Member of Parliament for Lobatse, Kamal Jacobs, has retracted explosive allegations he made last week against President Duma Boko. Initially, Jacobs claimed that Boko and his bodyguard had sent him life-threatening text messages, an assertion that shook the political landscape and raised questions about safety and governance within the country. Jacobs, who had first voiced these concerns on the floor of Parliament, has now requested that his statement be expunged from The Hansard, the official...

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) and Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (SKMTH) officially launched their strategic partnership aimed at enhancing digital healthcare services with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony. This collaboration will focus on implementing advanced digital health solutions to improve healthcare access, quality, and efficiency across Botswana.  The project has commenced with a six-month proof of concept phase, running from March to September 2025. The key deliverables of this partnership include establishment of a...

To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, themed #AccelerateAction, members of the WAN IFRA WIN Guild, a collection of top editors and publishers from the Women in News (WIN) community, have committed themselves to a series of collective and individual actions to move the dial on gender equality in newsroom leadership. The pledge is in response to WAN-IFRA WIN’s latest findings that fewer than 1 in 5 CEO/Publisher roles worldwide are held by women, while...

During a powerful address at the Serowe Distict Full Council meeting today, the Vice Chancellor of BUAN, Professor Ketlhatlogile Mosepele emphasized the importance of collaboration and partnerships in achieving sustainable development goals for Botswana. In his speech, the Vice-Chancellor shared BUAN’s strategic vision to foster new partnerships that would significantly benefit the livelihoods of the Serowe District and contribute to Botswana’s socio-economic growth. “Our mission is to add value to the lives of Batswana by...