2024, up 3.9 percent from 13,508 deaths in 2023, with non-communicable diseases accounting for most deaths.
19 hours ago · The Botswana Gazette →
At 21, Marang Lemeni is challenging the belief that poor exam results determine future prospects through her youth movement, Teens On Track, which focuses on second chances and supporting young people.
22 hours ago · The Botswana Gazette →
The Mogoditshane/Thamaga District Council chairperson has proposed immediate closure of Thamaga Junior Secondary School due to persistent sewerage problems, citing high public health risks from stagnant wastewater and contamination. The school requires about 40 vacuum tanker loads of sewerage removal monthly at a cost of P120,000, yet the underlying issue remains unresolved.
10 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The North East District Council runs comprehensive rehabilitation programmes offering technical skills, training and business management education to vulnerable populations, aiming to reduce poverty and improve food security by helping able-bodied beneficiaries establish individual businesses and reduce reliance on government handouts. Projects range from small stock and catering to hair salons, carpentry and milling, with continuous psychosocial support provided to shift beneficiaries' mindsets.
10 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
A renewed partnership between Wilderness' Children in the Wilderness programme, the Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education, BIHL Trust, and Mokolodi Nature Reserve will expand hands-on environmental education at Tshwaragano Primary School in Gaborone, backed by increased BIHL Trust funding.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
According to the Palapye District Development Committee, 130 abortion cases were recorded between April and June 2026, with monthly figures rising from 30 in April to 42 in May and 58 in June.
9 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Continued adolescent pregnancies in Tlokweng are described as a worrying trend requiring urgent attention from families and communities. Teenage mothers tested negative for HIV and were referred for psychosocial and social welfare support.
9 September 2026 · Mmegi →
A man has been convicted and sentenced to death for the October 2016 armed robbery and murder of South Korean national Ja Chul Koo, who was working on a Morupule A Power Station refurbishment project in Palapye. Justice Sechele ruled that no extenuating circumstances justified the elaborate nighttime attack, in which Koo was fatally shot and his compatriot Moonhan Jang was wounded.
9 September 2026 · Mmegi →
First Lady Kaone Boko has called for public education on mental health and early interventions, saying parents and guardians need guidance to identify early behavioural changes in adolescents that could lead to mental health conditions and substance abuse. She launched a revamped adolescent ward and therapeutic garden at Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital in Lobatse, emphasizing the need for parents to pay attention to children's emotional and psychological wellbeing.
9 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
A BMW attempting to overtake a horse-and-trailer truck collided head-on with another oncoming horse-and-trailer truck on the Palapye–Martins' Drift road on Saturday morning around 11am, killing two people, police said.
8 September 2026 · Mmegi →
According to Botswana Police Service statistics cited by Bamangwato chief Kgosi Khama IV, 1,340 men died in road crashes over five years compared to 537 women, prompting calls for men to address dangerous driving behaviour.
8 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Acting President Nelson Ramaotwana visited Extension II and Bontleng Clinics in Gaborone and was informed by the Senior Pharmacist that while clinics still experience sporadic shortages of certain pharmaceutical supplies, overall supplies have improved. The visit followed a Cabinet decision for MPs and Ministers to assess medicine availability at health facilities nationwide.
8 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Professor Danwood Chirwa of the University of Cape Town has issued a 28-page expert opinion commissioned by the Law Society of Botswana that critically analyses the Gaborone University College of Law's Bachelor of Laws degree, questioning aspects of the programme while the Law Society continues defending its refusal to permit GUC-Leeds Beckett University graduates to sit Bar examinations.
7 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's physical volume of water production fell by 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2026 to 31,333,459 kilolitres, from 31,511,986 kilolitres in the fourth quarter of 2025. Gaborone 1 and the North region together supplied 54 percent of the country's output.
7 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The High Court has found genuine factual disputes in a case where the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) refused to register graduates of the GUC/Leeds Beckett LLB programme for the June 2026 Bar Examinations, citing concerns raised by a BQA audit into the programme's delivery and quality assurance. The court did not decide whether the LSB was justified in excluding the graduates, leaving the matter unresolved.
7 September 2026 · Mmegi →
A High Court judge dismissed an application by 21 Leeds Beckett University law graduates who were refused registration for the June 2026 Bar Examinations by the Law Society of Botswana (LSB). The LSB says its authority to scrutinise law qualifications comes from the Legal Practitioners Act and Regulations, while the graduates argued the Society exceeded its powers by creating an additional requirement not in the Act.
7 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Botswana Police Commissioner Dinah Marathe and BDF Commander General Mpho Mophuting face potential imprisonment if Honey Guide Trust's demands are not met, following a dispute over resource-sharing in the NG32 area near Ditshiping village.
7 September 2026 · Mmegi →
President Advocate Duma Boko unveiled the Duma Boko School at Block 7 in Gaborone on Saturday, a flagship project built by Jindal Power and serving as the inaugural site for African Hero, a pan-African initiative to expand access to education, healthcare and skills development. Boko said internal government resistance, including obstruction of features like a swimming pool, delayed the project despite the funding coming from non-government sources.
7 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The University of Botswana and Destination Imagination have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to train 10,000 young Batswana in technology skills over six months, including cybersecurity, cloud computing, data hygiene, and artificial intelligence, alongside soft skills and entrepreneurship. The initiative is funded through a P1.2 billion job-creation fund and involves partnerships with technology companies and government ministries aimed at improving youth employability.
7 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Businessman Zunaid Moti, supported by private sector players including Jindal Energy, has established a public-benefit project to build education and healthcare facilities from preassembled material to high standards, with no government funding. Moti is financing an estimated P2 billion plant in Gabane to produce materials for the project and enable scaling across Botswana and the continent.
5 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Kanye District Council launched Botswana's National Month of Prayer on September 4 under the theme "Let There Be Life," dedicated to prayer, reflection, and unity. Mohumagadi Mmasetsibi Gaseitsiwe highlighted the nation's progress against HIV, noting that Botswana exceeded UNAIDS targets and became the first African country to achieve the 95-95-95 goals, with new infections falling 71 per cent since 2005.
5 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Advocate Duma Boko opened a primary school expected to enrol about 380 learners and a clinic in Block 7, Gaborone, built through a private-sector partnership under the African Hero initiative, with government covering staffing and operations rather than construction costs.
5 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →