A Botswana Defence Force (BDF) member has died following an incident involving a service rifle at Glen Valley Barracks in the early hours of Monday. mmegi.bw/article/124515

Female athletes take centre stage as Botswana’s six-member team departs for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games today, with girls accounting for four of the six athletes selected for the global event. mmegi.bw/article/124514

It was a battle of the jungle as Buffaloes and Lions locked horns in a tight First Division South contest at GU Stadium on Saturday. mmegi.bw/article/124513

Township Rollers are refusing to allow their financial troubles to dampen their championship ambitions. mmegi.bw/article/124512

Jwaneng Galaxy are not losing sleep over the prospect of facing an unbeaten Gaborone United (GU) in the African Hero Top 8 semi-finals. mmegi.bw/article/124511

Nico United’s African Hero Top 8 hopes lasted 90 minutes before Gaborone United left the Selebi-Phikwe side seeing red at GU Stadium on Friday night. mmegi.bw/article/124510

Botswana cycling has been rocked by a positive doping test after cyclist Ryana Morati Kenaope returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance, the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has confirmed. mmegi.bw/article/124509

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It is not every day that one steps out of their comfort zone, especially on a Saturday evening to go and experience a night of culture, dance, music and language of a different community. A night of Culture, Dance as Tamil. mmegi.bw/article/124443

Francistown Mayor Gaone Majere says hosting the 18th National Business Conference (NBC) presents an opportunity for the city to strengthen its position as an investment and business hub whilst stimulating economic activity across various sectors. mmegi.bw/article/124456

Opposition Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has defeated UDC in the Sefhophe council by-election, securing 800 votes against the latter’s 705 in a contest that could signal growing voter dissatisfaction with the ruling party. mmegi.bw/article/124461

Government is exploring the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology into Botswana’s proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme as it develops a financing model to support the planned healthcare reform. mmegi.bw/article/124451

Mobi Rides has won the 2026 Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP), earning P50,000 for its technology-driven solution connecting vehicle owners with people seeking to rent cars. mmegi.bw/article/124450

Tholo Holdings, the country’s leading agricultural suppliers, has been hailed for sustaining its annual poultry expo, whose 2026 edition concluded over the weekend. mmegi.bw/article/124449

Botswana Congress Party Youth League (BCPYL) has placed Student Command Leader Loago Saleshando on interim suspension amidst an escalating dispute over the formation of a separate student structure. mmegi.bw/article/124447

A Metsimotlhabe family was allegedly tied up and robbed of P25,000 by three armed men who broke into their home in the early hours of Friday morning. mmegi.bw/article/124446

Police have arrested two 32-year-old men in connection with the alleged rape of a 35-year-old woman from Gabane by a man who allegedly masqueraded as a pastor at Tsolamosese, Mogoditshane. mmegi.bw/article/124445