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BDC Headquaters. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

New BDC board of directors named

A new board of directors has been named at the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), marking a pivotal step in the country’s economic transformation agenda.

Boko. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG.

SONA Boko’s chance to set the record straight

Botswana’s political atmosphere is thick with speculation, rumours, and growing cynicism about the true state of the nation. At the centre of the debate are questions about the health of the national coffers, the delivery of election promises, and whether the much-touted change that Batswana voted for is underway, which the President must clarify, writes TIMOTHY LEWANIKA

Kgosi Mokhutshwane Sekgoma . PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG.

Tributes pour in for Kgosi Mokhutshwane Sekgoma

Bangwato tribe and the country at large will pay their last respects to Kgosi Mokhutshwane Peto Sekgoma, who will be buried tomorrow, November 8, 2025, in Serowe. Kgosi Mokhutshwane died in a car accident aged 85. Tributes are already pouring in for the fallen chief.

Mpho Pheko. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE

We stand a good chance of winning Kgalagadi South—Pheko

Botswana Congress Party (BCP) publicity and information secretary Mpho Pheko has made a bold claim that the leading opposition party will emerge victorious at the Kgalagadi South by-elections on November 15.

Against the grain: Banks are adding more employees despite the spread of fintech and digitisation PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Employment rises in banking despite digitisation

The number of people employed in the banking industry rose by 3.9 percent in 2024, growing from 5, 094 in 2023 to 5, 293, despite the increasing spread of digitisation in the sector.

BPF congress.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Paradox of two presidents

SEROWE: Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) stands at a perilous crossroads, its survival teetering on the edge after a stormy and chaotic elective congress here over the weekend. What was meant to be a triumphant democratic exercise to usher in new leadership descended instead into political theatre, a fierce duel for legitimacy, power, and survival.

Ambassador, Legwaila Joseph Manson John Legwaila's memorial service. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Ambassador Legwaila remembered for diplomacy

When Botswana navigated its early years as an independent nation, few diplomats shaped its global voice as decisively as the late Ambassador, Legwaila Joseph Manson John Legwaila.

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Pivotal moments

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