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Opposition outfit, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), has distanced itself from the controversial Facebook pseudonym Gosee Kone, saying hiding behind fake accounts has never been its political style.

Spira Tlhankane | 06 October 2026

France Museveni

Dawnbell takes copyright royalty fight to High Court

Dawn Bell Academy, the homeschooling and tutoring centre, is escalating its copyright royalty dispute with the Copyright Society of Botswana (COSBOTS) to the High Court after it was ordered to pay a licencing fees claim.

Spira Tlhankane | 09 October 2026

BPS, education ministry partner on police vehicle repair

Pini Bothoko | 09 October 2026

Negotiate salaries, not workshops – BOFEPUSU tells DPSM

Larona Makhaiza | 06 October 2026

No evidence links water to diarrhoea outbreak – WUC

Larona Makhaiza | 06 October 2026

BNF prioritises by-election over policy conference

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 06 October 2026

Botswana strengthens child protection commitments

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 06 October 2026

Pseudos not our style – BCP

Spira Tlhankane | 06 October 2026

Gov't communications officer dies in brutal hit-and-run

Botswana has lost one of top government communications professionals after Kabelo Kgwarapi died in a freak car accident last week.

Pseudos not our style – BCP

Opposition outfit, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), has distanced itself from the controversial Facebook pseudonym Gosee Kone, saying hiding behind fake accounts has never been its political style.

Stop politicising medication shortages, Batswana cautioned

Former Minister of Health, Sheila Tlou, says shortages of medicines in the country should not be viewed solely as a Botswana issue.

Power point: The BPC's credit ratings are entirely dependent on government's ability to support the Corporation

Moody’s upgrades BPC

Credit ratings agency, Moody’s, has upgraded its outlook on the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) from negative to stable, while maintaining its investment grade credit ratings.

The BNF has been urged to advocate for a minimum wage that goes beyond simply establishing a statutory wage floor PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

BNF urged to push for living wage, jobs

Botswana National Front (BNF) has been advised to use its position within the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government to push for policies that promote a living wage, sustainable job creation and stronger productive capacity in the economy.

Emerging markets lift DPF to P12bn

Debswana Pension Fund’s Assets Under Management (AUM) rose by P810 million to P12.66 billion during the second quarter, supported by strong investment gains led by emerging market equities.

Diamond sales show recovery in H1

Natural diamond sales rose by 8.8 percent in the first half of the year in the United States, the world’s biggest market for the stones, bringing hope that the prolonged downturn in the market is finally breaking.

Boko said the country had made significant progress since Independence, with diamond revenues PIC: DGB

The diamond era is not enough – Boko

President Duma Boko has used Botswana’s 60th Independence anniversary to deliver a candid assessment of the country’s six-decade journey.

Negotiate salaries, not workshops – BOFEPUSU tells DPSM

The Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) says it feels undermined by the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) for continuing to hold workshops whilst key concerns affecting government employees remain unresolved.

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Dawnbell takes copyright royalty fight to High Court

BPS, education ministry partner on police vehicle repair

Negotiate salaries, not workshops – BOFEPUSU tells DPSM

No evidence links water to diarrhoea outbreak – WUC

BNF prioritises by-election over policy conference

Botswana strengthens child protection commitments

Pseudos not our style – BCP

Gov't communications officer dies in brutal hit-and-run

Pseudos not our style – BCP

Stop politicising medication shortages, Batswana cautioned

Moody’s upgrades BPC

BNF urged to push for living wage, jobs

Emerging markets lift DPF to P12bn

Diamond sales show recovery in H1

The diamond era is not enough – Boko

Negotiate salaries, not workshops – BOFEPUSU tells DPSM