When Kgomotso Mogami threw her name into the hat to contest the Gaborone Central parliamentary seat it was easy for many people to write her off.
Politician Bernard Balikani has set a very good example by taking responsibility and quitting as president of the Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) following a disastrous performance in last month's general elections.
Party representatives have called for a halt to early registration of voters to avoid objections that lead to apathy.
Men have been urged to discard their egos and report any form of abuse by their female counterparts so gender-based violence programmes can include them.
New Gaborone Mayor Veronica Lesole believes that she did not get the post because the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) wanted to prop up women.
Plot number 4297 in Khurumela ward in Palapye is no ordinary physical address, though it was desolate a few months ago.
Despite the fact that he quit after disaster had struck, Bernard Balikani has said he left the Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) presidency a happy man.
To say that it was destiny that set Botswana apart to be the shining star for Africa on the world's political and economic stages would be a gross understatement.
Wednesday's parliamentary session witnessed the explosion of an underlying subterranean fire that had been simmering for sometime between political foes.
Officers from the human resources department at the Francistown City Council (FCC) have been slammed for sleeping on the job and failing to deliver.
Assistant Superintendent Goganang Pule has expressed concern over the high rate of maintenance cases reported against men in Selebi-Phikwe.
Police have cleared the mist surrounding the death of a 47-year-old woman of Matshelagabedi who was found dead in her car along Matshelagabedi-Francistown road last week.
In a move that shows that Zambia has not abandoned its war on corruption following the recent disbanding of the Task Force on Corruption, government has appealed against opposition Patriotic Front (PF) president Micheal Sata's case in which he was awarded damages for alleged malicious prosecution.
Our performance in this house is not going to be measured necessarily by the number of questions we ask and motions we pass through this parliament but by their relevance to the lives of our constituents and how they ultimately translate into resolutions.
While the 30 percent alcohol levy introduced last year has raised more than P180 million, to be channelled towards youth development, it has left Sechaba Brewery Holdings Limited with a huge dent which has compromised their overall financial performance.
