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Mpho Mokwape
  • CMB, Okaile face 61 counts in fresh P450m BPOPF loot storm

    Rapula is charged with CMB and its sister company, CMB Fund 1. At the time the alleged offences happened, from 2017, CMB was managing assets for BPOPF.The charges relate to the handling of funds entrusted to the company to manage the pension fund’s...

  • Parly sets age 70 cap for AG retirement

    The new law setting out the retirement of the country's AG will only take effect on a date to be announced by ministerial order in the Government Gazette.The Act sets out rules on the retiring age of the AG and explains how appointments may be...

  • High Court dismisses challenge in Mogoditshane roads tender dispute

    The case arose after the Mogoditshane/Thamaga District Council awarded the roads project tender to Evolution Engineers/Mason Group JV. The estimated value of the project is P337,562,741 (VAT inclusive), making it one of the more significant...

  • CoA to determine alleged Math error in P1.5B Ncojane project

    The appeal arises from a tender involving China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Zhong Gan Engineering & Construction Corporation (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd as appellants, G4 Civils (Pty) Ltd, Landmark Projects (Pty) Ltd, and Asphalt Botswana...

  • Court gives gov't ultimatum on DIS dispute

    The ultimatum comes after the government failed to comply with a long-running court order requiring payment of salary back pay to the 406 agents."The order being specific as to the period of compliance, which was immediately upon the court order. The...

  • Ngakaagae & Co: Cynosure of all eyes

    The development comes as corruption allegations against past officeholders continue to surface. All eyes have now turned to the man leading the prosecutorial charge.Ngakaagae has assumed office at a critical moment for the justice system, with public...

  • Boko’s judicial ‘headhunting’ irks LSB

    In a recent formal notice to the Attorney General, the Society accused the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of breaking its own practice by skipping an open and competitive process.The LSB says the appointment, announced by the Office of the...

  • St Engenas ZCC ends years of infighting

    The fired members in the long-running dispute that pitted leaders against each other will return to the church unconditionally after both warring factions signed a consent order in the High Court, following advice from Justice Zein Kebonang to settle...

  • Ulsan Botswana moves to stop Mupane appeal

    The company argued that whilst the liquidator, Kopanang Thekiso, received leave to appeal from the High Court, he failed to meet the filing requirements at the CoA.The liquidator’s leave to appeal is in relation to a recently granted interdict...

  • Gov't tightens farmer subsidy rules, adds insurance

    Instead of cutting help to farmers, the new model will reportedly aim to improve the system's efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver inputs more reliably during the 2025–2026 season.Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture Dr Edwin Dikoloti told...

  • Court orders return of property to estate of late Kgosi

    The court ordered the release through a settlement agreement from both parties, signed before Justice Onkagetse Pusoentsi on Wednesday, bringing to a close proceedings that began before ex spy chief Kgosi’s death and were continued by his wife,...

  • Dispute over Kgosi’s Sentlhane farm, cattle clouds settlement

    While the agreement paves the way for the release of a significant portion of Kgosi’s restrained assets, key properties remain locked in contention.Amongst these are the well-known Sentlhane Farm and a substantial herd of cattle allegedly donated...

  • LSB challenges judicial appointment

    The society says it has decided to protect the independence of the judiciary, to defend the integrity of the legal system, and to ensure that the public can continue to have confidence in the courts.According to a recent statement from the Society...

  • Inside DIS internal power struggle

    According to an affidavit by Intelligence Officer Bruce Seoposengwe, the investigation began in March 2024 after DIS officer Paul Setlhabi, also known in the spy world as Slim, received intelligence suggesting that serious acts of maladministration...

  • Tension, confusion grip DIS over Air Botswana probe

    In separate but strikingly similar statements addressed to Tebogo Bagopi, an investigator appointed by the Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Sebuweng Mukani and Mpho Molokwane say they have been left “in the dark” about why they were...

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