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Multiple tanker owners, Oil majors and trading houses have suspended energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz PIC: REUTERS
UN agency picks 17 fraudulently registered “Botswana ships”

A Botswana-flagged cargo ship was reported as having left the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday afternoon en route from Iran, in what global maritime officials suspect is just one of 17 ships floating around global oceans with fake Botswana registrations, Mmegi has learnt.

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Brother narrates Talk Talk's last moments

Lesego Motlhabankwe, brother to the late Tshepo 'Talk Talk' Motlhabankwe has narrated his final moments shortly after he returned from a night out on Sunday morning.

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Post Office boss, three others arrested over alleged staged robbery

Police in Tatitown have arrested a 37-year-old post office branch manager and three male suspects in connection with an alleged staged robbery that took place on April 1, 2026.

On the rise: The new contract will boost BSB's expansion ambitions

BSB scoops student allowance tender from FNBB

Government has awarded a key banking services tender for student allowances to Botswana Savings Bank (BSB), ending a 21-year run held by First National Bank Botswana (FNBB).

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Commuter fare hike lays bare cracks in gov’t machinery

What was meant to be a routine policy adjustment has spiralled into a full-blown governance spectacle after President Duma Boko suspended a top Transport Ministry official for allegedly bypassing the Minister, in shock commuter fare increases that sparked protests on Wednesday.

Green energy: Government's deal with the Omani's involves both electricity and potentially, petroleium

Oman firm formally awarded 500MW solar deal in Maun

The Ministry of Minerals and Energy has formally awarded an Omani green energy firm, a contract to design, finance and build a 500-megawatt solar plant in Maun, as part of a broader government-to-government agreement sealed last year.

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Gov't, Transport Operators resume talks to avert commuter crisis

Government and transport operators have officially gone back to the negotiating table following recent tensions over commuter fare hikes, in a move aimed at finding common ground and stabilising the sector.

Moreri says she plans to use her reign to champion youth empowerment

Moreri: From wounded eagle to soaring queen

Leano Moreri, the newly crowned Miss Millennium 2026, is a force to be reckoned with. With a heart full of compassion and a spirit of resilience, she's ready to take on the world and empower others along the way.

Film makers at Okavango

Cinematography Bill key to creative sector development

Minister of Sport & Arts, Jacob Kelebeng, says the Cinematography Bill (2025) presents endless opportunities for the creative sector. When presenting the Bill to Parliament last Monday, Kelebeng said the Bill establishes, among others, the Botswana Film Commission.

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Galebotswe faction sets course for August elective congress

The Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) Interim Committee has taken a decisive though characteristically contested step in its ongoing internal turmoil.

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