A groundswell of discontent is building across Botswana’s tertiary institutions, as students prepare to take to the streets in protest over a long-promised but undelivered P2,500 living allowance. guardiansun.co.bw/news/breached-…

The groceries inside the trolley were worth P349.95 and included 2kg of macaroni, 10kg of Tastic rice, 10kg of Super A1 maize meal, 200g of mayonnaise, tomato sauce, cooking oil, and other items guardiansun.co.bw/news/man-steal…

PAC has postponed a special appearance by the Permanent Secretary to the President by 30 minutes. This follows her arrival alone before the Committee, where she explained that she had assumed the invitation was solely for her, as had been the case during her last appearance.

Permanent Secretary to the President, Emma Peloetletse, has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that she takes full responsibility for the Auditor General position remaining vacant for over two years. She assured the Committee that the position will be filled soon.

The PSP has revealed that service providers often inflate their prices when dealing with government, citing delayed payments that negatively impact their operations. She said some suppliers are even forced to take out loans to deliver on contracts.

PSP Emma Peloetletse, has told PAC that she is aware of the more than 600 cases from the public service lodged with the Ombudsman’s office in the year under review. She stated that efforts are being made to resolve the issues.

“If there are no diamond sales, then the country has no money, we are done, re sweletse!” he said, stressing the centrality of diamonds to Botswana’s revenue stream. guardiansun.co.bw/news/diamond-d…

“He has a pending 2024 case in which he stabbed a woman several times and even damaged her eye so severely she lost vision, after she refused his advances. He is manipulating the court with his calm demeanour. He is a threat to the public and the police.” guardiansun.co.bw/news/man-charg…

In a dramatic courtroom twist, Tswelelo Kgaolo (38) of Palapye Extension 1 has denied ripping out the intestines of his former lover, Kelebemang Raletsholo (44), during a brutal stabbing in October 2024. guardiansun.co.bw/news/twisted-d…

Tension is simmering between Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) backbenchers and their President, Advocate Duma Boko, over what the MPs see as the absence of “engagement with their leader at a critical period in the country.” guardiansun.co.bw/news/udc-backb…

In court, Gaseitsewe stood alone on one side of the room, physically separating himself from other Bangwaketse tribesmen, including Chief Representative Kennedy Mookodi. The stark separation highlighted a deepening family dispute playing out in public. guardiansun.co.bw/news/royal-rif…

“He wanted to kill all of us. If he could do something this terrible while we were asleep, what else is he capable of if he walks free?” she asked rhetorically. guardiansun.co.bw/news/jealous-l…

The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has lost over P88 million to copper cable theft in the past five years, according to information presented in Parliament this week. guardiansun.co.bw/news/copper-th…

“I went to DTEF personally and asked about these modules. Some of them exist only on paper,” he said, calling it a “scam on the nation’s budget.” guardiansun.co.bw/news/funding-f…

The Party says the move follows reflection on past actions, when Bangwato were denied the use of their kgotla to discuss matters concerning their Kgosi a decision the BDP now calls wrong and disrespectful. "Phoso e tsalwa ke motho, e bowe e baakanngwe ke motho."