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BDP congress faces Balopi removal hurdle

Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) forthcoming extraordinary congress faces a constitutional hurdle over the fate of party president Mpho Balopi.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 22 September 2026

Mpho Balopi PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

BPF's Porati joins the fray. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

BPF enters Sefhophe by-election race

The Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) has entered the race for the Sefhophe by-election, choosing experienced public administrator and community leader Loeto Porati as its candidate.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 25 September 2026

Chebani dumps BCP for BNF

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 25 September 2026

Mojadigo plans to file no case to answer

Larona Makhaiza | 24 September 2026

BNF settles Sefhophe candidate dispute

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 22 September 2026

Don’t let my legal woes shake you – Balopi tells BDP

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 22 September 2026

BDP congress faces Balopi removal hurdle

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 22 September 2026

BDP prepares for major October changes

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 22 September 2026

Botswana repatriates abandoned infant from Russia

A Botswana infant who was abandoned at a hospital in Moscow shortly after birth has been safely repatriated following a joint effort involving local authorities and Russian counterparts.

You waited too long to go to court – Judge tells Feedlotters

Justice Onkemetse Tshosa of the Gaborone High Court has criticised the applicants in the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) cattle slaughter dispute for waiting too long to approach the High Court. He said they should have acted once it became clear that months of negotiations with the authorities were yielding no results.

Balopi in deep thinking. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The alleged money trail behind Balopi’s billboard empire

A web of companies, inflated or false project claims and millions of pula allegedly moving between bank accounts has emerged from a charge sheet laying out the State’s case against Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) president Mpho Balopi and his alleged associates.

Dipate’s busy court not getting any quieter

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) president, Mpho Balopi has barely exited Dipate’s busy courtroom, and the next high-profile name is already on the magistrate’s diary.

DCEC flags direct tendering in Molale charge

President Duma Boko’s controversial push for direct government appointments has acquired a new layer of scrutiny after the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) charged former Transport and Infrastructure minister Eric Molale with allegedly abusing his office to facilitate the direct appointment of a road construction company.

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BPF enters Sefhophe by-election race

Chebani dumps BCP for BNF

Mojadigo plans to file no case to answer

BNF settles Sefhophe candidate dispute

Don’t let my legal woes shake you – Balopi tells BDP

BDP congress faces Balopi removal hurdle

BDP prepares for major October changes

Botswana repatriates abandoned infant from Russia

You waited too long to go to court – Judge tells Feedlotters

The alleged money trail behind Balopi’s billboard empire

Dipate’s busy court not getting any quieter

DCEC flags direct tendering in Molale charge

BDP congress faces Balopi removal hurdle

Mojadigo plans to file no case to answer

Kwa Nokeng eyes P1.37bn BSE listing

Porridge fight lands brother in hospital