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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.
2 hours ago · Mmegi →
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.
2 hours ago · Mmegi →
The Botswana National Front has mourned councillor Akambakamba, who contested the Notwane Ward in 2009 and 2019 and served on the party's central committee under founding president Kenneth Koma, Otsweletse Moupo, and Duma Boko. Regarded as an iconic activist and political mentor to generations, she stepped down from the central committee after the UDC's 2024 election victory and government formation.
3 hours ago · Mmegi →
A constitutional challenge by two women seeking civil marriage recognition now includes LGBTQ+ advocates, religious groups, and a human-rights scholar, widening the dispute beyond the original case between the couple and the Government of Botswana.
19 hours ago · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana will celebrate 60 years of independence on September 30, marking the establishment of the Republic of Botswana in 1966. This year's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations will be held at Gaborone Main Mall under the theme "Building Resilience, Driving Prosperity," with national and community events coordinated by a National Organising Committee and district-level committees.
10 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Manual Workers Union alleges that centralising recruitment for 367 gardener and cleaner posts could be intended to reward UDC activists, a claim the Directorate of Public Service Management has not answered.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
BOFEPUSU attributes its worsening relationship with President Duma Boko to unfulfilled election promises and Government's alleged resistance to union scrutiny, according to union secretary general Robert Rabasimane.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Bokhutlo Modukanele, director of the Department of Road Transport Services, has opted for early retirement after an internal investigation. Sources say he was cleared of responsibility, though Government has declined to disclose the investigation's findings.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
BOPEU and the Manual Workers Union are pressing Government to disclose the financial, legal and employment obligations behind its African Hero partnership with South African businessman Zunaid Moti.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Former Gambling Authority CEO Emolemo Peter Kesitilwe has filed a defamation suit against the regulator and its current CEO, Moruntshi Kemorwale, seeking damages, retractions and public apologies over allegations he claims damaged his reputation.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Maun West MP Caterpillar Hikuama has called for a full investigation into reports of crocodiles escaping from Sitatunga Crocodile Farm and wants assurances that communities are safe, accusing the Department of Wildlife and National Parks of failing to fully answer questions on the matter.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Bakgatla ba ga Kgafela plan to petition President Duma Boko with complaints over land allocation, administration, and alleged corruption in Kgatleng.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Public Accounts Committee is considering whether to summon the Finance Ministry's Permanent Secretary to explain the revival of businessman Zunaid Moti's investment proposal, which had previously been rejected on cost grounds.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
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 →
Following the launch of a flagship Moti project in Gaborone Block 7, the opposition Botswana Congress Party has accused government of arranging what it describes as state capture, saying the deal will saddle the country with more than P20 billion in long-term obligations for a project it estimates should cost about P3.6 billion.
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 →
Former De Beers chief executive Sheila Khama has warned that the concentration of presidential power in Botswana could pose a deeper threat to democracy and human rights than current constitutional proposals under debate, arguing lawmakers should address what she sees as excessive executive authority vested in the presidency.
7 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
National Assembly Speaker Dithapelo Keorapetse and Botswana Congress Party Vice President Unity Dow have questioned whether executions deter violent crime and whether the state should continue taking the lives of convicted offenders, calling for an "honest conversation" about capital punishment's purpose.
7 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Bermuda has placed Botswana among nationalities subject to stricter visa requirements, adding to international border control tightening and concerns over the Botswana passport's standing abroad at a time when the government prepares to introduce a new citizenship scheme.
7 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Gaborone High Court ruled against Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies, barring its law graduates from sitting the Law Society of Botswana bar examinations. The court sided with the LSB, which argued that GUC's franchised Leeds Beckett University qualifications do not meet the Legal Practitioners Act requirement for law practice in Botswana.
7 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Finance Ministry reported a budget deficit of P16.34 billion for the 2025/2026 fiscal year, a significant improvement from the previously projected deficit of P25.48 billion, according to preliminary figures released by the Bank of Botswana.
7 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Balopi, leader of the opposition BDP, faces criminal charges linked to alleged irregular Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) transactions involving millions of pula. The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime alleges that CEDA was deceived into releasing P669,842.11 for billboard work never executed, and that Balopi and a co-accused attempted to obtain P1.399 million using false documents.
7 September 2026 · Mmegi →
The BDP's vetting process for primary candidates in an upcoming by-election has sparked internal discontent, with only two of five applicants approved to contest. Some party members are questioning the exclusion criteria and threatening not to support the party in the by-election, citing concerns of unfairness and favouritism in the vetting process.
7 September 2026 · Mmegi →
The UDC selected Galebotse as its candidate for the Sefhophe by-election through a consensus process among three interested members, following the death of former councillor Christopher Motsholapheko. The party is seeking to maintain control of the ward.
7 September 2026 · Mmegi →
The Botswana Congress Party has selected a former councillor, Bagwasi, as its candidate to represent Sefophe at national level. The BCP spokesperson noted that Bagwasi previously sought the parliamentary seat in 2019 and views his political history as valuable as the party seeks to rebuild support in the area.
7 September 2026 · Mmegi →
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has rejected former president Ian Khama's bid to launch a private prosecution against Jako Hubona, an investigator at the centre of Botswana's P100 billion case.
7 September 2026 · Weekend Post →