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Serowe couple, 57, held over boyfriend's fatal stabbing

Dogs reportedly maul Modipane man to death

Manyeneng urges nation to unite against rising digital violence

Trucks to be confiscated, sand miners to face P1m fine

'Financial challenges hinder GCC from fulfilling mandate'

HIV testing surge alarms Tlokweng

Masisi, Magosi face subpoena in P45m Karakul sheep scandal

Former president Mokgweetsi Masisi and Directorate on Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General, Peter Magosi, are expected to be subpoenaed before the court in the ongoing controversy over the Karakul sheep allegedly procured with more than P45 million of public funds.

‘I’m in love with the Spy Chief’

In a rare exclusive, The Monitor Correspondent THALEFANG CHARLES sits down with spy chief Peter Fana Magosi and his sweetheart, agent Tshepo Tilia Thupa, for a tell-all interview.

Salakae denies implication as BR cancels Baaitse deal

A deal between businessman, Shadrack Baaitse and state-owed Botswana Railways (BR) has been cancelled with growing speculation of political interference, information reaching Mmegi has suggested.

BPF gave me a political lifeline – Galebotswe

PALAPYE: The self-proclaimed legitimate interim leader of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), Retired Lieutenant General Gaolathe Galebotswe, says he will fight for the party as it has saved his political career. He said he was mistreated at his former political home, the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).

How Boko belittles Botswana journalists

A year after the historic Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) electoral win, journalism in Botswana finds itself at a crossroads.

Construction titans clash as DM model crumbles

The infamous Development Manager (DM) model has once again come into the spotlight, this time after construction industry titans Tau Grading, Unik Construction, and development manager Pro-Serve Consulting clashed in court over the P300 million Modipane–Mabalane road project.

Banks reap fruits of forex framework changes

The country’s commercial banks raked in P3.3 billion in non-interest income from January to August, up nearly P750 million from the same period last year, a boost analysts attribute to the July changes to the foreign exchange rate framework.