The Auditor General's latest report, tabled in Parliament, reveals misspending of the COVID-19 Fund, which received contributions from government, the private sector, donors, and well-wishers during the pandemic.
Auditor General's parliamentary report on COVID-19 Fund misspending represents significant accountability finding on public resource management.
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The Auditor General's latest report, tabled in Parliament, reveals misspending of the COVID-19 Fund, which received contributions from government, the private sector, donors, and well-wishers during the pandemic.
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Botswana's Local Enterprise Authority is conducting consultations across all districts through May 2026 to develop a centralised database of SMMEs and establish a mandatory registration framework. The move aims to improve coordination among ecosystem players and support more informed planning, addressing persistent challenges from the lack of accurate SMME data.
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The Botswana Tech Fund, anchored by Pula Investments and advised by Launch Africa Ventures, will deploy capital from early-stage startups through to mature growth companies, marking a significant private capital commitment to the region's digital economy.
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A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak detected last month has disrupted Botswana's access to quota-free and duty-free EU markets under the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement. The Botswana Meat Commission is holding beef stock valued at no less than P202 million that can no longer be exported to premium international markets, and the country faces production losses and increased disease control costs; government has established a National FMD Command Centre to coordinate response efforts.
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The DC has formally requested guidance from the CBNRM office at the Ministry for Environment and Tourism regarding persistent governance challenges and constitutional non-compliance within the Kgatleng Nature Conservation Trust (KNCT) led by Kgosi Sekai.
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In the Lebese family case, the court dismissed an application by relatives of the late Goitseone Lebese to overturn recognition of Basimane Lebese as her adopted child and lawful heir. The applicants, the deceased's siblings and relatives, had argued the respondent was neither biologically related nor formally adopted under customary law.
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Judge Zein Kebonang dismissed an application by Janet Kelibileone Phale seeking a DNA test to prove paternity of her late brother's child, ruling that her claims were based on suspicion and hearsay without corroboration, and that she had no legal standing to interfere in an established parent-child relationship.
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Boteti's underweight rate for children under five is 5.12 percent, nearly double the national target of 2.9 percent, with district dietician attributing the crisis to stockouts and alcohol abuse. The district ranks among the top five nationally for malnutrition, with some hotspot areas exceeding 10 percent before recent interventions.
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Police say a 25-year-old driving a VW Golf lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a stationary car parked at a bar premises in Kopong around 6:30 am, killing the man sleeping inside.
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Serowe Police Station recorded 26 rape cases in the first quarter of this year, down from 38 in the same period last year. Defilement cases fell to 26 from 31 during the same comparison periods.
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A 23-year-old man driving a Toyota Hilux lost control and crashed into a family's yard in Mmopane, injuring a teen girl. Police received the report at around 10 am.
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The Architectural Association of Botswana marked three decades of institutional existence at a gathering where president Thandeka Palai positioned architecture as central to national development, arguing that the quality of Botswana's growth depends on when architects are involved in decision-making. Acting Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Keoagile Atamelang described the anniversary as testament to the profession's contribution and highlighted architecture's role in addressing rapid urbanisation and housing demand.
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At a HATAB conference in Maun, the Minister of Environment and Tourism said Botswana aims to increase tourist arrivals to 2.7 million by 2033, extend average stay from 4.9 to 7.9 nights, and make tourism the top GDP contributor by 2030, under the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme.
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