The Court of Appeal has ordered the Botswana Police Service to immediately reinstate Superintendent Christopher Molobe to his former rank, ending a decade-long legal battle that nearly destroyed the senior officer’s career. The ruling, issued on July 31, 2026, exposed what the court described as irrational decisions and serious legal errors by the nation’s top police officials. The saga began over ten years ago at the Ghanzi Police Station, where Molobe served as Station Commander,...

The legal battle between prominent Biggie Ganda Butale and the Government of Botswana has reached a crucial procedural milestone. In the latest development in the high-profile challenge against the administrative removal of sodomy laws, the Attorney General has formally approached the High Court to seek directions on how the case should proceed. A Filing Notice dated August 5, 2026, reveals that the Respondent has submitted an “Application for Directions” under Order 28 of the court...

FIA report focuses on offenses reported since 2021 Corruption has surfaced as the chief predicate offense impacting Botswana’s development finance institutions, representing P174.68 million, or roughly 87 percent, of identified criminal proceeds in recent years. These insights come from a report released by the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), titled “Seeing the Cracks: Understanding Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing & Proliferation Financing Risks to Secure Development Finance.” The report examines the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing,...

Prominent businessman Bakang Seretse has filed a formal complaint against retired South African Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron, who currently serves on the Botswana Court of Appeal (CoA). The complaint accuses Cameron of a recurring pattern of prejudgment and the use of intemperate, personalized judicial language in cases linked to the multi-million Pula National Petroleum Fund (NPF) scandal.

In a move that threatens to upend Botswana’s agricultural landscape, two of the country’s largest beef feedlot operators have filed an urgent High Court application against the government. J S Beef and Primefast, which together account for nearly 30 percent of Botswana’s coveted European Union beef quota, charge that recent decisions by veterinary authorities have been reckless and shortsighted, pushing the industry toward collapse. The legal challenge, lodged in Gaborone’s High Court, names the Director...

A panel of the Court of Appeal, led by Judge President Tebogo Tau alongside Issac Lesetedi and retired South African Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron, has mandated the immediate repayment of millions of Pula misappropriated from the National Petroleum Fund (NPF), which the court described as a critical national asset. The dispute revolves around a government claim seeking the return of P42 million, accusing Bakang Seretse and his asset management firm, Khulaco (Pty) Ltd, of...

A P70.9 million public infrastructure project, meant to deliver life-sustaining water and sanitation to Morwa West, has instead vanished into a legal black hole; described by the Court of Appeal (CoA) as a mirage that may never be realized. 

The Gambling Authority of Botswana finds itself in the midst of a serious governance crisis after revelations that its Acting CEO, now confirmed CEO, launched an unauthorized and malicious campaign aimed at damaging the reputation of his predecessor. In a legal notice dated July 23, 2026, attorneys representing former CEO Emolemo Peter Kesitilwe demanded P400,000 in damages, accusing Acting CEO Moruntshi Kemorwale of orchestrating a character assassination that has compromised Kesitilwe’s international reputation. The conflict...

The Village Magistrate’s Court this week acquitted Kabo Moremong, the sole remaining suspect in the high-profile 2022 robbery at Sefalana Cash and Carry, involving P649,863.75 in stolen cash. The verdict marks a dramatic and unexpected end to a legal saga born from one of the most violent and tragic cash-in-transit heists in recent memory. Presiding over the case, the magistrate ruled that the State had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Moremong had...

Prominent attorney and political leader Biggie Ganda Butale has taken the Attorney General to the High Court, challenging the legality of a 2026 administrative order that removed the “unnatural offences” laws from the nation’s statute books without a final vote in Parliament. The dispute concerns Statutory Instrument No. 41 of 2026, issued by the Law Revision Commissioner; a role held by the Attorney General. Butale argues that the instrument effectively deleted paragraphs (a) and (c)...