The presidential race in the United States of America is on the home stretch with just one debate and less than a month to go before the polls on November 4.

Diamond-mining giant, Debswana has forked out a whopping P150,000 for this year's Debswana volleyball tournament.

Two youngsters and their group have released a first class album titled Babilonah Vs Generous.

The Ministry of Education says in its Pastoral Policy that schools should distinguish between punishment and discipline.

Botswana has been ranked third in a list of 10 top countries with the least risk for resource sector investment.

In a desperate effort to win the liquor war, the Office of the President (OP) has reportedly ordered the state media to run stories and programmes emphasising the negative effects of alcohol.

There are fears that two new factions could be emerging in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) ahead of the ruling party's next congress that will elect a new Central Committee in July 2009.

The era of struggling to penetrate global markets by Botswana's tourism sector may be over after an Internet product aiming to improve global distribution of Botswana tourism products was launched this week.

Despite being the third evictee from the Big Brother Africa 3 house, Nigeria's Uti Nwachukwu is not bitter about his early exit, but is actually grateful for the exposure he got from the show.

Botswana Congress Party (BCP) publicity secretary Dumelang Salesahndo has fired a salvo at President Ian Khama for trying to run the country like the army.

DJ Sly, also known as Phenyo Ntshinogang, has released a scorcher of an album titled House Is My Life.

Zimbabwean coaches are taking the Premier League by storm.

One of the directors of 'The Shebeen' nightclub in Maruapula, Donovan Bakwena, has complained about police harassment.

The Zwenshambe chieftainship crisis is far from over. The village has not had a headman of records for two years now.

The Ministry of Health has advised all health facilities - public, mission and private, to follow up all patients who have been referred to Gauteng province in South Africa for medical attention since September 12.

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It took a little nudging from her grandmother to make Queen Kolobe aspire to be a model.

Attempts by nominated councillor, Peter Ngoma, to become a headman of records in Zwenshambe have been thwarted by the Minister of Local Government, Margaret Nasha.

The softball family is mourning the death of one of the longest serving players Seanokeng Portia Mokgotlhe who passed away on Friday at the Garankuwa Hospital in South Africa.

National soccer team coach Stanley Tshosane has hinted that the players have been paid ahead of their 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against visiting Mozambique at the National Stadium in Gaborone this weekend.

A man is seeking P39,000 in compensation because his bull was castrated unlawfully.Thapelo Mokoko says that his cattle-post neighbour, Maswabi Motswaledi castrated his bull without his knowledge and hence he must pay for it.

Popular African National Congress (ANC) stalwart, Matthew Phosa, is billed to be the guest speaker at a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) women's wing fund-raising event at Francistown's Tati River Lodge this weekend.

The day was Monday October 6. The venue was Maharaja Conference Centre. The occasion was the launch of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Policy Forum. A pretty colourful event with songs by the party's popular Molepolole choir.

Never before, has Botswana been ravaged by unrelenting wild fires that have left protected areas such as the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve (CKGR), Chobe National Park, Moremi Game Reserve and Tsodilo Hills utterly desolate.

Botswana's representative in the Big Brother 3 house Tawana Lebani, who has been on nomination for eviction break for the last two weeks, is in danger of returning home this Sunday.