Mpho Balopi, BDP president, is set to be arraigned in court on September 16 on corruption-related charges involving P5 million alongside several companies and individuals. The BDP central committee has decided not to throw its weight behind him, leaving him politically exposed despite remaining in his leadership position.
11 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Mpho Balopi, BDP president, is set to be arraigned in court on September 16 on corruption-related charges involving P5 million alongside several companies and individuals. The BDP central committee has decided not to throw its weight behind him, leaving him politically exposed despite remaining in his leadership position.
11 September 2026 · Mmegi →
The Botswana National Front has mourned councillor Akambakamba, who contested the Notwane Ward in 2009 and 2019 and served on the party's central committee under founding president Kenneth Koma, Otsweletse Moupo, and Duma Boko. Regarded as an iconic activist and political mentor to generations, she stepped down from the central committee after the UDC's 2024 election victory and government formation.
11 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe warned that Botswana cannot indefinitely defend the Pula through monetary measures alone while the economy remains heavily reliant on diamonds, as a prolonged global diamond sector downturn has exposed long-recognised vulnerabilities in the country's economic model.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Fifteen graduate and undergraduate students at Botswana International University of Science and Technology pitched business ventures addressing electricity, water, agriculture, and economic diversification at the final event of a year-long MIT-backed entrepreneurship fellowship programme supported by the Botswana government.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Two ratings agencies conduct sovereign debt assessments in March and September each year; S&P lowered Botswana's sovereign credit ratings in March assessments this year while Moody's downgraded the country last year. Botswana remains in the investment category, an outlier in Africa, and senior Finance ministry officials have recently met with both agencies.
11 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited announced Ms Natefo Labane as the grand prize winner of its #MyBestOffer Buy and Win Competition, receiving P10,000 monthly salary for six months. The competition rewarded customers who purchased eligible #MyBestOffer bundles with daily cash prizes, weekly trolley dashes, monthly cash prizes, and the grand prize.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
A Texas-based private equity firm is investing roughly $150 million to build the TEMCO Hospital Ecosystem near Sir Seretse Khama International Airport—an integrated facility combining a 130-bed specialist hospital, medical hospitality wing, and pharmaceutical manufacturing plant on one site.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited will hold its 2026 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at Fairground Holdings Botswana in Gaborone to consider audited financial statements, approve a dividend of 6.27 thebe per share, and appoint and re-elect directors.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
A strong El Niño building in the Pacific poses a greater than 90 percent chance of becoming historically severe and is expected to bring drought and heat to southern Africa and heavy rain and flooding to parts of the east, threatening harvests, water supplies, and energy generation across the continent.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Kgale Hill Community Junior Secondary School celebrated its 30th anniversary and prize-giving ceremony. BoFiNet's CEO Dr Geoffrey Seleka, the guest speaker, emphasised the transformative power of education and the importance of STEAM subjects, noting growing demand for technical skills in telecommunications, technology, finance, mining and government sectors.
11 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Community members in Mochudi gathered on September 11 for a clean-up programme to maintain the village and promote environmental responsibility ahead of Independence Day. The initiative was part of a nationwide clean campaign instituted by President Advocate Duma Boko, aimed at keeping the environment clean and rehabilitating public spaces.
11 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The anti-aging market is booming with unproven supplements and peptides like TB-500 and NAD+, promoted via social media and telehealth as ways to slow aging, but researchers say the field lacks reliable evidence to back the claims and risks repeating historical mistakes.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Beyond US is hosting an Afrotech event on Saturday at Bojanala Waterfront, bringing together local DJs and producers including Tefo Foxx, Lloyd BW, and Robotic OFC with international acts from South Africa and the UK for music, mentorship and networking. The event, now in its third year, has expanded from smaller venues to accommodate growing interest in Afro House music in Botswana.
11 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Morena Ramoreboli has been appointed assistant coach for South Africa's Bafana Bafana under new head coach Pitso Mosimane, departing Botswana's Zebras just weeks before crucial 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Libya and Tunisia in September. The Botswana Football Association says it will announce an interim coach before the squad reports for camp on Monday.
11 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's Dinaledi netball team will compete in the Netball World Cup 2027 regional qualifier in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 19 to 26, where the top two sides will secure places in Sydney. Coach Martha Mosoahle-Samm said the team possesses speed and tactical awareness but cautioned against overconfidence given limited international exposure.
11 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Bafpet Karate Club finished third overall at an open tournament organized by Ghanzi Karate Club, collecting 23 medals (12 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze) from 16 athletes competing against 15 other clubs. The club's coach emphasized that early registration of athletes from age four, combined with emphasis on discipline and self-defence, underpins the club's success.
11 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's six athletes will compete in the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, a new inaugural event being held September 11–13 in Budapest featuring 28 events and 381 athletes from 65 federations competing for prize money and the title of Ultimate Champion.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana's elite athletes Bayapo Ndori, Collen Kebinatshipi, Lee Eppie, and Oratile Nowe are competing in the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, with races in the 400m and women's 800m semi-finals.
11 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
A partnership between ecotourism company Wilderness, Botswana's Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education, BIHL Trust and Mokolodi Nature Reserve has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to expand environmental education at Tshwaragano Primary School and beyond, deepening their commitment with increased funding since the collaboration began in 2018.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
A 500-drone display at the University of Botswana stadium showcased the friendship and bilateral ties between China and Botswana, forming images of cultural and diplomatic symbols from both countries and celebrating the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges and Botswana's 60th independence anniversary.
11 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →