The Patriot Woman

The Patriot Woman Focused on Batswana women, the magazine speaks to the modern business woman as a game changer in a world that has been traditionally dominated by men.

๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญโ€ฆ ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’‚๐’…๐’Š๐’†๐’”?NANCY RAMOKHUA editors@thepatriot.co.bw Questionably for se...
07/10/2025

๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญโ€ฆ

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’‚๐’…๐’Š๐’†๐’”?

NANCY RAMOKHUA
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Questionably for several years now, ladies in athletics have their representation visibly missing at international level. With minimum representation of ladies at reputable events such as the Paris 2024 Olympics as well as the just ended world athletics championships in Tokyo, there is a great need to involve and groom the girl child.
As though legendary 400m star Amantle Montsho has not passed on the baton, the representation of Botswana ladies in athletics at global level continues to lessen. However, commendable Oratile Nowe, the only lady who represented the country at the Paris Olympics last year in France and secured herself a spot in the semi-finals after finishing second in her 800m race with a time of 2:00.9 in Tokyo, remains a rising dime to look forward to.
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Gloria Majaga finishes 4th in the Womenโ€™s 400m T13 final with a remarkable 1:01.30 at the World Para Athletics Champi...
06/10/2025

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Gloria Majaga finishes 4th in the Womenโ€™s 400m T13 final with a remarkable 1:01.30 at the World Para Athletics Championships.

๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž!Botswanaโ€™s superstar Refilwe Tholakele lit up the Hollywoodbets Super League with a stunning hat-trick...
06/10/2025

๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž!

Botswanaโ€™s superstar Refilwe Tholakele lit up the Hollywoodbets Super League with a stunning hat-trick, leading her side Mamelodi Sundowns to another vital three points.

03/10/2025

MINISTER MOPHUTING CONFIRMS WEDDING PLANS

The Minister has confirmed wedding celebrations will take place on 19 December in Kanye and continue on 20 December in Digawana.

๐๐š๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐žEight Botswana designers ,Botho Chalebgwa, Sabine Matsheka, Boika...
28/09/2025

๐๐š๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž

Eight Botswana designers ,Botho Chalebgwa, Sabine Matsheka, Boikanyo Molale, Mboko Basiami, Candida Montsho, Gomotsegang Dipuo, Moitshepi Mokaila and Gaekgone Lesego are set to embark on a learning expedition to France. The group will take to the stage in Paris and Montpellier, where they will showcase their creations, sharpen their skills, and gain much needed international exposure.

The trip is organised by Crรฉation Botswana, a fashion entrepreneurship programme dedicated to advancing the countryโ€™s fashion industry through international collaboration, capacity building, and market development.

โœ๏ธ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ“ท Gorataone Kgosimore

19/09/2025

WATCH :BIUST 2025 Valedictorian Hlengiwe Dlamini,a graduate in BSC Computer Science and Software Engineering

Update:Nancy Ramokhua

Emma Wareus writes:๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆThe viral video of a man assaulting his girlfriend/wife in front of ...
15/09/2025

Emma Wareus writes:

๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ

The viral video of a man assaulting his girlfriend/wife in front of children has left us all horrified. Now we know his name: Mantrakis Stoffel

This is not just a private citizen. He works for the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, the very office meant to uphold justice in Botswana. And yet, he allegedly has three pending court cases, a record of abusive behavior, and still, nothing was done. He was employed by government just two years ago and trusted with the law while living above it.

If this can happen in the DPP, what hope do ordinary women have?

To make it worse, apparently the woman he abused works at a magistrateโ€™s office. Abuse happening in plain sight of our justice system and still, silence!

This is not a coincidence. This is a SYSTEM THAT ENABLES ABUSERS AND ABANDONS VICTIMS!

Back in June, Minister Chombo called a National Prayer Week for GBV. But hereโ€™s the truth: prayer does not replace policy. Prayer does not prosecute perpetrators. Prayer does not protect victims. What does prayer mean without protection? What does prayer mean without policy? Now, imagine if that week had been a โ€œNational GBV Crisis Action Weekโ€ where she DEMANDED accountability for men like Stoffel, closing loopholes in the justice system, building real survivor support. Would we still be here?

GBV is not a private matter. It is not a โ€œdomestic issue.โ€ It is a NATIONAL EMERGENCY!!!

๐–๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐:
1) Immediate suspension, investigation, and prosecution of Stoffel: no hiding behind government office.

2) Real accountability mechanisms in our justice system: HOW can someone with pending cases be hired into the DPP?

3) An end to symbolic gestures. Botswana needs policies, enforcement, survivor services, and leadership that treats GBV like the crisis it is.

Stoffel was arrest. BUT justice should not depend on virality. Every survivor deserves protection; every abuser must be held accountable, regardless of whether the story trends online.

If this case needed a viral video to trigger action, what does that say about the system that is supposed to protect all citizens?

Because silence is complicity. And this time, the silence is deafening.

BWgovernment Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs BW - The nation is watching. Take action, enforce the law, and show that GBV will not be tolerated in Botswana - starting with Stoffel!!

๐„๐๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡ ๐“๐‘๐”๐‹๐˜ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐„๐๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡!

๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ก๐จ๐›๐š ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐–-๐Š๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ Thando Naledi Makhoba was crowned the first ever Miss BW-Kgatleng, earning the...
15/09/2025

๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ก๐จ๐›๐š ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐–-๐Š๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ 

Thando Naledi Makhoba was crowned the first ever Miss BW-Kgatleng, earning the honour of representing the district at the upcoming Miss Botswana 2026 pageant.

๐“๐ก๐ž๐›๐ž ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ( ๐๐‡๐) ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซMrs. Dineo Thebe was appointed Operations Dir...
09/09/2025

๐“๐ก๐ž๐›๐ž ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ( ๐๐‡๐) ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ

Mrs. Dineo Thebe was appointed Operations Director effective August 8, 2025. She provides overall oversight for Administration, Finance, Grants, Human Resources, Information Technology (IT), and Procurement.

She joined BHP in 2012 as an Accountant and rose through the ranks to become Finance and Grants Director. In that capacity, she ensured effective management of BHPโ€™s funds through rigorous monitoring of grant budgets, compliance with sponsor regulations, and strengthening the internal control environment to facilitate smooth statutory and Yellow Book audits.

Dineo is a self-driven leader with more than 10 years of experience in financial accounting, financial and grants management. Her expertise has enabled her to build a robust Finance, Grants, and Procurement team and successfully drive organisational change. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc.) degree.

Source:BHP

๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐š๐›๐จNANCY RAMOKHUAeditors@thepatriot.co.bwFormer Department of Broadcasting Services (DBS) road show p...
08/09/2025

๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐š๐›๐จ

NANCY RAMOKHUA
[email protected]

Former Department of Broadcasting Services (DBS) road show participant Ketso Letlotlo is making her way to the top. The singer and song writer is working on the release of her new album โ€˜Lethaboโ€™ which translates to happiness, a five-track album.

The album has songs such as Lethabo, Mo tlogele and Robala are an introduction to the music industry.

READ MORE AT: https://thepatriot.co.bw/letlotlo-drops-lethabo/

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๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐จ ๐‰๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐  ๐๐ž๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ญNewly crowned Miss Universe Botswana 2025 Lillian And...
05/09/2025

๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐จ ๐‰๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐  ๐๐ž๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ญ

Newly crowned Miss Universe Botswana 2025 Lillian Andries, will join the panel of judges for the Mr and Miss University of Johannesburg APK 2025 peagent scheduled for 6 September 2025.

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The Patriot Woman was launched in 2016 as a pull-out insert of The Patriot on Sunday newspaper and ultimately became glossy edition it is today. Its objective is mainly to enhance the profile and profiling of women, telling their unique stories to inspire, motivate and encourage other women and the nation as a whole. The magazine was distributed as an insert in the newspaper until September 2018. The magazine is now being sold as a stand-alone in select stores around the country.