Also known as: Mr Noah Salakae · Minister Noah Salakae · Transport and Infrastructure Minister Noah Salakae
Noah Salakae — former Transport and Infrastructure minister charged with corruption relating to a road construction contract, resigned from cabinet in August 2026.
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Mmegi
Molale was this week added as the eighth accused in the corruption case involving past immediate Transport and Infrastructure minister Noah Salakae and six others, bringing the alleged Ghanzi-New Xade road procurement saga directly into the debate over government’s preference for …
DCEC flags direct tendering in Molale chargeWeekend Post
Only weeks ago, Noah Salakae sat at the polished tables of Botswana’s Cabinet, entrusted with one of the government’s most consequential portfolios: Transport and Infrastructure. …
The Fall of SalakaeMmegi
There will be no Cabinet table, ministerial briefings and government convoy carrying Ghanzi legislator Noah Salakae into an official engagement. …
From Cabinet to courtMmegi
… This Fortuner has driven into the heart of a corruption case involving Member of Parliament for Ghanzi Noah Salakae, a P1.535 billion government road contract and allegations of a web of benefits allegedly flowing from a construction company to the former minister. …
The Fortuner that drove into the charge sheetDaily News Botswana
… Speaking on behalf of Transport and Infrastructure Minister Noah Salakae, Corporate Services Permanent Secretary Ms Agnes Mothobi emphasised that community service, usually termed Corporate Social Responsibility was an essential component of local development, echoing the event’s …
New house brings relief to fire victimMmegi
… Botswana's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Noah Salakae, says the milestone represents the beginning of a transformational journey for both countries. …
CPCS Transcom delivers Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibility studyDaily News Botswana
… Meanwhile, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Mr Noah Salakae, said the transport system and the mining sector were interlinked and cannot survive on their own. …
Africa SME body honours BokoThe Botswana Gazette
… swana Railways debts, prioritising employee loan deductions after strike action paralysed operations BONGANI MALUNGA The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has moved swiftly to contain the industrial unrest that has gripped Botswana Railways (BR), with Minister Noah Salakae …
Govt Secures P450m for BR Workers CrisisDaily News Botswana
… Member of Parliament for Ghanzi Constituency, Mr Noah Salakae, applauded the cooperative movement for their dexterity to unite, empower and transformation to become engines of economic change. …
Cooperatives offer path to economic stabilityDaily News Botswana
… For his part, Member of Parliament for Ghanzi Constituency, Mr Noah Salakae acknowledged the establishment of farmers’ associations, mandated to address escalating hurdles surrounding the farming sector. …
Ghanzi Farmers Plead For Delivery Of PromisesMolale has been added as the eighth accused in a corruption case involving Transport and Infrastructure minister Noah Salakae and six others, charged with abusing office to directly appoint Tau Grading and Building Construction to construct the Ghanzi-New Xade road, a tender valued at P1,455,754,807.37, which the DCEC alleges prejudiced other registered companies eligible to compete.
21 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Molale has been added as the eighth accused in a corruption case involving Transport and Infrastructure minister Noah Salakae and six others, charged with abusing office to directly appoint Tau Grading and Building Construction to construct the Ghanzi-New Xade road, a tender valued at P1,455,754,807.37, which the DCEC alleges prejudiced other registered companies eligible to compete.
21 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Noah Salakae, recently a cabinet minister overseeing Transport and Infrastructure, is scheduled to appear before a magistrate court on August 28 on corruption charges following a DCEC investigation. The charges allege he received roughly 1.6 million pula in cash, a Toyota Fortuner valued at 575,000 pula, and bush-clearing services in exchange for influence over a 1.45 billion pula government contract awarded to Tau Grading and Construction for construction of the Ghanzi-New Xade road; Salakae has rejected all allegations.
25 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Ghanzi legislator Noah Salakae resigned from his Cabinet post as Minister of Transport and Infrastructure this week and is expected to appear in court as an accused.
21 August 2026 · Mmegi →
A Toyota Fortuner valued at P575,000 features prominently in a corruption charge against Ghanzi MP Noah Salakae, who is accused of corruptly using his position as Minister of Transport and Infrastructure to obtain valuable consideration from a construction company involved in a P1.535 billion government road contract.
21 August 2026 · Mmegi →
Ms Khumo Kgosimotho, whose three-bedroom house was destroyed in a fire, has been handed the keys to a newly constructed two-and-a-half-room house by the Department of Buildings Maintenance in collaboration with other government departments. The project was undertaken as part of a Community Service Day initiative aimed at supporting disadvantaged communities.
11 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The US$16 billion Trans-Kalahari Railway project, linking Botswana's Mmamabula coal area to Namibia's Port of Walvis Bay, has completed its feasibility study and entered implementation phase. The 1,500-kilometre heavy-haul railway is expected to reshape regional logistics, unlock economic opportunities in mining, agriculture and manufacturing, and create approximately 6,000 Botswana and 4,000 Namibian jobs during construction of the first phase.
5 August 2026 · Mmegi →
The President of the All Africa Association for Small and Medium Enterprises honoured President Advocate Duma Boko with the UbuntuSusu Continental SME Billion Fund recognition at the Trade Up North 10th Anniversary in Francistown, acknowledging his commitment to growing SMEs and creating an enabling environment for small businesses in Botswana. AAASME has established the $1.4 billion UbuntuSusu Continental SMEs Fund to assist SMEs in Africa to access finance, presenting Botswana's local SMEs an opportunity to tap into continental financing, markets and partnerships.
28 July 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The government has secured P450 million to clear Botswana Railways debts, prioritising employee loan deductions after strike action paralysed operations.
19 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
President Advocate Duma Boko has reportedly granted the Directorate of Public Prosecutions the green light to prosecute Minister Noah Salakae and directors of Tau Grading Company on allegations of corruption.
13 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Assistant Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship said cooperatives are suited community-based enterprises to help reposition the country's economy. Financial cooperatives serve nearly 70,000 citizens, with mobilised savings of approximately P1.8 billion and member loans worth P2.6 billion.
7 July 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Ghanzi farmers say government must deliver on promised liberalisation of the beef industry from Botswana Meat Commission monopoly to help them weather the current Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak and access regional markets. The policy was repealed by Parliament in 2019 but remains unimplemented.
4 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →