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Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Lands Ministry accused of defying Boko's Bonno project

Kanye West legislator Victor Phologolo has accused the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture of defying President Duma Boko’s directive to issue title deeds needed for the construction of 61,000 houses across 61 constituencies in the country.

Larona Makhaiza | 04 August 2026

Boko 3. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Government wants the new policy to feature a dedicated limit for accommodation PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Gov't, unions deadlocked on per diem talks

Government and public sector unions are deadlocked on the per diem policy, the crucial P1,500 per day allowance for travelling civil servants that supports thousands of jobs in the hospitality industry, particularly the smaller operators.

Mbongeni Mguni | 04 August 2026

The dispute dates back to the cancellation of the tender award by the Public Procurement Tribunal. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Court rejects bid to jail gov't officials for contempt

The High Court has dismissed Tawana Joint Venture’s latest bid to have senior government officials held in contempt of court over the delayed Ncojane Water Project, ruling that the application was brought before the procedure required by law had been exhausted.

Innocent Selatlhwa | 04 August 2026

Passenger, 75, dies in crash en route to funeral

A 75-year-old woman who was travelling to attend a funeral in Mochudi had her journey tragically cut short after she was killed in a road traffic accident on Sunday morning.

Pini Bothoko | 04 August 2026

Close Up Of Man Hands Holding A Woman Hands For Rape And Sexual Abuse, Anti-trafficking And Stopping

Teen raped, robbed in Maun

Police in Maun are searching for an unidentified man who allegedly broke into a house, attacked a 19-year-old woman in her sleep, raped her, and stole her laptop and computer monitor in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Pini Bothoko | 04 August 2026

Woman fatally stabs boyfriend in Mahalapye

A 44-year-old woman from Thomadithotse Ward in Mahalapye is expected to appear before the Mahalapye Magistrate's Court this week on a single count of murder.

Pini Bothoko | 04 August 2026

BDP MP questions party's own floor-crossing law

A Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) legislator, Kagiso Mmusi, has urged the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government to consider repealing the country's controversial floor-crossing law, the same legislation that the BDP itself introduced whilst in power.

Spira Tlhankane | 04 August 2026

Seretse files leave to appeal Dipate ruling

Businessman Bakang Seretse has mounted a fresh legal challenge to halt his corruption trial, filing for leave to appeal a ruling that upheld the state’s authority to prosecute him.

staff writer | 04 August 2026

Success is embedded on that wait- be patient

There is nothing as essential as the quality of patience. Yet, not so simple nor easy to exercise for it is draining, excruciating and unbearable.

Kealeboga Ngwigwa | 04 August 2026

CPCS Transcom delivers Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibility study

Botswana and Namibia are making progress towards making the multibillion pula Trans-Kalahari Railway (TKR) project a reality following the Friday delivery of a completed feasibility study.

Pauline Dikuelo | 04 August 2026

It was conviction: A wake-up call for men

Zolani Kraai | 04 August 2026

F Ismail group gives Marina’s paediatric ward a lifeline

staff writer | 04 August 2026

Pro-Serve wins Modipane–Mabalane road tender dispute

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 04 August 2026

Khoemacau, Absa join forces for SMEs

Mbongeni Mguni | 04 August 2026

Red Roses learn title defence route

Kabelo Boranabi | 04 August 2026

BotswanaPost moves to insure in transit parcels

Pauline Dikuelo | 04 August 2026

Magistrate convicts Loeto of rape

Extension II Magistrate Keabetswe Majuta has convicted rapist Gomolemo Loeto on a single count of rape after establishing that the State had proven beyond reasonable doubt that he had unlawful carnal knowledge of the complainant.

Maele suspends BUAN Vice Chancellor

The Minister of Higher Education, Prince Maele, has suspended Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) Vice Chancellor Professor Ketlhatlogile Mosepele with immediate effect, in a dramatic move that throws the leadership of the institution into uncertainty.

Village Magistrates Court. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Four years later, State fails to link Moremong to robbery

Close to four years since the Gaborone West Industrial Sefalana cash-in-transit robbery, Kabo Moremong has been acquitted after Village Senior Magistrate Tshepo Thedi said the State failed to prove that he shared a criminal purpose with four armed men who carried out the attack.

Zambian Giants Nkana Set for Botswana Test in Inaugural Tati River Cup

Zambia's record league title holders Nkana FC are heading into their pre-season to sharpen their tools, and they'll have the chance to do just that when they travel to Botswana next month.

New direction: Ntsima says the Mafisa initiative is targetted at clusters rather than individuals PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Chema Chema reborn as Mafisa

Government has rebranded the Chema Chema Fund into the Mafisa Programme, introducing a new enterprise development model that will shift focus from funding individual businesses to supporting co-operatives and business clusters.

BFA to vote with CAF over Infantino proposal

With FIFA dangling a $40 million (nearly P550 million) windfall to member associations in exchange for backing a proposal to sell stakes in its flagship competitions, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) is expected to fall in line with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) when the vote is held.

BMC, gov’t dragged to court over FMD restrictions

rBotswana Meat Commission (BMC) and government have been hauled before the High Court by two feedlot operators in an urgent legal battle.

Success is embedded on that wait- be patient

The only comfort in it is the believe, trust and hope that whatever one wants will eventually fall into place. It demands so much endurance. Many things fallout, life becomes so miserable and tasteless. Patience is the good- natured tolerance of delay or incompetence. As miserable as we may be enduring it, it is a character builder and makes one fit and proper to survive their next phase or level of life. Patience is in everything. For a seed to...

Kealeboga Ngwigwa | 04 August 2026

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