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Friday, 26 June 2026
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Politics

Witness testifies in case against Moagi over tender irregularities

The News

A witness has defended an alleged corrupt tender linked to former minister Moagi, who faces charges of improperly benefiting Chinese contractor Seyuan Electric in Botswana Power Corporation tender awards and receiving related financial proceeds, including 100 heifers and a bull valued at P417,500. In a separate trial, Moagi faces a corruption charge alleging he received P4.7 million and has filed a no-case-to-answer motion after the prosecution closed its case.

Why it matters

Witness testimony in the Moagi tender case advances a major domestic corruption investigation involving alleged improper benefit to contractors and substantial financial proceeds.

20 hours ago · Mmegi →

Politics

  1. Witness testifies in case against Moagi over tender irregularities

    A witness has defended an alleged corrupt tender linked to former minister Moagi, who faces charges of improperly benefiting Chinese contractor Seyuan Electric in Botswana Power Corporation tender awards and receiving related financial proceeds, including 100 heifers and a bull valued at P417,500. In a separate trial, Moagi faces a corruption charge alleging he received P4.7 million and has filed a no-case-to-answer motion after the prosecution closed its case.

    20 hours ago · Mmegi →

  2. Official declarations show Moagi's liabilities unchanged across multiple years

    A witness testified that former official Moagi declared the same three liabilities—a P4 million CEDA loan, an FNB personal loan, and a credit card facility—in declarations made in December 2020, January 2023, and June 2025, with the CEDA loan showing no reduction over the years.

    16 hours ago · Mmegi →

Society

  1. St. George's University to honour 130 Botswana graduates in Gaborone

    St. George's University will host a ceremony in Gaborone as part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations to recognise over 130 Botswana physicians trained at the institution, many of whom work in the Ministry of Health and private clinical practice.

    20 hours ago · Mmegi →

Culture

  1. Nando's launches youth art initiative themed Botswana at 60

    Nando's Botswana has announced a youth initiative called Botswana at 60: Our Story, Our Future, which gives young learners the opportunity to share their personal interpretations of the nation's journey, heritage, and aspirations through visual art, with the programme described as aimed at discovering talent at the grassroots level.

    20 hours ago · Mmegi →

  2. Local artists explore identity through thread and memory

    Two artists at the Threaded In Culture exhibition examine what cultural elements we preserve and what we let disappear, using thread, memory, and everyday life as their medium.

    21 hours ago · The Botswana Gazette →

Sport

  1. Simultaneous karate tournaments expose rifts in sport

    The inaugural BDF Open Karate Championship and a competing tournament called 'Ngwana wa Mo Africa' took place at the same time, revealing ongoing divisions within Botswana's karate community despite efforts by BDF Commander General Mpho Mophuting to unite the sport.

    21 hours ago · Mmegi →

  2. Botswana racing to secure final funds for CUCSA Games

    Organisers of the CUCSA Games are in a last-minute push to raise additional funding after securing P500,000 from the Botswana National Sport Commission, P250,000 from BOTESSA, P100,000 from Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited, and P20,000 from Khumo Properties. BOTESSA president Keorapetse Setlhare said hosting an event of such magnitude requires significant resources, and preparations are in the final operational phase with accommodation arrangements at the University of Botswana complete.

    21 hours ago · Mmegi →

Tourism & Environment

  1. Race for Rhinos plane event spotlights conservation over speed

    A plane race across Botswana's Makgadikgadi salt pans in June aims to turn conservation into currency and communities into custodians, with survival rather than speed as its finish line.

    20 hours ago · The Botswana Gazette →

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