The recent forensic audit, now resting in the hands of the Office of the President, has uncovered deep-seated corruption and financial mismanagement that threatens to unravel trust in the very institutions meant to safeguard the nation’s integrity.

In the heart of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, a remarkable story of wildlife conservation is unfolding – one that blends cutting-edge technology with decades of local expertise to protect one of Africa’s most elusive big cats: the leopard. The Wilderness Trust’s recent backing of the Chitabe Leopard ID Monitoring Project marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing effort to understand and safeguard these solitary predators. Over the past ten years, the project has transformed the daily...

The stock market is entering a pivotal phase that could reshape investment strategies for the rest of 2026 and beyond. Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory firms, has thrown down a bold prediction: a mega-rotation out of Big Tech stocks is underway, potentially the most significant since the post-pandemic recovery. This sweeping shift is already visible as investors move away from the concentrated dominance of mega-cap technology...

The oil market is sending a puzzling message: despite fresh missile attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most crucial energy chokepoints, crude prices stubbornly hover around $73 a barrel; far below the $90 mark many analysts might expect given the risks. Nigel Green, CEO of the deVere Group, a global financial advisory giant, warns that this complacency could leave investors dangerously exposed. The ongoing geopolitical volatility in the...

Botswana’s labor landscape is on the brink of a major shift. As of July 1, 2026, the country’s new Employment and Labour Relations Act (ELRA) came into full effect, marking the most comprehensive overhaul of its labor laws in decades. This isn’t just a tweak here or there; it’s a complete consolidation of three separate pieces of legislation into a single, unified framework designed to modernize employment standards and strengthen worker protections across the board....

On a crisp June morning in Gaborone, Botswana, a ceremony unfolded that carries the promise of reshaping not just a corner of the nation’s agricultural landscape, but potentially its economic future. The signing of a Joint Venture Agreement between the Matopi Commercial Farmers Association and South Africa’s Pinion is more than a business deal; it’s a beacon of Botswana’s ambitions for economic transformation, rural development, and agricultural modernization. At the heart of this milestone stands...

Botswana’s government has set the stage for a seismic shift in its civil service leadership with the launch of a voluntary separation program targeting some of the country’s most senior public servants. The freshly leaked savingram from the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), dated June 29, 2026, signals the opening of a Voluntary Separation Application Portal, inviting applications until July 28, 2026.