At the University of Botswana Indoor Arena in Gaborone, a recent memorial service for former president Festus Mogae became a poignant forum reflecting on a legacy of integrity, discipline, and economic prudence that defined Botswana’s leadership during his tenure from 1998 to 2008. As dignitaries, politicians, and citizens gathered to honor Mogae, voices echoed a common theme: his administration was a beacon of honesty and sound governance in a continent too often marred by corruption...
The long-running battle over the Ncojane Water Supply Works took a sharp turn this week as Tawana JV’s legal team accused senior government officials of orchestrating a sham suspension of the procurement process to sidestep binding court orders. On Monday, May 11, 2026, the law firm Jeremiah Tladi & Co responded to the Attorney General with a blistering claim that the Ministry of Water and Human Settlement is in criminal contempt of both the High...
Botswana’s foreign exchange reserves are poised for a sharp decline this year, driven largely by a widening trade deficit fueled by soaring global oil prices and an increasing fuel import bill.
Botswana could be on the brink of a debt crisis within the next five to ten years, driven by escalating government borrowing aimed at covering persistent budget deficits, according to a recent analysis of the country’s public debt. The report, conducted by local consultancy firm Econsult, warns that Botswana is grappling with a burgeoning debt problem that threatens to escalate into a full-blown crisis if current borrowing trends continue unchecked. Econsult’s review highlights that government...
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...
Botswana’s energy landscape is quietly undergoing a transformation that could reshape the country’s economic trajectory and regional influence. At the heart of this shift is a complex web of petroleum importers, storage facilities, and distribution networks that underpin Botswana’s fuel supply, a system both vast in scale and tightly controlled. According to Gift Bakumbi, Director of the Petroleum and Gas Department at the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA), the country currently hosts about 200 petroleum...
Botswana Power Corporation’s (BPC) 2026/27 tariff review is shaping up to be the most contentious and financially significant adjustment in recent years.
When the 2006 Hollywood film Blood Diamond threatened to cast a dark shadow over Botswana’s diamond industry, it was not the usual corporate or marketing machinery that quelled the storm but the quiet, strategic leadership of former President Festus Mogae.
Former President Mokgweetsi Masisi has openly warned his longtime adversary, Acting Kgosi Oscar Mosielele of the Bakgatla Ba Ga Mmanaana, that he is more than prepared to retaliate amid their ongoing low-key battle over tangled interests.
In a week when the nation is mourning the loss of an epitome of good governance and prudent financial management, the late Dr. Festus Mogae, the country was shaken as the Standing Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises heard troubling revelations of corruption, financial mismanagement, and leadership failures within some of the country’s key parastatals.
