The battle for a larger share of De Beers is only one part of the broader mineral ambitions taking shape within the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Its affiliate, the Botswana National Front (BNF), is proposing the creation of industrial hubs to expand local processing and manufacturing across the diamond, coal and copper sectors. The BNF wants Botswana to establish mineral beneficiation and industrial hubs that would allow the country to retain more value from...

For eight years, Brigadier Peter Magosi stood at the apex of Botswana’s most feared and least understood institution. His exit from the Directorate of Intelligence and Security – paired with President Duma Boko’s appointment of Aobakwe Monamo as acting director general – was meant to turn a page.

The National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union has asked the High Court in Maun to prevent the government from implementing its Leadership Transformation Programme among public servants represented by the union without first negotiating with it. The union, known as NALCGPWU, has cited the Attorney General, representing the Government of Botswana, as the respondent. In court papers, the union argues that the programme addresses matters already covered by the Botswana Public...

Former Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and former Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA), Rose Nunu Seretse, has urged Batswana to protect the foundations that have sustained the country’s development for nearly six decades. Speaking at the launch of Weekend Post’s Botswana Beyond 60: Champions of a $40 Billion Future publication in Gaborone on Monday, Seretse said Botswana’s rise from one of the world’s poorest...

For 20 years, Sprint Couriers has built a business around movement. Its drivers have carried contracts between offices, delivered parcels to distant towns and helped connect customers across a vast, sparsely populated country. Yet the company itself has been stuck in place. At its anniversary celebration, amid the usual reflections on endurance and growth, Michelle Gebrial, Sprint’s managing director and co-founder, delivered a rebuke to Botswana’s economic establishment: The company, she said, has spent 19...

The government is running out of patience with underperforming state-owned enterprises, signaling a tougher era of active ownership as poor returns, repeated bailouts and weak value creation continue to strain the public purse. For years, the state has served as a critical financial lifeline for several state-owned enterprises, providing subventions and other forms of support even as returns on public capital remained low. The proposed State-Owned Enterprises Ownership Policy marks a sharp departure from that...

As Botswana prepares to celebrate its diamond jubilee, the national humanitarian society reflects on nearly six decades of community service, emergency response and Botho in action. As Botswana prepares to mark 60 years of independence, one of the country’s longest-serving humanitarian institutions is placing community service at the centre of the national story. The Botswana Red Cross Society says the diamond jubilee is not only a celebration of political freedom, but also a moment to...