Boko’s English breakfast, newborn allowance postponed

These include the P300 newborn babies allowance and the home-grown school feeding programme popularly known as President Duma Boko’s ‘English breakfast’. According to the Minister of Local Governance and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, the newborn babies allowance will be introduced from the 2026-2027 financial year, while the much hyped English breakfast will be implemented under the proposed National Development Plan (NDP 12).

Legislators are currently debating the draft NDP12 until November 7, 2025, and the latter is charting a trajectory of Botswana’s development for the next five years and beyond.