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Monday, October 12, 2026

NBC 2026: From Dialogue to Delivery

Business Botswana’s management and organising committee briefed the media and sponsors at Avani Gaborone Resort & Casino on October 9 on preparations for the 18th National Business Conference (NBC), scheduled for Francistown from October 18–21, 2026.

Lesang Maswabi | 12 October 2026

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Gov’t executives want out as unions fight exit plan

A section of senior government executives is reportedly lining up to take the voluntary separation package, even as trade unions intensify their opposition and legal challenge to the programme, Mmegi has learnt.

Spira Tlhankane | 09 October 2026

NALCGPWU says the terminology does not change the substance of what government is seeking to achieve PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Unions take gov’t to court over ‘back-door’ exits

National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union (NALCGPWU) has taken government to the High Court in a bid to halt a recent exit process initiated by the employer.

Spira Tlhankane | 09 October 2026

Rabasimane’s argument rested heavily on consultation and labour law. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Putting Botswana’s public service shake-up battle in context

What began in late June as a government programme billed as a voluntary exit for senior public servants has evolved into a widening industrial and legal confrontation over who has the final say in transforming Botswana’s public service.

Spira Tlhankane | 09 October 2026

The BNF policy forum is therefore expected to provide an important platform for the party to determine its own position on diamond beneficiation PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

BNF to debate diamond beneficiation city proposal

Botswana National Front (BNF) is set to debate a proposal for the establishment of a Botswana Diamond Beneficiation City when the party holds its policy forum in Selebi-Phikwe on October 23.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 09 October 2026

Sefhophe by-election draws intense political activity

As the Sefhophe Ward by-election draws closer, political activity is intensifying, with the three competing parties stepping up their campaigns and mobilising supporters ahead of the October 17 poll.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 09 October 2026

Tutume District has recently experienced a surge in illegal immigrants and GBV cases

Illegal immigration, GBV cases spike in Tutume

The continued influx of illegal immigrants into Tutume District remains a major concern, with authorities reporting a rise in unlawful entries into Botswana and warning that some foreigners without proper documentation are becoming involved in criminal activities.

Pini Bothoko | 09 October 2026

Banks in Main Mall. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Banks “watchlist” loans reach P5bn

Commercial banks are seeing more warning signs that borrowers could struggle to repay their debts, with loans placed on a watch list for potential repayment problems rising sharply to P5.5 billion in 2025.

Lewanika Timothy | 09 October 2026

For government, relaxing restrictions too quickly could allow the virus to escape containment. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Gov’t Independence compromise ignites fresh FMD row

The recent decision to temporarily relax some Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) restrictions in Zone 11 has become the latest battleground between disease control, farmers’ livelihoods, and political accountability.

Spira Tlhankane | 09 October 2026

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.

Dawnbell takes copyright royalty fight to High Court

Licence hitch delays First Division South start

The First Division South League will not start this weekend as anticipated after two clubs failed to obtain licences to participate in the competition this season.

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.

Win-win deal: The agreement will see the police service use TVET workshop facilities for maintenance

BPS, education ministry partner on police vehicle repair

Botswana Police Service (BPS) and the Ministry of Higher Education have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that has been hailed as an exercise that will showcase the power of two government departments working together.

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.

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.

FMD management: A ticking time bomb

“The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between consenting adults.”~ Robert NozickWhile government must contain the disease, it must also confront the growing economic hardship caused by its response. For many rural households, cattle remain a source of livelihood and the only means for tending for thousands of families, and for these kind of people the longer the restrictions continue, the...

Mmegi Editor | 12 October 2026

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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

Dawnbell takes copyright royalty fight to High Court

Licence hitch delays First Division South start

Pseudos not our style – BCP

BPS, education ministry partner on police vehicle repair

Moody’s upgrades BPC

Negotiate salaries, not workshops – BOFEPUSU tells DPSM

FMD management: A ticking time bomb