Botswana has been urged to urgently finalise and implement regulations under the Tobacco Control Act (2021) amid growing concerns over rising tobacco and nicotine industry influence, particularly targeting young people through vaping and emerging nicotine products. The call follows the launch of the 2025 Botswana Tobacco Industry Interference Index (TIII) Report, which highlighted both Botswana’s global leadership in tobacco control and the urgent need to operationalise existing legislation. The high-level launch attracted a broad coalition of public...

Motlhatlusi Kelobang, a close associate of former President Mokgweetsi Masisi, has refused to choose between his roles as Councilor and Deputy Council Chairman of the Moshupa Sub-District Council and his position as a trustee of the Ipelego Trust, which he co-founded with Masisi in 2016.  

Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs Lesego Chombo delivered a clarion call for ethical leadership and inclusive governance at the 4th Corporate Governance Summit in Gaborone. Her address came as the region grapples with profound economic challenges, governance dilemmas, and social transformations demanding accountability and visionary leadership. With the summit’s theme, “The Future of Corporate Governance in SADC,” Minister Chombo positioned ethical leadership not just as a moral imperative but as the cornerstone for sustainable...

The family of former President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has launched an appeal after losing a long-running chieftainship case that underpins its legacy and royal heritage.

Dumelang Saleshando, the incumbent President of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), is now set to retain his leadership role without opposition following the unexpected withdrawal of his main rival, Ishmael Jackson Koko.

On the 1st of April 1998, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) ushered in a new era following the retirement of Sir Ketumile Masire. His successor Festus Mogae entered the presidency as a respected technocrat but an uncertain politician, surrounded by rivals and factional intrigue — writes ALFRED MASOKOLA