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Khama asked to punish child molesters
An isolated incident in the rural village of Sebina, north of Botswana, a single Facebook expose, and one hash tag #IShallNotForget has started a massive campaign to get the nation on its feet, to...
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Alliance petitions PM Mosisili
An Alliance of Non-State-Actors in Lesotho has petitioned Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili complaining information black-out on efforts by government to normalise the situation in the country and to...
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Marina sends nine patients for kidney transplant in India
Princess Marina Hospital on Sunday sent nine patients to India to do kidney and bone marrow transplants. Five patients will undergo kidney transplants at Apollo Hospitals while four will get bone...
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SADC grapples with food shortage
Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries are on a mission to tackle the shortage of food in the region from the root cause following the adverse drought that has hit the region. All SADC...
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Air Botswana, ALF life saving
The partnership between Air Botswana and Airborne Lifeline Foundation (ALF) is said to have is said to be alleviating the financial and logistical burdens on the less privileged that had to travel long...
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Cybercrime under scrutiny
The first ever international Conference on internet, Cyber Security and information system started in Gaborone on Wednesday. The three-day conference brought together stakeholders to discuss problems...
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AU alarmed at developments in Lesotho
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has expressed deep concern over the breakdown in rule of law in the Kingdom of Lesotho, as demonstrated by the recent attack...
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#IShallNotForget judgment on Wednesday
The High court will on Wednesday deliver judgment in an urgent application case in which campaigners under the banner #IShallNotForget movement are challenging the decision by government to deny them a...
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New Retirement Funds Act challenged
The Retirement Funds Act passed in the last sitting of Parliament to regulate pension funds is already being challenged, long before it is put to practice, The Patriot on Sunday has learnt. At the...
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Boitekanelo drags UB to court
An attempt by the University of Botswana (UB) to cancel a multi-million pula catering contract recently awarded to Boitekanelo Catering Services has backfired, with the latter filing an urgent...
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Cybercrime threatens developing economies
The first International Conference on the Internet, Cyber Security and Information Systems, held in Gaborone on Wednesday has been hailed as a success. The conference which was held by University of...
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Govt has failed fisheries sector- Expert
A fisheries biologist at the Okavango Research Institute (ORI) in Maun, Keta Mosepele, has advised government to develop a fisheries policy so that the full benefits of the sector are realised....
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'Prosecute Councillor Amon'-BONELA
The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) vows to get justice done, for a 16 year old school girl, who fell pregnant after allegedly being taken advantage of by a local politician....
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'Wilderness Safaris, Khama ties suspicious'
MP for Francistown West Ignatius Moswaane has questioned the business dealings between President Ian Khama, his brother Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism (MEWT)Tshekedi Khama and tourism...
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Masisi's health: Khama's headache
Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi's prolonged stay out of office has sparked intense contest among cabinet ministers seeking to be appointed to act in the second highest office in the land, The Patriot...
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Undertaking security sector reforms in Lesotho
The current security problems facing the Kingdom of Lesotho have their origins in August 2014, when then Prime-Minister Tom Thabane attempted in vain to effect changes in the command of the Lesotho...
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#IShallNotForget allowed to march
The state has lost with costs, a case in which campaigners from a movement known as Women and Men Against All Abuse of Children were challenging the state’s decision to deny them a permit to engage in...
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BOFEPUSU to protest on June 16
Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) Secretary General Tobokani Rari says they are going to mobilise their members to actively participate in the June 16 celebrations. The June 16 is...
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Convicted murderer hanged
In the wee hours of a cold mid-winter Wednesday morning the state of the Republic of Botswana hanged Patrick Gaabakanye (65) by the neck until he was dead after the courts had booked him a date with...
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Botswana to share construction costs of port in Mozambique
Botswana wants the Techobanine port construction project to be re-launched as the project will make Botswana’s world trade easier, a Botswana government official said this week in Maputo. Eric Molela,...
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