Botswana has recently unveiled a somber and unsettling portrait of its public health landscape, revealing nearly 41,000 deaths recorded over the past five years. This stark figure emerged in a parliamentary session where the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Major General Pius Mokgware, presented detailed mortality data registered through the country’s Births and Deaths Registration System. The data spans from mid-2021 to mid-2026 and paints a complex picture of fluctuating death rates and shifting...

The Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO) has entered a critical phase of restructuring after the government announced it would withdraw funding to civil society organizations. In response, the umbrella body has relocated its offices, reduced its permanent staff, and shifted to a project-based funding model. BOCONGO’s Executive Director, Kutlwano Pelontle, told this publication that the funding cut forced the organization to make “difficult but decisive decisions” to ensure it remains operational and continues to...

Digital asset infrastructure company Xago has officially been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence in Botswana, marking a significant milestone in the company’s strategy to expand regulated digital financial services across Africa. The approval by the Non-Bank Financil Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) enables Xago to offer its compliant digital asset and cross-border payment solutions to businesses and institutions operating in Botswana. By leveraging blockchain technology, the platform facilitates secure, low-cost and near-instant cross-border...

Pro-Serve Consulting Botswana has secured a significant legal victory after the Court of Appeal overturned a High Court order that had frozen funds linked to the Modipane-Mabalane Road project and restricted the company from managing aspects of the contract. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the Court of Appeal ruled that Tau Grading & Building Construction failed to satisfy the legal requirements for an anti-dissipation order and had not shown exceptional circumstances to justify approaching...