*THE MONITOR* *LEAD STORY/S* DCEC boss decries struggles Butterfly case could return to court – DPP Pantev leads GU to eighth league tittle Top DCEC investigator's transfer raises eyebrows Kgafela’s homecoming deferred *GENERAL* Doctors gvt talks fail First Capital, Blood for Life partner Master’s Office swamped with deceased estate cases Fatal stabbing shocks Mogoditshane’s Matebele residents Accused in P1.6bn arson remanded in custody Police investigate Tsolamosese’s knifepoint rape Elephant kills elderly man on Maun outskirts Man found hanging from a tree in Maun Makwati wins prestigious human rights award Tati Nickel to hire 50 employees in three months From struggle to strategy: ANC, BNF strengthen alliance Race for BNF youth leadership heats up AP Youth, Women’s leagues to hold joint elective congress State backs bail for murder accused woman Jindal outlines community support plan for Mmamabula area BITC evaluates strategic tourism investment Bright Employee Benefits celebrates 15 years of empowering financial access in Botswana *BUSINESS* Paratus Botswana launches wholesale division Tauyagae Farms: Transforming safflower into nutritional, wellness products Botala extends gov’t’s option period Irvine’s pumps in P200m into local poultry industry Vulnar ignites innovation in local software space Capricorn road to address Botswana’s logistical constraints Botswana’s star shines bright at Africa’s Travel Indaba Tee Pee Transport launches booking app *LIFESTYLE, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT* Mouti crowned Mrs Botswana 2025 queen Ukraine embassy celebrates Vyshyvanka Day Gaothusi advances in multiple Miss World 2025 categories RnR and good food Makgadikgadi Salt Pans Challenge to deliver immense entertainment *SPORTS* TAFIC miss out on first league title Ntungamili’s relentless push for junior slam Thrilla in Manilla ends in anticlimax Systems now in ninegoal hunt I am grateful to be here – Awoniyi Winning first trophy like a switch going off – Kane GU shatters Galaxy’s 30-game unbeaten run Muslera scores penalty to seal title Nico survive, BDF XI face final day fight