President Duma Boko swore in Justice Professor Tachilisa Balule to the High Court and Justice Tshegofatso Mogomotsi to the Court of Appeal, urging both to minimise errors in their decisions and recognise the weight their rulings carry for litigants, families, and society.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Duma Boko swore in Justice Professor Tachilisa Balule to the High Court and Justice Tshegofatso Mogomotsi to the Court of Appeal, urging both to minimise errors in their decisions and recognise the weight their rulings carry for litigants, families, and society.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Vice President Ndaba Gaolatlhe appealed to Sefhophe residents to maintain faith in the UDC government and support the party's council candidate ahead of an October 17 by-election called after former councillor Christopher Motshelapheko's death in July. Gaolatlhe said the government was committed to fulfilling promises and addressing inherited challenges through sustained effort.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Dr Howard Sigwele, an agro-economist, is calling on the BNF to advocate for a living wage that enables workers to afford a decent standard of living during and after their working years, and to use parliamentary and council meetings to influence policy discussions on employment creation and economic diversification. His proposal comes as the government has adopted a P4,000 minimum wage for public servants.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Moupo proposes placing qualified party members in senior positions across government, local authorities and parastatals, with safeguards against nepotism, favouritism and factionalism. The recommendations will be discussed at the BNF policy forum in Selebi-Phikwe from October 23 to 25.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Following a systems outage affecting the Department of Road Transport and Safety, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure issued interim measures on 29 September 2026: expired transport permits will be manually extended and stamped, and vehicles with expired roadworthiness certificates will undergo physical testing with manual defect receipts issued as temporary clearance, both to be recognised by law enforcement until systems are restored.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Former President Ian Khama reshared a BBC report criticizing Botswana's decision to kill elephants for meat as part of the country's 60th Independence Day celebrations, reviving public-relations challenges for President Duma Boko's administration over the international backlash.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Maun Trade Expo, which focuses on connecting businesses, investors and customers, has been invited to exhibit at The Business Show Sydney in Australia on November 25–26, 2026, following its participation at The Business Show Africa in Johannesburg. Trade and Entrepreneurship Minister Tiroeaone Ntsima said the international platform would present an opportunity to showcase Botswana's business story to an international audience.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre plans to more than double its annual investment mobilisation target to P30 billion by 2029/30, while facilitating P10 billion in exports and supporting 30,000 jobs annually as part of the country's economic diversification push.
5 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Addressing the nation, Boko acknowledged that Independence benefits have not reached every household equally and warned that the economy can no longer depend heavily on diamonds, citing high unemployment, insufficient economic diversification, and exposure to external shocks.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Letshego Africa Holdings is issuing approximately 1.096 billion new shares at 73 thebe each to raise P800 million and reduce its reliance on costly commercial borrowing, with the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund underwriting the entire issue.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Dave Warburton, a UK-born businessman who settled in Botswana with his wife Gladys, founded Adima Hire, an equipment-hire business that became integral to the country's construction industry during its formative years. By 1990, Adima operated both as an industrial supplies company dealing in construction equipment and power tools, and as an equipment-hire service.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Debswana Pension Fund's assets under management grew to P12 billion from P11.85 billion in March 2026, with emerging market equities delivering a 27.03% return in the second quarter, followed by Chinese equities at 19.77%.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
President Duma Boko and the Minerals and Energy minister attended a promotion event in New York to support a rebound in diamond sales. The minister said Botswana must market natural diamonds more aggressively and tell the country's story to drive sustained demand and greater value.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
An international alliance of churches, theologians, community representatives, indigenous leaders and trade unions has criticized Botswana's extractive industries for prioritizing economic gains while leaving mining communities with environmental damage, displacement and social disruption.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Botswana Congress Party's Shadow Minister of Lands and Agriculture says government surveillance data shows disease-free zones remain under blanket movement restrictions despite no FMD detection, and questions why farmers in these areas cannot resume livestock trade.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's beef industry is facing a foot-and-mouth disease crisis that exposes the country's dependence on livestock markets, processing capacity and export routes across southern Africa, with neighbouring Namibia also confronting its own FMD outbreak and threatening the regional beef value chain.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Government has committed to delivering 100,000 housing units by 2028 through the Bonno National Housing Programme, with public resources directed to households most in need while the private sector serves other segments, according to a Ministry of Water and Human Settlements official speaking at Botswana's World Habitat Day commemoration.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Speaking at Independence Day celebrations, a former Health Minister cautioned against politicising medication shortages, noting the problem is not unique to Botswana and that international experience provides broader understanding of health system challenges. She emphasised that while government has a responsibility to improve services, citizens and communities also have a role in development.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
The University of Botswana held a commemorative visit to the gravesites of the Swaneng Quintet—four students and their driver who died in an accident while traveling to fundraising activities—as part of the institution's community engagement ahead of Botswana's 60-year independence celebration on September 30.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
According to Statistics Botswana, nearly 6,000 students with special education needs were enrolled in secondary schools across all 10 education regions, with Central region recording the largest number at 1,809 and Chobe the lowest at eight students.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's secondary-school enrolment increased 2.8% to 190,453 students in 2021, with girls representing 51.8% of enrolment, yet data reveal gaps in student retention and completion that complicate the country's progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 on inclusive and equitable education.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The third Sustainable Recycling and Waste Management Summit seeks to turn discarded materials into economic opportunity and move the conversation from conference rooms to community level.
5 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana has sung Anafiki's love story for over four decades; Botswood Studios now seeks to present audiences with the woman behind the voice and her life shaped by music, love, disability and independence.
5 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Lorato Mosemele, a pastor, wellness coach and nail technician, has published a book titled *School of Life: Lessons No Classroom Can Teach*, drawing on her experiences as an orphan and stories from clients and church members to share life lessons about overcoming challenges.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Temi Nkem won Big Brother Naija season 11 after 10 weeks of competition, polling 25.87% of votes from viewers in Nigeria and across Africa. She receives 90 million naira in cash and a new SUV as her prize.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Benco van Rooyen, a local open-water swimming champion known as the "Ocean Walker," has secured a prestigious development scholarship from World Aquatics to fund a two-year elite training block in France in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's women's netball team finished eighth out of ten countries at the Netball World Cup Sydney 2027 Qualifier Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, losing to Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa, with coach Martha Mosoahle-Samm selecting a team lacking its tried and tested players.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Township Rollers meet in a Botswana Premier League fixture on Saturday at the National Stadium at 7pm. Both teams are on four points, with Chiefs having played three matches and Rollers two, as newly appointed Chiefs coach Reneilwe Letsholonyane faces an immediate test against one of the club's biggest rivals.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's Under-23 national football team faces Seychelles in the second leg of a CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the National Stadium, holding a 2-1 aggregate advantage from the first leg. Coach Michael Mogaladi's side aims to advance while managing fatigue concerns from recent matches.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The director of business services at Botswana Investment and Trade Centre said Maun's transformation into a world-class tourism city is possible while preserving its ecological heritage. He identified export opportunities in tourism, mining, aquaculture, aviation, hospitality, and the creative industries, urging local entrepreneurs to position themselves around the Khoemacau copper mining project.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Addressing the UN General Assembly, Boko said Africa's youthful population represents economic opportunity but warned it could become a crisis if job and skills access fail to keep pace with aspirations.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
President Duma Boko affirmed Botswana's commitment to supporting Madagascar in restoring political and economic stability during a two-day visit by Madagascar's President Colonel Michael Randrianirina, noting Madagascar's progress toward normalisation following political turmoil and SADC-overseen restoration efforts.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Madagascar's President Colonel Michaël Randrianirina met with the Malagasy community in Gaborone on Saturday, urging diaspora members to remain united despite political differences and to contribute to the country's development through investment and expertise. The community raised concerns about Madagascar's engagement with SADC and called for stronger communication between Madagascar's government institutions and regional structures.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana has left the United Nations Development Programme carrying a US$3.8 million unpaid bill, exposing a long-running failure by government to meet its financial obligations to the UN agency and raising questions about the sustainability of development programmes in the country.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
An opinion piece argues that BRICS has become a major political force over the last two decades and is not simply a counterweight to Western influence in global institutions, emerging as part of a new world order.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
On its 60th anniversary, Botswana confronts the central question that has shadowed its post-independence success: what comes after diamonds. The Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis's new publication "60 for 60" traces how the country's policy preoccupations have evolved from building and competing to diversifying, distributing benefits, and structural transformation, with the hardest questions still ahead.
5 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
As Botswana approaches its 60th independence anniversary on September 30, an editorial reflects on the country's progress since independence and examines the media's role in the nation's trajectory going forward.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
The Sunday Standard editorial commends the President for allowing commerce to resume on Friday following Botswana's 60th independence anniversary celebrations, arguing that not declaring October 2nd a public holiday prevents unnecessary costs to the private sector and aligns with practices in advanced economies.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →