The Monitor

08/11/2025

: President Duma Boko has made new appointments to his government.

Notably, Lesego Moseki has been appointed the new Bank of Botswana Governor whilst high court judge Zein Kebonang has been appointed Ambassodor to the European Union and the Kingdom of Belgium

Senior lawyer Dick Bayford is the new Attorney General whilst Dr Lekoko Kenosi has been named Botswana's Ambassador to China.

08/11/2025

Bagammangwato royal uncle Kgosi Mokhutshwane Sekgoma was laid to rest in Serowe this morning.

VIDEO: PHATSIMO KAPENG

08/11/2025

Oriental plaza fire yet to be contained - Police

As at 8.20 am and almost 19 hours later authorities are yet to completely contain the fire that ravaged Block 3 industrial warehouses since yesterday.
Police say, together with the Fire department and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) their main focus was to make sure the fire does not affect other warehouses and they made sure they contain it to the one warehouse that was affected .
" You see the biggest challenge is that the area is congested and our initial strategy was to make sure we contain the fire. The other challenge is that since the warehouses were staffed with property the fire was even harder to manage ," Broadhurst police spokesperson Wazha Zambezi said.
Zambezi further admitted they had challenges.
" I admit it took a while because the water in the trucks had to be refilled at some stages, but I can assure that despite the challenges we are managing the situation and very soon we would have completely managed the situation," Zambezi said.

Drone shots as of this morning Kikia

07/11/2025

The multi-billion-pula expansion of the Khoemacau Copper Mine is gaining momentum, with early works already underway and more than P3 billion in funding committed to date.

06/11/2025

An elderly man has died following a car accident along the B05 road near Ranaka village on Friday afternoon. Police said the fatal crash, which involved a single Toyota Hilux, occurred at around 3pm.

06/11/2025

A South African man who was en route to Zimbabwe was arrested at Martin’s Drift Border Post on Saturday after he was found in possession of 13 bags containing substances suspected to be dagga.

06/11/2025

Police are still on the hunt for suspects who robbed PH Filling Station in Sojwe recently. It is said the incident occurred during a night shift when unknown masked men ambushed employees on duty.

06/11/2025

A 28-year-old man has died after falling from a moving vehicle on a sandy road approximately five kilometres north of Kang recently. Southern Divisional Traffic Officer, Assistant Commissioner Boiki Mojalemotho, stated police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.

06/11/2025

A 23-year-old man tragically drowned on Saturday afternoon whilst attending a family fun day at the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) recreational club in Palapye. The deceased was participating in swimming activities when the incident occurred around 3pm, police said.

06/11/2025

The High Court has warned that using personal connections to reach public officers for private gain is unethical and undermines public trust.

06/11/2025

The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has issued a stern warning to the general public, especially pensioners, to be cautious about online scammers who have swindled victims out of over P6 million in the last 10 months.

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has issued a stern warning to the general public, especially pensioners, to be cautious about online scammers who have swindled victims out of over P6 million in the last 10 months.

06/11/2025

A former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) officer, Gaseikanngwe Peke who believes he rescued Chinese-owned construction company giant, China Jiangsu International Botswana (PTY) LTD from Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) blacklisting has lost his bid to claim a P5 million bonus from the company after the High Court found there was no proof of any agreement to pay him the money.

A former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) officer, Gaseikanngwe Peke who believes he rescued Chinese-owned construction company giant, China Jiangsu International Botswana (PTY) LTD from Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) blacklisting has lost his bid to claim a P5 million bonus from the com...