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Serving and former intelligence officers are fighting their employer over alleged harassment, disciplinary action, salary arrears and their treatment within the secretive organisation.As Magosi’s tenure ended on October 13, the question is whether...

Delivering a public lecture at the Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) Annual Conference in Palapye last weekend, Ngakaagae declared that ministers, senior government officials, company executives, and union leaders could face...

At the centre of the unfolding legal drama is the Gaborone Regional Magistrate’s Court.At this busy court, a new round of high-profile proceedings is adding to an already crowded diary of corruption-related cases involving former ministers,...

Their charges are linked to the controversial P1.45 billion Ghanzi-New Xade road project.The appearance of the two former Cabinet ministers marked a striking development in a case spanning two administrations.Investigators allege that decisions made...

In a recent statement, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) stated that government has effectively acknowledged that controlled cattle slaughter can be conducted safely but only for Independence celebrations.For farmers struggling to pay school fees,...

The Leadership Transformation Programme (LTP) was initially presented as an effort to revitalise the upper ranks of the civil service. However, it has since triggered accusations of unilateral restructuring, threats of confrontation from trade...

In court filings, the union accuses government of trying to push through the controversial Leadership Transformation Programme without negotiating with public sector unions. Instead, NALCGPWU wants the court to declare that the programme is a matter...

The development has opened a new front in the increasingly bitter battle over government’s Voluntary Separation Programme, with some officers on the E and F salary scales reportedly growing frustrated by the unions’ continued court action. The...

In an appeal filed on October 8, 2026, the academy seeks to overturn a decision delivered by the Magistrate’s Court on September 21, 2026, in a dispute that raises questions about the identification of protected literary works, the collection of...

The party’s position comes after two of its members, Obakeng Sethibe and Rachel Kgase, were taken in for questioning by the Botswana Police Service (BPS) Serious Crime Unit over comments allegedly made on Facebook under the Gosee Kone pseudonym.BCP...

Addressing the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week, he said Africa’s youthful population represented an extraordinary economic opportunity but warned that it could be lost if aspirations continued to outpace...

Addressing the nation on Wednesday, he acknowledged that the benefits of Independence have not reached every household equally and warned that the economy can no longer depend heavily on diamonds.Boko said the country had made significant progress...

The latest clash pits Khama’s long-standing conservationist philosophy against government’s increasingly pronounced argument that wildlife can be sustainably utilised to benefit communities. In a strongly worded letter dated September 29,...

And on Botswana’s 60th Independence anniversary on Wednesday, the old saying appeared to acquire a new meaning. Across dikgotla, villages and communities, the Diamond Jubilee was celebrated in a distinctly Botswana fashion through gatherings, song,...

Vice President and Minister of Finance Ndaba Gaolathe made the warning recently as he unveiled government’s proposed SOE ownership policy, signalling a tougher and more commercially disciplined approach to state ownership.Gaolathe said government...