The Monitor

11/09/2026

: Botswana’s Lee Eppie has qualified for the final of the men’s 400m at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship after finishing third in his semi-final in 44.85s.

Eppie finished behind Jacory Patterson (44.73s) and Matthew Hudson-Smith (44.79s), who also secured automatic qualification.

11/09/2026

: World Champion Collen Kebinatshipi has qualified for the men’s 400m final at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, while compatriot Bayapo Ndori missed out after finishing sixth in the semi-final heat in 45.00 seconds.

Kebinatshipi won his heat in 44.23 seconds.

11/09/2026

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has decided not to rally behind it's president who faces charges preferred against him by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and Directorate on Public Prosecutions (DPP).

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The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has decided not to rally behind it's president who faces charges preferred against him by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and Directorate on Public Prosecutions (DPP).

10/09/2026

EDITOR'S COMMENT: Elsewhere in this edition, there is a story highlighting declining abortion cases in Palapye during the first quarter of 2026. The figures captured by the Palapye District Council should not be treated as another statistic to be filed away in a district development report.

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Elsewhere in this edition, there is a story highlighting declining abortion cases in Palapye during the first quarter of 2026. The figures captured by the Palapye District Council should not be treated as another statistic to be filed away in a district development report.

10/09/2026

Ink Spills: In Gaborone, they say a new school has been built. Normally, this would be cause for celebration — ribbon cutting, speeches, maybe even a choir of children singing about the bright future ahead or perhaps Vee and Charma Gal serenading the crowd.

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In Gaborone, they say a new school has been built. Normally, this would be cause for celebration — ribbon cutting, speeches, maybe even a choir of children singing about the bright future ahead or perhaps Vee and Charma Gal serenading the crowd.

10/09/2026

Coloring Souls: What keeps you going from one life incident to the other? How do you manage the impact the life incidents have upon your emotions, body, spirit and mind? Time allows events to occur at an ideal moment it chooses and we always get an emotional stretch out of each experience we encounter in our lives.

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What keeps you going from one life incident to the other? How do you manage the impact the life incidents have upon your emotions, body, spirit and mind? Time allows events to occur at an ideal moment it chooses and we always get an emotional stretch out of each experience we encounter in our lives.

10/09/2026

SPORT LITE: At one stage, it may have been deemed too early to heap praise on the effervescent Collen Busang Kebinatshipi. But now, the accolades are not only deserved, they are long overdue. Kebinatshipi comfortably sits at the apex of the 400m leader board, looking down on his nearest challengers.

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At one stage, it may have been deemed too early to heap praise on the effervescent Collen Busang Kebinatshipi. But now, the accolades are not only deserved, they are long overdue. Kebinatshipi comfortably sits at the apex of the 400m leader board, looking down on his nearest challengers.

10/09/2026

What began as an emotional plea to President Duma Boko for a presidential pardon has ended with an unexpected courtroom victory for Kgomotso Sekerese.

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What began as an emotional plea to President Duma Boko for a presidential pardon has ended with an unexpected courtroom victory for Kgomotso Sekerese.

10/09/2026

Francistown High Court Judge, Bengbame Sechele, recently sentenced Kitso Makati to death after finding that there were no extenuating circumstances to reduce his moral blameworthiness in the commission of murder during an armed robbery in Palapye.

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Francistown High Court Judge, Bengbame Sechele, recently sentenced Kitso Makati to death after finding that there were no extenuating circumstances to reduce his moral blameworthiness in the commission of murder during an armed robbery in Palapye.

10/09/2026

Tlokweng District Council (TDC) has raised concern over the growing number of teenage pregnancies in the area, after recording 19 cases during the quarter.

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Tlokweng District Council (TDC) has raised concern over the growing number of teenage pregnancies in the area, after recording 19 cases during the quarter.