Also known as: Mr. Balopi
Botswana Democratic Party president facing criminal charges including fraud and money laundering related to CEDA transactions as of September 2026.
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Weekend Post
A rebellion is simmering inside the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), where a bloc of regional chairpersons has begun pressing the party’s embattled president, Mpho Balopi, to relinquish the helm while he answers to a battery of criminal charges. …
BDP chairpersons turn on BalopiWeekend Post
… Register The elders have thrown their weight behind the party president, Mpho Balopi, urging him to hold firm against a swelling chorus demanding that he step aside. …
Behind the curtain, BDP’s old guard closes ranks around BalopiThe Botswana Gazette
BDP president Mpho Balopi has welcomed political support from party members but urged them not to involve themselves directly in his CEDA-linked criminal case. …
Balopi Tells Supporters: Stay OutDaily News Botswana
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) president Mpho Balopi and seven co-accused were on Wednesday granted bail over seven criminal charges. …
Balopi and co-accused to appear on October 28The Botswana Gazette
Mpho Balopi’s corruption charges have forced the BDP to confront whether its zero-tolerance stance should require its own president to step aside. …
BDP Weighs Balopi’s FateWeekend Post
… Register The post Inside Mpho Balopi’s vast wealth appeared first on Weekend Post.
Inside Mpho Balopi’s vast wealthMmegi
Mpho Balopi, who leads the former ruling party, is set to be arraigned in court on September 16 before Regional Magistrate, Mareledi Dipate. …
BDP leaves Balopi out in the coldMmegi
Rammidi is now defending the decision by the party’s central committee to hold fire on president Mpho Balopi, saying the leadership does not have enough information to determine his fate. …
Rammidi somersaults on his earlier positionBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard There are no compelling reasons for Balopi to resign as leader of the BDP All indications are that the leader of the Botswana Democratic Party Mpho Balopi will have his day in court. …
There are no compelling reasons for Balopi to resign as leader of the BDPMmegi
The donation, made by politician Mpho Balopi, is expected to assist retirees who rely on regular medication to manage chronic conditions.Foundation founder Kitso Motshidisi said the initiative was driven by the challenges some of the former soldiers face in accessing medication c …
Foundation secures medication for retired BDF soldiersRegional chairpersons within the Botswana Democratic Party are pressing party president Mpho Balopi to relinquish his position while he faces criminal charges.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Regional chairpersons within the Botswana Democratic Party are pressing party president Mpho Balopi to relinquish his position while he faces criminal charges.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
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.
29 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
BDP president Mpho Balopi has welcomed political support from party members but urged them not to involve themselves directly in his CEDA-linked criminal case.
27 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
BDP president Mpho Balopi and seven co-accused were granted bail on Wednesday after arraignment before the Broadhurst Regional Magistrates Court on seven criminal charges—two counts of fraud, one count of attempting to obtain by false pretence, and four counts of money laundering—arising from transactions involving the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency.
16 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Botswana Democratic Party has not yet decided whether its president, Mpho Balopi, should temporarily step aside following corruption charges against him.
15 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
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.
14 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
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 →
Rammidi reversed his earlier stance, now defending the party's central committee decision to withhold action on president Mpho Balopi pending further information. Balopi is set to appear before a regional magistrate on September 16 facing corruption charges related to CEDA loans, after appearing before the committee to present his account.
8 September 2026 · Mmegi →
An opinion piece argues there are no compelling reasons for Botswana Democratic Party leader Mpho Balopi to resign from his position, noting that he faces potential charges following a DCEC investigation and should be allowed to clear his name in court.
7 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
A foundation founded by Kitso Motshidisi received a medication donation from politician Mpho Balopi to help retired soldiers struggling to access consistent supplies for managing chronic conditions. The initiative addresses identified gaps in healthcare access among vulnerable elderly retirees.
3 September 2026 · Mmegi →
The Botswana Democratic Party has revoked the reinstatement of former member Samson Guma Moyo, prompting fresh scrutiny over the consistency of the party's reconciliation programme under president Mpho Balopi.
9 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
BDP President Mpho Balopi has rescinded an earlier decision to restore Samson Guma Moyo's membership, asserting in a June 30 letter that Moyo automatically forfeited membership by joining another political party and that only the Central Committee can consider readmission applications under the party constitution.
6 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana Democratic Party President Mpho Balopi praised President Advocate Duma Boko's tribute to the late former President Festus Mogae, describing Mogae as a great democrat, intellectual and nation builder who strengthened Botswana through discipline, humility and decency.
16 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →