The Village Magistrate’s Court this week acquitted Kabo Moremong, the sole remaining suspect in the high-profile 2022 robbery at Sefalana Cash and Carry, involving P649,863.75 in stolen cash. The verdict marks a dramatic and unexpected end to a legal saga born from one of the most violent and tragic cash-in-transit heists in recent memory. Presiding over the case, the magistrate ruled that the State had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Moremong had...
The Ministry of Finance announced it has pulled government finances back from the edge by clearing P3.8 billion in inherited unpaid invoices, trimming expenditures by billions of pula, and repaying emergency debt; all amid the country’s toughest fiscal squeeze in years.
Botswana stands at a crossroads, with years of progress in strengthening its anti-money laundering framework threatened by conflicting statements from top officials over the contentious P100 billion saga.
An international gemology venture has unraveled amid allegations of counterfeit Congolese diamonds, missing auction funds, and a high-stakes legal battle playing out in Botswana’s High Court.
A new development has surfaced in the long-running legal and chieftainship dispute involving exiled Bakgatla paramount chief Kgafela Kgafela. A Botswana community trust has confirmed it provided financial support to help fund his court fight in South Africa.
The family of former President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reclaimed the disputed Gasau chieftainship in Moshupa following a controversial customary court process.
Former President Lieutenant General Ian Khama and his twin brothers, Tshekedi and Anthony Khama, have once again found themselves at the center of criminal investigations.
Pro-Serve Consulting Botswana has secured a significant legal victory after the Court of Appeal overturned a High Court order that had frozen funds linked to the Modipane-Mabalane Road project and restricted the company from managing aspects of the contract. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the Court of Appeal ruled that Tau Grading & Building Construction failed to satisfy the legal requirements for an anti-dissipation order and had not shown exceptional circumstances to justify approaching...
There’s a noticeable shift taking place across Botswana. Organisations have moved from asking whether they should digitise to how quickly they can adopt technologies such as cloud computing and AI to improve how they operate and serve customers. That shift is being enabled by strong foundations. One of Africa’s most sophisticated financial sectors, widespread broadband connectivity and continued investment in digital infrastructure have created the conditions for the next phase of digital growth. We see...
The African Development Bank Group has finalized a $15 million loan to the Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of South Africa Ltd (Biovac) to support the development of a new multi-vaccine manufacturing facility in Cape Town. This investment will dramatically expand Africa’s capacity to produce vaccines domestically. The funding is part of a broader expansion plan that will increase Biovac’s annual production capacity to 500 million doses. When complete, Biovac will become the continent’s first end-to-end...
