The Midweek Sun

01/12/2025

Two months-long blackout, BPC struggles to replace stolen cables

It has been almost two months since Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) failed to replace the power cables stolen in Sikwane and Mabalane villages, leaving several homes in darkness. Residents say they are still without electricity, with no clear timeline for reconnection. BPC recently revealed that the corporation has lost millions of p**a to power-cable theft across the country.

01/12/2025

SONA DAY 16 *QUESTIONS *GOVERNMENT BILLS
*𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟 • 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮𝟵 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱)

01/12/2025

SONA DAY 16
*QUESTIONS
*GOVERNMENT BILLS
*𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟
• 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮𝟵 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱)

01/12/2025

Growing trend of unregulated online betting scams targeting unsuspecting individuals has become a scourge attracting the attention of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) and Gambling Authority.
According to the two institutions, the online betting or investment opportunities advertised through social media have swindled people of hard earned income.

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https://guardiansun.co.bw/news/online-betting-scams-on-the-rise/news

01/12/2025

Choppies Botswana welcomes December in very high spirits this morning ✊🏾

01/12/2025

He recalled a particularly alarming incident in July 2025, when Tjiwandira allegedly set fire to his Gaborone home while his daughter and grandchildren were inside. They were rescued just in time by another family member.

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https://guardiansun.co.bw/news/elderly-man-seeks-court-protection-from-daughters-abusive-partner/news

01/12/2025

The situation becomes particularly dangerous when landlords offer accommodation to foreigners without confirming whether they are in the country legally.

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https://guardiansun.co.bw/news/rent-risks/news

01/12/2025

NIGER FRUSTRATES BOTSWANA

Niger frustrated Botswana and the continent at the ongoing CITES CoP20. Botswana tabled a proposal for the world to consider harmonising the conditions of trade in live African savannah elephants for the exclusive purpose of allowing trade in hunting trophies for non commercial purposes; trade in live elephants to appropriate and acceptable destinations; trade in hides, hair, and leather goods; and non commercial trade in individually marked and certified ekipas incorporated into finished jewellery for Namibia and ivory carvings for Zimbabwe.

Niger caught the African continent by surprise because they had unanimously agreed, at a meeting on African Elephant Dialogue held in Maun about a year ago, to support a proposal tabled by Botswana. Over and above that, Ministers of Environment from across the continent initiated the formation of the African Group of Negotiators on Wildlife, whose main objective is to ensure that what the continent has agreed on is supported by all member states at CoP20.

Niger surprised everyone when they proposed changes to Botswana’s proposal, restricting the sale of live elephants only to range states in Africa.

According to the outcomes of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment held in Kenya in July, Ministers agreed to operationalise “the African Group of Negotiators on Wildlife, with the objectives of coordinating Africa’s common positions, representing and negotiating for African interests.”

“We met in Botswana where we agreed to unanimously support the proposal, and we have been meeting as the African caucus in Uzbekistan to remind each other of what we agreed to. No one raised any issue with Botswana’s proposal. We don’t know where Niger was coming from,” said one delegate from East Africa, who did not want to be named.

“They claim not to understand some text, and it was interesting that Senegal and Kenya went on to support them. It was clear that those countries held their own meeting, which clearly violates what Ministers agreed to.”

According to a highly placed source, the plan to frustrate Botswana was hatched during lunchtime on Saturday, hours before the country presented the proposal. “The NGOs that do not support the selling of live elephants convened a meeting with officials from West Africa at the 11th hour, and I was part of it. Some of us do not agree with the position of those NGOs. If the matter goes for a vote, we will support Botswana, but on the floor we will speak with Niger,” said a source who did not want to be named.

The European Union, with 27 member states at the CoP, supports Botswana’s proposal, which is based on science and gives consideration to conservation and sustainable use.

The debate on the matter will continue tomorrow.
📸 Ministry of Environment and Tourism

28/11/2025

Happening on Day 4 of the 16 Days of activism against GBV!! You are invited an Awareness Back 2 School Festival taking place this Saturday at Camels Inn Lodge in Mmopane.. Let’s break the stigma and the silence of GBV united to change! Committed in Love # ForLoveSakes

28/11/2025

The government has been urged to ensure that gender based violence (GBV) is tackled from all angles, ensuring that both men and women take responsibility in their contribution to the national scourge.

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https://guardiansun.co.bw/news/men-cry-out/news

28/11/2025

The Midweek Sun kicks off GBV campaign

This past Saturday, The Midweek Sun publication launched a four-stage campaign against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The first phase of the campaign, titled “The Uphill Battle Against GBV,” symbolised the long and difficult journey towards eradicating this scourge.

To mark the launch, participants took part in a hike up Kgale Hill. The hike brought together Cbet (publishers of The Midweek Sun) staff, members of the Botswana Police Service and Botswana Defence Force, as well as numerous hiking enthusiasts.

28/11/2025