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Botswana Sunday Standard
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Gov’t bets on tourism resetBotswana's transport sector diverged sharply in Q2 2026: vehicle registrations fell 7.2% to 7,536 units and rail freight declined 16.4% to 143,531 tonnes, while aircraft movements surged 67.6% and passenger traffic climbed 35.8%, driven by tourism demand.
12 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's transport sector diverged sharply in Q2 2026: vehicle registrations fell 7.2% to 7,536 units and rail freight declined 16.4% to 143,531 tonnes, while aircraft movements surged 67.6% and passenger traffic climbed 35.8%, driven by tourism demand.
12 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime is pursuing corruption cases ranging from a headteacher accepting P700 to former ministers facing charges linked to a billion Pula road contract.
12 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Professor Danwood Chirwa of the University of Cape Town has issued a 28-page expert opinion commissioned by the Law Society of Botswana that critically analyses the Gaborone University College of Law's Bachelor of Laws degree, questioning aspects of the programme while the Law Society continues defending its refusal to permit GUC-Leeds Beckett University graduates to sit Bar examinations.
7 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's population is projected to reach 2,954,519 people by 2038, a substantial increase from the 2,359,609 recorded in the 2022 Population and Housing Census, according to Statistics Botswana. The country is expected to become more urban, older, and increasingly concentrated around major economic centres.
16 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Four opposition Members of Parliament have approached the High Court seeking condonation for failing to submit mandatory election expense returns, raising doubts about the legal status of legislators who may have continued sitting and voting in Parliament despite being disqualified under the Electoral Act.
21 July 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The government has confirmed it does not hold equity stakes in Mowana Mine, Karowe Mine, Khoemacau's Zone 5 Mine, Minergy's Medie Mine, and Motheo Mine, which collectively generated approximately P16 billion in revenue in 2025, despite having the legislative option to acquire ownership interests when licenses are granted.
6 July 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
For over two decades, Botswana's vice presidents have ascended to the presidency almost seamlessly without seeking a direct electoral mandate, a constitutional mechanism that evolved into political tradition. The article suggests this automatic succession path may not apply to the current or future vice president.
1 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
A new academic paper published in the Statute Law Review argues that Botswana's courts have increasingly dismissed election petitions on procedural technicalities at the expense of substantive justice, undermining public confidence in the country's electoral dispute system.
1 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
A forensic audit by R4 Forensics has uncovered gross financial misconduct at the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana, finding that government subventions were misrecorded as revenue to declare phantom profits.
3 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Competition Authority has blocked Debswana Pension Fund's proposed acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Bona Life Insurance, ruling that the deal would substantially lessen competition and deepen concentration in the financial services sector.
27 April 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana is testing whether its high-value, low-volume tourism model can evolve into something broader, more inclusive and economically consequential.
27 April 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →