The protection of human rights is a topical issue in Botswana, with conversations currently ongoing around whether to maintain or abolish capital punishment.
Botswana remains the only SADC country that administers the death penalty.
A total of 6,263 gender-based violence (GBV)-related cases were reported nationally during the 2023/2024 financial year.
Swapo Party President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on party members to uphold unity, discipline and the party's principles of solidarity, freedom and justice at the opening of the 11th Ordinary Meeting of the Central Committee of the party.
The Association of SWA Disadvantaged Veterans will hold a meeting in Windhoek next Saturday to discuss various issues, including a possible court challenge against the Veterans Act.
Vice-President Lucia Witbooi has emphasised the need for unity, justice, peace, equality, and shared prosperity.
She made these remarks during the commemoration of Genocide Remembrance Day at Eenhana, located in the Ohangwena Region.
The Bethanie Magistrate’s Court on Monday granted former NAMDIA employee Stephanus Charles Rhoman and senior police officer Willem Stoffel bail of N$8,000 each.
The two are accused of defeating the ends of justice and contravening the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.
A 24-year-old woman was denied bail in the Outapi Magistrate's Court today after facing two counts of attempted murder.
The colleagues of the late Ondangwa Court control prosecutor Justine Shiweda say picking up the pieces following her demise remains an uphill battle.
Police and prosecutors have linked the fatal attack on Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda to a case in which she opposed bail for jailed former police officer Abner "Kapilili" Mateus. Justine Shiweda's job has cost her life.
The wife of the late Senior Protection Officer Francis Eiseb, who was killed during a robbery at the NAMDIA premises, is demanding compensation.
