Former President Mokgweetsi Masisi has openly warned his longtime adversary, Acting Kgosi Oscar Mosielele of the Bakgatla Ba Ga Mmanaana, that he is more than prepared to retaliate amid their ongoing low-key battle over tangled interests. …
Mogae Embodied Botswana Values- Masisi As a genuine democrat who gravitated his public service towards national development, the late former President Dr Festus Mogae was a patriot whose conduct in government embodied Botswana values. …
Former President Mokgweetsi Masisi opened up this week about the forces, both outside and within his party, that led to his stunning defeat in the 2024 general elections, which saw the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lose control of the government for the first time in nearly six …
Former President Mokgweetsi Masisi has stirred political debate after urging citizens to embrace the current economic hardships, comments that have been widely interpreted as a swipe at the ruling UDC government’s handling of the economy GAZETTE REPORTER Former President Mokgweet …
Veteran BDP members are privately urging party president Mpho Balopi to remain in his position despite mounting pressure for him to step aside following criminal charges filed against him by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. The elders argue that only party structures that elected him may remove him from office.
Veteran BDP members are privately urging party president Mpho Balopi to remain in his position despite mounting pressure for him to step aside following criminal charges filed against him by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. The elders argue that only party structures that elected him may remove him from office.
Former president Mokgweetsi Masisi has urged Nigeria and other resource-rich African states to avoid mining terms that leave foreign partners controlling critical market knowledge, specifically cautioning against "non-compete clauses" with foreign mining partners.
At the 46th SADC summit in Durban, Botswana Vaccine Institute was designated as a regional Foot and Mouth Disease Antigen/Vaccine Bank to strengthen prevention and control efforts. The summit also urged member states to enhance preparedness for El Niño-induced climate shocks.
The visit follows reports that opposition members were allegedly harassed and detained before and during the elections, with some arrested on the eve of polling and others on election day.
Former president Mokgweetsi Masisi this week stepped into an ongoing four-year chieftainship battle between his family and the Mothudi family, distant relatives, as the case took an unexpected turn.
Rev. Dr. Rupert Hambira, former BDP parliamentary candidate for Gaborone Central, has lodged a formal complaint to Bakgatla Ba Ga Mmanaana Kgosi Oscar Mosielele regarding the loss of his one-hectare piece of land adjacent to Hika La Ngwanyana dam, alleging it was taken under pretext of developments that have not materialized and that he was dissatisfied with the process and handling of his concerns.
President Duma Boko, speaking at Sir Seretse Khama Day commemoration, called on Batswana to draw inspiration from the founding president's vision, humility and commitment to democracy, describing his policies on non-racialism, education, economic management and political tolerance as foundational to modern Botswana.
Motlhatlusi Kelobang, a close associate of former President Mokgweetsi Masisi, has refused to choose between his roles as Councilor and Deputy Council Chairman of the Moshupa Sub-District Council and his position as trustee of the Ipelego Trust, which he co-founded with Masisi in 2016.
Slumber Tsogwane, as Vice President, once defended President Masisi's use of insulting language in public; now rebranded as a social-media figure with 185,000 Facebook followers, Tsogwane has dramatically readjusted his views on public use of insulting language.
Musician and attorney Nchunga Nchunga has released "Re tla mo gopola" (We will remember him), a tribute single to the late former president Dr Festus Mogae, recorded in Setswana, Herero, Ndebele, English and Sesubiya. Nchunga said he composed the song to celebrate Mogae's legacy, particularly his leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and released it before the burial so Batswana could enjoy it as they celebrated the former president's life.
Former President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned Acting Kgosi Oscar Mosielele of the Bakgatla Ba Ga Mmanaana that he is prepared to retaliate in their ongoing low-key battle over tangled interests.
Former President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, speaking at the State Memorial Service for late former President Dr Festus Mogae, described him as a genuine democrat and patriot whose conduct embodied Botswana values. Masisi highlighted Mogae's role as a transformative leader who shaped the nation's economic trajectory, including championing diamond beneficiation and relocating diamond valuing and sorting from London to Gaborone.
Former President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reflected on external and internal party forces that contributed to the BDP's loss of government control in the 2024 general elections, marking the party's first defeat in nearly six decades.
An opinion column examines two decades of Auditor General reports and parallel Ombudsman findings revealing systematic wastage, missed deadlines, and maladministration across ministries, but notes both institutions lack enforcement power to compel compliance or prosecution.