There's a question that has consistently gripped Botswana's politics: bomme ba kae? (where are the women?). It became even more urgent with the country's 2024 general elections. Only 28 women stood ...

The Southern Africa region comprises Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi, and ...

Gaborone, Botswana — Three out of 28 female candidates were elected to Botswana's National Assembly in last week's general election, as women's rights activists called on the new administration to ...

The judgement makes it clear that “women are not second class citizens in Botswana. It is a hugely important decision not only for Botswana but for women across southern Africa.” NEW YORK (Thomson ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The scene from Alexander McCall Smith’s “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” begins with the words, “Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill.” That hill rises on the ...

The Zimbabwe Women's Team on invitation of the Botswana Cricket Association arrived in Gaborone on the 14 October 2011 for a four day tour which included two T20 matches and two 40-over matches ...

Cervical samples were collected from women with cervical cancer presenting to one hospital in 2018-2019. Patients' clinical data, including HIV status, were recorded. Microbial composition was ...

Around the world Botswana has been lauded as an 'African miracle', with steady high rates of economic growth for more than three decades and a stable political system since independence. And yet, ...

The opening moments of “The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency” (8 p.m. Eastern Sunday, HBO **) contains some of the most gorgeous imagery you’re likely to see on television this year. As the camera swoops ...