The Tswana Times

10/12/2025

BTC sponsors World Athletics Relays

10th December 2025

Own Correspondent

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) has been unveiled as a sponsor of the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 2026 to be held in Gaborone, Botswana on the 2nd and 3rd May 2026 at an event organised to reveal and honour the founding sponsors.

Delivering the key remarks, Jacob Kelebeng, Minister of Arts and Sports, acknowledged the sponsors for empowering World Athletics Relays Gaborone 2026 to dream bigger and reach higher. He further stated that the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 2026 “is one of the events that will never be erased from the history books.”

https://thetswanatimes.com/btc-sponsors-world-athletics-relays/

06/12/2025

Nutribyte Dog Lovers Walk at Molapo Crossing brings families together

6th December 2025

Own Correspondent

Statistics globally reveal that living with pets which do not cause any unease for the owner creates a much greater experience and bond for both owners and those living in surrounding areas. This was the message coming out of social walk by dog lovers outside the precinct of the Gaborone city centre early Saturday morning.

Mosotswana Distributors of Nutribyte Pet Care in Botswana connected clients and prospective buyers at Molapo Crossing for inaugural social get together and information sharing dog walk.

https://thetswanatimes.com/nutribyte-dog-lovers-walk-at-molapo-crossing-brings-families-together/

05/12/2025

Govt urged to respect workers right

2nd December 2025

Own Correspondent

The Botswana Public Employees Union(BOPEU) has warned Government about a disturbing trend of marginalizing the unions during the Public Service Bargaining Council(PSBC) by pursuing a policy of divide and rule.

Unions leaders stressed that demoralized workers cannot summon the strength to overcome sluggish economic growth because of growing job insecurity.

https://thetswanatimes.com/govt-urged-to-respect-workers-right/

02/12/2025

‘BURS collaborates with Tax Inspectors without Borders’

1st December 2025

Own Correspondent

BURS on Monday launched the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) Programme to unravel complex financial network in order to recover taxes through a unique collaboration between the OECD, the UNDP, and the Botswana Unified Revenue Service.

This initiative carries significant national importance, particularly at a time when Botswana is navigating a challenging economic environment that demands strengthened domestic revenue mobilization, greater fiscal resilience and deliberate efforts toward national economic recovery.

https://thetswanatimes.com/burs-collaborates-with-tax-inspectors-without-borders/

02/12/2025

‘BDC supports commercialization of traditional music’

2nd December 2025

Sello Motseta

Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) has launched a pilot initiative designed to capacitate and support the commercialisation of traditional cultural performance through the professional production of a studio album by Mafitlhakgosi Traditional Dance Group, in partnership with Eric Ramco Music and Film.

https://thetswanatimes.com/bdc-supports-commercialization-of-traditional-music/

01/12/2025

‘AgaMotse celebrates Former Botswana Ambassador Jimmy Molefhe’s Legacy’

Own Correspondent

28th November 2025

In an effort to honour layered narratives and safeguard creative legacies, AgaMotse Centre presented ‘Salvaged Works: The Art of Topo ‘Jimmy’ Molefhe,’ a retrospective exhibition celebrating the life labour and artistic work of Former Botswana Ambassador Topo ‘Jimmy’ Molefhe(1927 – 2010).

The unique exhibition held 15 years after his demise, reflects the quiet legacy of a father figure and extinguished diplomat, who created fascinating art work steadily and privately across decades, leaving behind a body of work that speaks with its own clarity and integrity.

https://thetswanatimes.com/agampotse-celebrates-former-botswana-ambassador-jimmy-molefhes-legacy/

01/12/2025

Botswana to host G2 Series event in Gaborone

30th November 2025

Sello Motseta

Excitement is building ahead of a G2 series event including Porsche, Lamborghini’s and Ferrari’s along the streets of the capital city Gaborone scheduled for May 2026, called the Posh Race Africa Gaborone CBD Circuit, a planned annual luxury motorsport and lifestyle event hosted by Posh Inc. (Pty)Ltd.

The Posh Race Africa Gaborone is expected to be more than just a race; it will be a celebration of all things automotive. Featuring premium luxury vehicles, this event offers local car lovers a very unique opportunity to get up close to their favourite vehicles and drivers.

https://thetswanatimes.com/botswana-to-host-g2-series-event-in-gaborone/

28/11/2025

Bots should review Death Penalty – Many innocent people have been executed

Kutlo Motseta

28th November 2025

There has been parliamentary talk about the review of the constitution most notably the issue of the death penalty.

This is a very polarizing and a widely misunderstood topic. People who oppose the death penalty are often misunderstood as being sympathetic to murderers. However legal research, which culminated in the abolition of the death penalty in many countries globally, has shown that the issue is more complex.

https://thetswanatimes.com/bots-should-review-death-penalty-many-innocent-people-have-been-executed/

24/11/2025

BOTSWANA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

Kutlo Motseta

22nd November 2025

Over the weekend the Botswana Badminton Association hosted the ‘Botswana International Future Series 2025’ tournament at the Royal Arial Stadium in Tlokweng.

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21/11/2025

‘Stakeholders discuss revising SMME Definition to boost SMME Growth’

20th November 2025

Sello Motseta

The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA), along with the Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship is leading a nationwide stakeholder consultation process to gazette an updated and legally binding definition for Small, Micro, and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs).

The initiative aims to align Botswana’s SMME sector with current economic realities with objectives to develop a legally binding SMME definition that will ensure compliance with the Small Business Act (2004) and the Industrial Development Act (2019).

https://thetswanatimes.com/stakeholders-discuss-revising-smme-definition-to-boost-smme-growth/

21/11/2025

Botswana celebrates ‘World Toilet Day’

Kutlo Motseta

19th November 2025

Botswana’s government commemorated ‘National Toilet Day’ under the theme, ‘Sanitation in a Changing World,’ at Wagga Gardens, Gaborone.

The event was hosted by the Department of Water and Sanitation. Multi-Waste and Flotek collaborated with them, whilst Botswana Defence Force, Botswana Prisons Services and the University of Botswana were also in attendance.

https://thetswanatimes.com/botswana-celebrates-world-toilet-day/

20/11/2025

Tribute to the Late Rev Dr Cheryl Natalie Dibeela

Sello Motseta

Over a week after we laid her to rest the memories of a compassionate and vivacious young woman, committed to embracing the Gospel in word and deed remain etched in my mind. I first met Reverend Dr Cheryl Natalie Dibeela as a student at Rhodes University in the early 1990’s.

https://thetswanatimes.com/tribute-to-the-late-rev-dr-cheryl-natalie-dibeela/