The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), in tandem with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), announced the recovery of P32.3 million from Marcian Concepts (Pty) Ltd, a construction company embroiled in a scandal that has exposed glaring cracks in Botswana’s public procurement system. This sum was part of a tender contract awarded under questionable circumstances by the Selibe Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) in May 2020. The tender, valued at over P230 million,...

  The heavy rains that have battered Pandamatenga, a key agricultural hub in northwestern Botswana, have unleashed a flood crisis with devastating consequences for crops, livelihoods, and regional food security. As the waters surged through fields once ripe with promise, they obliterated vast tracts of corn, sorghum, yams, and sugar cane, the staples that local farmers had nurtured through months of toil. What was meant to ease hunger and tame soaring food prices has instead...

Further alleges abuse of the ex parte process by DCEC, DPP Says properties acquired through inheritance, lawful transactions States that most of the assets were bought before political office The legal battle involving former Minister Kefentse Chewingie Mzwinila has erupted into a fierce contest over the integrity of judicial processes, with Mzwinila leveling serious accusations of “dirty hands” and abuse of the ex parte process against the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Directorate...

Is it a risk worth taking? Botswana is stepping boldly onto the geopolitical stage with a strategic pivot towards Russia that could reshape its economic landscape and reverberate across global diamond markets. Announcing plans to open an embassy in Moscow and inviting Russian investment in its diamond and rare earth mineral sectors, experts say Botswana signals a new chapter in its quest for economic diversification amid mounting pressures on its traditional revenue streams. This potential...

Issues formal notice to health facilities ordering withdrawal of medicines The sudden alert about suspected quality issues in tuberculosis medicines supplied by Ayesha Biotech Pvt. Ltd. has sent ripples through health systems and affected communities reliant on these critical drugs. On 19 November 2025, the Central Medical Stores (CMS) issued a formal notice to health facilities, hospital superintendents, council authorities, and chief medical officers, ordering the immediate withdrawal and quarantine of three specific TB medicines...