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In the quiet corridors of Gaborone, where power has long been polished like a flawless diamond, a seismic shift has reshaped Botswana’s political landscape. The 2024 general elections delivered a stunning verdict: the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had ruled uninterrupted since independence in 1966, was swept from power. In its place rose Duma Boko and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), a coalition once dismissed as a fragmented opposition, now holding the reins of a nation at a crossroads. The fall of President Mokgweetsi Masisi — handpicked successor to the powerful Ian Khama — was not merely a political…

Kole North County Member of Parliament, Samuel Acuti, has called on the Ministry of Finance to work closely with the Ministry of Health to develop financial guidelines that ensure sustainable procurement and maintenance of medical equipment across the country. While addressing Parliament on Thursday during the debate on a motion to adopt the report on health facility upgrades, Acuti highlighted a critical gap in maintenance funding for medical infrastructure. “The thumb rule by engineers is that for every value of equipment purchased, 5% must be allocated annually for maintenance,” Acuti said. “When you look at the Health Committee reports for…

Eric KarabellAug 8, 2025, 06:53 AM ETCloseEric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”.While Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley seemed to get all the attention for his incredible 2024 campaign, becoming the ninth player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry also thrived in his first season with his new franchise. In fact, Henry missed his second career 2,000-yard season by a mere 79 rushing yards. Barkley won…

Co-hosts Tanzania will face Madagascar in a crucial TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 clash in Dar es Salaam on Saturday. Madagascar will face their 6th different team at CHAN, and Tanzania is their first East African opponent. This is Madagascar’s first encounter against a CHAN host nation. Tanzania face a COSAFA member for the fourth time, with one win, one draw, and one loss in their previous three games. Previously, Tanzania drew 1-1 with Zambia in 2009, lost 2-0 to Zambia, and won 1-0 against Namibia in their first two group games at the 2020 edition. Madagascar…

Before making his fourth feature film, the action revenge thriller One Spoon of Chocolate, legendary rapper and music producer RZA was still, he confesses, unsure of himself as a filmmaker, feeling that he hadn’t yet mastered the process, the “rhythms” as he calls it, of being a director, at least not to the same comfort level he had with music. After scaling the heights of hip hop as the de facto head of the Wu-Tang Clan, arguably the most influential rap group in history, RZA has found increasing success in film and television, firstly as an actor — he has…

Air force chief Amar Preet Singh says India’s S-400 air defence systems took down most of the Pakistani planes.India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one other military aircraft during fighting in May, India’s air force chief says, the first such statement from the country since the deadly conflict with its neighbour.Air force chief Amar Preet Singh made the announcement on Saturday, weeks after India’s military acknowledged that an unspecified number of its own jets were also shot down by Pakistan during their heaviest fighting in decades. It involved fighter planes and cruise missiles and killed dozens of people.The…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature23 min: It was Ronnie Edwards who made the last-man foul on Moore. Was he playing the ball? There’s the possibility he could have been red-carded there so some relief for Saints.ShareGoal! Southampton 0-1 Wrexham (Windass, 22 pen)Windass lashes the ball beyond Bazunu, low and hard.SharePenalty to Wrexham!20 min: Wellington seems to have an issue, and suddenly Wrexham are away. The ball is soon sent by Windass to Moore, and suddenly, he’s brought down.Share18 min: Saints move the ball quickly, and suddenly Downes has a chance, and it takes…

While Netflix is busy pumping out more series than any one person could watch (probably), some of the best shows are on Amazon Prime Video. Trouble is, navigating the service’s labyrinthine menus can make finding the right series a pain. We’re here to help. Below are our favorite Amazon series—all included with your Prime subscription.For more viewing picks, read WIRED’s guide to the best movies on Amazon Prime, the best movies on HBO’s Max, and the best movies on Netflix.If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more.BallardA…

International film sales agency MoreThan Films has picked up sales rights to Ion de Sosa’s “Balearic” ahead of its world premiere as part of the Filmmakers of the Present section at the Locarno Film Festival (August 6-16).  “Balearic” begins with a group of teenagers on a Mediterranean island who stumble upon a big house with a pool and decide to take an illicit dip that takes a much darker turn once three large dogs come to guard the property. From there, Sosa moves the story a few miles away to follow a group of wealthy neighbors gathered at a luxurious…

United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced that the US is to cut funding for mRNA vaccine development – a move that health experts say is “dangerous” and could make the US much more vulnerable to future outbreaks of respiratory viruses like COVID-19.Kennedy is known for his vaccine scepticism and recently ousted all 17 members of a scientific advisory panel on vaccines at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be replaced with his own selections. However, this latest announcement is just part of a series of moves by President Donald…