After months marked by bitter infighting, legal battles, and leadership uncertainty, the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) is showing signs of moving toward reconciliation following a pivotal meeting held in Serowe last week.

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is demanding access to the government’s forensic audit findings, insisting that without full insight into one of the most significant investigations into public finances in recent history, Parliament cannot fulfill its oversight duties effectively.    

The Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), once a pillar of Botswana’s industrial and commercial development, now finds itself at a crossroads. The corporation posted a staggering P167 million loss for the fiscal year ending June 2025, a figure that has sent shockwaves through both government circles and the financial community. With nearly half of its loan book, 47 percent, classified as non-performing, BDC is scrambling to chart a path back to solvency, betting its survival on...

Though the next General Election remains three years away, political tensions in Selebi-Phikwe East are already escalating. The increasing activity from both the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and Botswana Congress Party (BCP) signals the early stages of what promises to be a fiercely contested race in 2029.

A growing buzz within Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) circles has placed former Members of Parliament Dorcas Makgato and Christian Ntuba Greef at the heart of a political stir, with rumors suggesting the two are effectively swapping their political bases.

Former President Ian Khama is gearing up for what could become one of Botswana’s most politically sensitive public inquiries in recent memory. He plans to mobilize former cabinet ministers and senior government officials to defend the decision to close BCL Mine, as President Duma Boko’s administration moves forward with a Judicial Commission of Inquiry. Nearly a decade after the collapse of BCL Mine sent shockwaves through Selebi-Phikwe, the debate over whether the government made the...

Botswana is making a bold move to reshape its agricultural landscape, particularly its poultry sector, which has long been overshadowed by imports and limited local production. The government has declared agriculture no longer a “sector of last resort” but a strategic pillar for economic transformation. In a recent unveiling of a revamped poultry financing initiative, Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Tiroyaone Ntsima laid out a vision that positions poultry farming as a cornerstone of economic...

Former President Seretse Khama Ian Khama has sharply criticized the government’s accountability and anti-corruption efforts, accusing the current administration of inconsistency and selective justice as Botswana’s political environment becomes increasingly defined by investigations into governance and state institutions.  

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has delivered its most forceful critique yet of the government’s forensic audit, dismissing the investigation as structurally flawed, theatrically political, and incapable of delivering the deep institutional accountability promised to the public. The party warns that if the report remains secret or is effectively withheld from public view, it will revive its earlier proposal when Parliament reconvenes in July: the creation of a fully independent Presidential Commission of Inquiry subjected...