Botswana is grappling with an explosive surge in cyber-fraud, a staggering 450 percent increase that underscores a shift in the country’s crime landscape toward digital financial offenses. This surge, recorded between 2024 and mid-2025, has led to over P10 million in losses through scams such as SIM swaps, social engineering, and bank-to-wallet fraud. This uptick in cybercrime starkly contrasts with an 8 percent drop in overall reported criminal incidents, from 159,680 in 2023 to 146,529...
As Botswana’s political arena gradually shifts its gaze toward the 2029 General Election, speculation about potential alliances among key parties has begun to ripple through political circles. Yet, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has categorically denied any discussions with the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) regarding electoral cooperation. Kentse Rammidi, Secretary General of the BDP, dismissed the rumors as baseless fabrications detached from reality. In an exclusive interview, Rammidi stated unequivocally, “The BDP has neither initiated...
Brigadier (Ret.) Peter Magosi, Director General of the national intelligence agency, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), has finally addressed the rumors circulating on social media about an alleged extension of his contract. In an exclusive interview on Thursday, Magosi revealed that, like many others, he first encountered the news of his supposed contract renewal on Facebook. “Tseo tsa extension ke di bonela hela mo facebook,” he remarked candidly.
The steady hum of Botswana’s engines and the flicker of its city lights all depend on a constant, reliable flow of fuel. Yet, as March 2026 unfolds, a shadow from halfway across the world looms large over the nation’s oil supply. The Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has issued a cautious yet reassuring message to the country: while current petroleum imports remain stable, the global geopolitical storm swirling in the Middle East threatens to unsettle...
The specter of a new Middle East conflict has cast a long shadow over global diplomacy, but recent developments have turned what might have been a united front into a transatlantic rift. At the center of this storm is none other than former U.S. President Donald Trump, whose blunt rejection of British involvement in the escalating Iran war has sparked a diplomatic spat that threatens to redefine the special relationship between Washington and London. Trump’s...
The legal battle involving Capital Management Botswana (CMB) and its directors, Rapula Okaile and the late Timothy Marsland, has resumed in court. Okaile faces a staggering 61 charges, ranging from theft by agent and money laundering to obtaining property by false pretenses and corruption, all linked to the alleged misappropriation of millions from the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF). At this week’s arraignment, the prosecution disclosed that alongside CMB and Okaile, three additional entities...
The political landscape in Botswana is simmering with tension and debate as Johnson Motshwarakgole, a veteran unionist and outspoken critic of the current Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government, launches a scathing indictment of the administration’s performance. Speaking at the launch of his new book, A Clarion Crying Voice: UDC Government Failures, Motshwarakgole did not mince words. He rejected the ongoing constitutional review process and vowed that manual workers would campaign vigorously for Batswana to...
Moshana Village – The Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs, Honourable Lesego Chombo, has called on Batswana to play an active role in advancing justice, equality and empowerment for women and girls, stressing that gender equality must begin at home and be sustained across communities and institutions. Speaking during the commemoration of International Women’s Day in Moshana Village on Wednesday, the Minister said the 2026 theme, “Give to Gain: Advancing Justice, Equality and Empowerment for...
Botswana stands at a pivotal crossroads in its labor and industrial relations landscape as it prepares to host the 3rd Industrial Relations Conference in May 2026 under the banner “New Dawn: Key to Industrial Relations Transformation.” This theme captures more than a slogan; it resonates deeply with the country’s recent political shift to a government prioritizing human rights for the first time in its history and the enactment of a sweeping new Employment and Labour...
Seven directors of Bluthorn stand accused of orchestrating the theft of over P102 million from local government coffers. This week, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) formally arraigned the suspects before Regional Magistrate Court Mareledi Dipate. The charges allege theft by agent, meaning these individuals, entrusted with investing funds on behalf of various district councils, are accused of misappropriating the money instead. Court documents reveal that the alleged offenses date back to approximately September 3,...
