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DPP refuses to back down as Moagi appeal filed

The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has refused to back down in its prosecution of former Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Lefoko Moagi, filing an appeal against his acquittal in a P4.7 million corruption case.

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Jele suspended amidst doping concerns

Athletics coach Ofentse Jele has been suspended from all athletics-related activities pending investigations.

DCEC. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO 16.36.11

Corruption dominates dirty money risks in Botswana

Corruption has been identified as the dominant money laundering threat facing Botswana’s Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), accounting for approximately 87 percent of the proceeds generated by identified predicate offences, valued at more than P160 million.

The report highlights a significant limitation in measuring progress PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Botswana features in Africa’s equality gains

Botswana has been ranked 11th in Women's Equality across Africa in the 2026 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), placing the country amongst those assessed in the latest continental governance report, which also highlights significant progress in the sub-category.

The audit was presented to Boko on April 30, 2026, a month after the March deadline PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Forensic audit in limbo ahead of SONA

In a development that threatens to overshadow President Duma Boko's third State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week, the much-publicised forensic audit into alleged corruption and financial misconduct has hit an extraordinary bottleneck.

Police officers.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Suspect in Lesenepole woman's murder arrested, charged

A 28-year-old man from Chadibe in the Tswapong area has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 48-year-old woman from Lesenepole village after her body was discovered wrapped in a blanket inside her Honda Fit vehicle in Palapye.

Boko. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Boko sidelines DCEC, DPP in forensic audit probe

President Duma Boko has cast doubt on the ability of Botswana's traditional law enforcement institutions to independently investigate the explosive forensic audit findings.

Editor's Comment
The State apparatus must be sanitised

When the State cannot rely on its own machinery to pursue suspected wrongdoing, repairing that machinery must become a national priority.The establishment of a Special Investigations and Asset Recovery Task Force may help government respond to the immediate challenge. However, Botswana cannot afford to leave the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) struggling whilst building...

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