What initially appeared as a routine border-crossing arrest in Botswana has unraveled a vast narcotics network, linking Mexican chemists and Nigerian intermediaries to a sprawling methamphetamine production facility deep within Mozambique. The suspects were apprehended alongside Uchema Charles Njoku, a Nigerian resident of Botswana now facing charges for aiding and abetting their unlawful entry. This arrest echoes the group’s operations in Mozambique, where another Nigerian national, Samuel Ndubueze Nathan, was identified as the principal coordinator...

  Botswana’s principal opposition party, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), alongside the Botswana Republican Party (BRP), have called for the revocation of former government minister Lefoko Moagi’s prestigious national honor should he be convicted on charges of corruption. Currently out on P5000 bail, Moagi served as the Minister for Mineral Resources, Green Technology, and Energy Security. He now faces the ignominious prospect of becoming the first individual to be divested of the highest national accolade...

  Want DIS boss, IEC Secretary, PSP removed from their positions ASAP Protests the deployment of BCP and BDP linked cadres to Gov’t posts Demands enforceable declaration of assets by all UDC Ministers, MPs wholesale recall of ambassadors appointed by previous BDP administration

  Demands that Minister withdraw statement he made about health workers He accused healthcare workers of hoarding medicines in distribution facilities Botswana’s public health sector finds itself at a tense crossroads following a public spat between the Minister of Health, Dr. Stephen Modise, and the nation’s public service trade unions. The unions have demanded that Dr. Modise retract statements he made at a Botswana National Front (BNF) press conference accusing healthcare workers of hoarding medicines...

Essential medicines have remained out of stock in several health facilities since 2021 A recent report from the Office of the Ombudsman has unveiled a staggering financial threat to Botswana’s healthcare system: over P6.5 billion in legal claims stemming from more than 250 medical malpractice lawsuits filed since 2021. This surge in litigation lays bare years of systemic neglect and institutional failure.  

In the inheritance dispute between Dolly Kwelagobe and Masego Mokubung, culminating in an appeal against an eviction order issued by the magistrate’s court, the High Court has clarified that a title deed does not constitute definitive proof of ownership.   Presiding Judge Michael Moatlhabi held that, although a title deed constitutes prima facie evidence of ownership, the ultimate question of ownership remains a factual matter subject to verification or contestation through further evidentiary submissions.  ...

  The heavy rains that have battered Pandamatenga, a key agricultural hub in northwestern Botswana, have unleashed a flood crisis with devastating consequences for crops, livelihoods, and regional food security. As the waters surged through fields once ripe with promise, they obliterated vast tracts of corn, sorghum, yams, and sugar cane, the staples that local farmers had nurtured through months of toil. What was meant to ease hunger and tame soaring food prices has instead...

  It has now been a full year since the suspension of Kweneng Land Board chairman Kganag Kgang, a decision that remains unresolved and continues to attract scrutiny amid widespread criticism of the authorities’ opaque communication.   In the wake of his suspension, the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture commissioned Blue Scorpion Consultancy to investigate allegations associated with Kgang’s leadership. Yet, the inquiry itself has become mired in controversy, with persistent doubts cast on its...

  The story around the high-profile asset forfeiture case involving former Minister Kefentse Mzwinila took a sharp turn today with the release of court documents that lay bare a firm and detailed defense against the state’s accusations of corruption and flight. As the legal battle unfolds in the High Court, these newly revealed papers offer a clear window into Mzwinila’s version of events, one that sharply contradicts the portrayal painted by the Directorate of Public...

This week, before Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate, formal charges were laid against former Minister of Minerals and Energy Lefoko Moagi. Moagi faces allegations in two distinct cases involving corruption and money laundering. In the first case, the particulars state that on or around April 17, 2024, Moagi, acting in his capacity as a public officer and Minister of the State, received a valuable benefit from New Energy Company (Pty) Ltd. This payment, amounting to P4,706,000.00,...