Teachers’ Unions Reject Corporal Punishment Motion
Africa-Press - Botswana. Teachers’ unions BOSETU and BTU have rejected calls to reintroduce corporal punishment, a practice abolished in 2018, warning of...
Over 700 Companies give Notice to Retrench
Africa-Press - Botswana. A total of 700 companies submitted notifications of intention to retrench workers to the Commissioner of Labour between January...
Children Pay the Price for Medicine Crisis
Africa-Press - Botswana. UNICEF has warned that children in Botswana are increasingly bearing the brunt of a strained health system marked by medicine shortages,...
Doctors Warn Govt on ‘False Victory’ in Meds Crisis
Africa-Press - Botswana. Doctors have accused government of undermining public trust by celebrating improvements in medicine supply chains while patients across the country continue...
No Refuge for ‘Xenophobia’ Escapees
Africa-Press - Botswana. As tensions build ahead of the controversial June 30 deadline for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa, Botswana has made it...
Teachers Demand Exam Payments
Africa-Press - Botswana. A storm is brewing in Botswana’s education sector as primary, junior and secondary school teachers who invigilated and marked the 2025...
Grant Rollout Delayed to June
Africa-Press - Botswana. The government has postponed the rollout of the Child Support Grant from April 2026 to June 2026, citing ongoing administrative processes...
End Elephant Hunting in Settlements- EPS
Africa-Press - Botswana. The Elephant Protection Society (EPS) has warned that hunting near areas like NG35 exposes residents to danger from stray bullets and...
Botswana, S/Africa Activists Clash over ‘Tshepi’ Campaign
Africa-Press - Botswana. A growing campaign demanding justice for 13-year-old Retshepile Setso Tshedu has sparked a heated cross-border dispute between activists in Botswana and...
Youth Unemployment, GBV to Worsen -UN
Africa-Press - Botswana. Botswana is facing mounting social and economic pressures, with a new United Nations report warning that rising youth unemployment and persistent...