Demands that Minister withdraw statement he made about health workers He accused healthcare workers of hoarding medicines in distribution facilities Botswana’s public health sector finds itself at a tense crossroads following a public spat between the Minister of Health, Dr. Stephen Modise, and the nation’s public service trade unions. The unions have demanded that Dr. Modise retract statements he made at a Botswana National Front (BNF) press conference accusing healthcare workers of hoarding medicines...

Gender-based violence (GBV) is not just about individual acts of cruelty or isolated conflicts; it is, at its core, a manifestation of entrenched power imbalances rooted in cultural, economic, and social structures that govern household and community life. The violence deeply ingrained within homes reflects a broader societal failure to dismantle patriarchal norms that sustain male dominance and female submission. The brutal reality is that these power dynamics trap survivors in a vicious cycle of...

Battling Digital Abuse Plaguing Botswana Women Almost one in two women in Botswana is caught in the grip of digital violence, a troubling crisis rapidly unfolding across the country’s online spaces. A recent study reveals that while Botswana races ahead with its digital transformation, its cyber-safety systems can’t keep pace to protect women and girls. These findings come as Parliament steps up efforts to tackle what global experts now call one of the fastest-growing forms...

Rehabilitating Botswana’s At-Risk Boys When the education system falters in nurturing latent potential, the streets too often become an unwelcome refuge. In Botswana, a quiet crisis has been unfolding beneath the surface of the nation’s steady progress: boys are increasingly abandoning school and slipping into cycles of criminality. This pattern is not just a statistic but a warning signal, revealing fractures in social support, education policy, and economic opportunity that, left unattended, threaten to undermine...

Botswana has witnessed notable progress in gender equality over the past twenty years, yet there is a growing concern that boys and young men are increasingly being left out of this advance. Emerging data, both from local and global sources, signals widening gaps in boys’ education, mental health, and social well-being—triggering calls from experts for a more nuanced and inclusive approach to gender policy. In an interview with WeekendPost, Thabile Samboma, a Research Fellow at...

In Botswana, a nation of 2.6 million, women possess only 64% of the legal rights afforded to men. This stark disparity endures despite impressive female enrollment in higher education and the country’s promising economic prospects. Against this backdrop, a fresh force has emerged: Hopeful Horizons, a community development NGO committed to empowering women and tackling gender-based violence (GBV) at the grassroots level. In an interview with the Weekend Post, the organization’s founders emphasized their foundation...