A political disagreement between two influential figures has evolved into a broader contest over influence within Botswana's labour movement and ruling UDC party. Motshwarakgole has built influence through trade unions while Boko has consolidated power within party politics and the presidency.
12 hours ago · Mmegi →
A political disagreement between two influential figures has evolved into a broader contest over influence within Botswana's labour movement and ruling UDC party. Motshwarakgole has built influence through trade unions while Boko has consolidated power within party politics and the presidency.
12 hours ago · Mmegi →
Trade union leaders who previously supported the Umbrella for Democratic Change are now among its loudest critics, creating a delicate situation for President Boko as disputes over representation and the country's direction intensify.
12 hours ago · Mmegi →
Twenty-one Gaborone Universal College of Law and Professional Studies graduates, led by Arnold Rapula Somolekae, have refused to accept the High Court's September 1 dismissal of their challenge against the Law Society of Botswana's refusal to admit them to the June 2026 Bar Examinations. The dispute concerns whether GUC's franchised law degree from Leeds Beckett University qualifies students for legal practice and raises questions about regulatory authority and procedural fairness.
12 hours ago · Mmegi →
Led by Arnold Rapula Somolekae, a group of GUC graduates has filed an appeal against a High Court judgment that closed the door on their bid to sit bar examinations, arguing the court misdirected itself and that the Law Society of Botswana acted unlawfully. The appeal escalates the dispute from a fight over 21 examination places into a wider legal battle over who controls entry into Botswana's legal profession and the validity of the Leeds Beckett University-GUC law programme.
12 hours ago · Mmegi →
The Manual Workers Union's CEO Robert Rabasimane said the union had a broader responsibility than representing workers' interests, including providing checks and balances on governance and speaking out on national issues. His remarks come amid growing tensions between the government and organised labour, with President Duma Boko having recently criticised union leaders who opposed a school project in Block 7.
12 hours ago · Mmegi →
Moipidi Molobeng, who represented Matsitama ward for two consecutive terms before losing his seat in the 2024 elections, resigned from the BDP and joined the BNF, citing growing resident disappointment with the former ruling party and decades of underdevelopment in the ward.
12 hours ago · Mmegi →
Nine months after missing its pledge to create 100,000 jobs in its first 12 months in office, the government has unveiled a new target of 512,000 jobs by 2036 as part of the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme Mid-Year Review.
10 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Botswana Democratic Party and Botswana Public Employees Union are separately demanding full disclosure of the Government's partnership with Africa Hero to develop schools, clinics and other public infrastructure, questioning Botswana's commitments, financial risks, and whether the arrangement has undergone proper public scrutiny.
10 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's State-Owned Enterprise boards have undergone significant changes with new directors appointed to entities that previously lacked fully constituted boards, aimed at strengthening oversight and addressing governance concerns flagged by the Botswana Accountancy Oversight Authority.
11 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Anti-corruption investigators conducted an operation in May in a village that is the ancestral seat of the Bangwato paramountcy, targeting former security operatives and two politically prominent siblings.
10 hours ago · Weekend Post →
A confidential lifestyle audit by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime documents a portfolio including luxury cars, South African vineyard land, designer watches, and cattle holdings, raising questions about how a public servant accumulated such wealth.
11 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Section 34 of Botswana's Corruption and Economic Crime Act allows the DCEC to investigate anyone whose wealth appears to exceed their known income, and if they cannot offer satisfactory explanation, they are deemed guilty of corruption under the statute—no specific corrupt act needs to be proven.
6 hours ago · Weekend Post →
According to the Riberry Property Market Report cited in the Bank of Botswana's August Monetary Policy Report, the median age of homebuyers has risen to 46, reflecting a shift towards older, financially established buyers able to manage the country's tighter lending environment.
12 hours ago · Mmegi →
PricewaterhouseCoopers Botswana and its former audit partner Rudi Binedell have been ordered to pay legal costs arising from three court defeats in a long-running dispute with Choppies shareholders Ramachandran Ottapathu and Farouk Ismail.
11 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Botswana Combi and Taxi Association warns that the proposed TANA electric bus pilot in Gaborone could displace workers and reduce government revenue unless existing operators are integrated into the transition.
9 hours ago · The Botswana Gazette →
The Botswana Stock Exchange is positioning itself as a regional capital-raising hub by pitching for a secondary listing of Dangote's $20 billion refinery, leveraging Botswana's macroeconomic stability, regulatory framework, and institutional liquidity to attract Southern African institutional capital.
10 hours ago · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana's revenue, intelligence, and police agencies are in a high-stakes dispute with tobacco company Riotrade Enterprises and its Managing Director Isaac Danda, who allege unlawful actions including an arrest on a 17-year-old charge, detention at DIS offices, and seizure of the company's bonded warehouse that halted raw tobacco operations.
8 hours ago · Weekend Post →
The High Court of Botswana has concluded the legal dispute between Choppies co-owners Ramachandran and Farouk and PricewaterhouseCoopers, with plaintiffs withdrawing their claims. The court ordered PwC to pay the plaintiffs' costs related to three previous court orders from November 2021, April 2023, and April 2025.
8 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Absa Bank Botswana has introduced a digital card that exists on a phone to address currency conversion challenges for international travelers, eliminating the need for airport exchanges and opaque foreign-transaction fees.
9 hours ago · Weekend Post →
The Bank of Botswana projects inflation will remain above its 3–6 percent target range through the first quarter of 2027 before returning to within the band by mid-2027, driven mainly by fuel and electricity cost pressures. Inflation surged to 10.57 percent in Q2 2026 due to fuel prices, transport fares, and medical premiums, and is expected to average 7.9 percent for 2026 overall.
4 hours ago · Weekend Post →
FNB Botswana reported a 12 percent rise in profit to P2.117 billion for the financial year ending June 2026, with total income growing 13 percent to P4.226 billion, though net interest income declined two percent to P1.912 billion amid impairments and high funding costs. The bank declared a dividend of 30 thebe per share and attributed the strong performance to resilience and a robust balance sheet in a challenging economic environment.
5 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Botswana's national cattle herd declined to 1,638,543 in 2025 from 1,744,166 in 2015, a 6.1 percent contraction of 105,623 animals, according to the 2025 Agricultural Census by Statistics Botswana. The decline comes as cattle deaths have surged and raises questions about the resilience of the livestock sector.
11 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's cattle herd shrank by 6.1 percent over the past decade, falling to 1,638,543 head in 2025 from 1,744,166 in 2015, according to the latest Agricultural Census.
10 hours ago · Weekend Post →
The European Union shut Botswana's last authorized fresh-beef export zones on 21 April 2026 following foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, forcing the state-owned Botswana Meat Commission to seek alternative markets in the Gulf, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.
6 hours ago · Weekend Post →
An Afrobarometer report points to weak interpersonal trust, social distance, and concerns over equality before the law in Botswana.
12 hours ago · The Botswana Gazette →
After more than a decade seeking formal employment, a graduate has moved from security work to roadside food sales, reflecting Botswana's struggle to convert qualifications into sustainable jobs.
12 hours ago · The Botswana Gazette →
A global study published in Nature Medicine estimates Botswana's cumulative economic burden from depression between 2025 and 2050 at US$1.944 billion, equivalent to about P26.2 billion.
11 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Lone Motsomi's multidisciplinary performance "Kgololo" — rooted in the Setswana word for liberation and her late father's name — premiered at Maitisong Theatre in Gaborone on 30 August 2026, after its world premiere in China in 2025. The work uses movement and bodily testimony rather than narration to explore grief and homecoming.
4 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Botswana's Football Association is preparing to submit documents for a joint bid with South Africa and Zimbabwe to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations, after CAF extended the deadline to September 14, 2026. The government must provide surety as guarantor, and the BFA says it will have all necessary documentation ready before the deadline.
4 hours ago · Mmegi →
Township Rollers paid upwards of P1.2 million to resolve financial claims from three former employees—Moroccan coach Abdelaziz Karkache (P850,000), South African forward Thabiso Mokenkoane (P124,000), and Congolese midfielder Ntambwe Wafauna Djo (P111,000)—and secured the removal of a FIFA transfer ban that had disrupted the club's season.
4 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Following Morena Ramoreboli's departure to join Pitso Mosimane's staff, the Botswana Football Association is racing to appoint a new Zebras coach, with South African candidates Molefi Ntseki and Helman Mkhalele emerging as leading contenders ahead of September's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
4 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Botswana recorded 824 poaching incidents between 2020 and 2024, with kudu (130), gemsbok (90), and impala (79) emerging as the country's most frequently targeted species, according to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. Poaching threat is shifting from high-profile species toward animals hunted for bushmeat.
11 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
According to an Afrobarometer survey, 43% of Batswana considering emigration prefer moving elsewhere within Africa, compared with 24% who chose Europe and 19% who preferred North America.
11 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
A Weekend Post opinion piece defends private-sector partnerships for building public infrastructure in Botswana, citing the African Hero initiative's Block 7 school and clinic project—funded without government spending on construction, with government providing land and managing operations—as a case for private capital filling gaps the government says it cannot afford.
6 hours ago · Weekend Post →