Air Botswana still loss-making despite turnaround efforts
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 50 Views |
Air Botswana had not achieved profitability by the end of December 2025. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Responding to a question from Maun North Member of Parliament Dumelan Saleshando, the Minister of Transport, Noah Salakae, confirmed that the national airline was still operating at a loss at that time, but had since moved to implement urgent measures aimed at improving its financial position.
“Air Botswana had not achieved profitability by the end of December 2025,” the minister said.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...