…targets tax evasion Botswana’s tax authority, the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), has announced a significant milestone in its ongoing fight against tax evasion with the recovery of P62 million in unpaid taxes. This achievement comes as part of its ambitious “Boots on the Ground” campaign, a focused effort aimed squarely at addressing widespread business non-compliance and safeguarding critical government revenues that are essential for national development and service delivery. The “Boots on the...

  Following the withdrawal of his recognition certificate, Kgosi Ramono Pilane Linchwe, former regent of the Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela in South Africa, has initiated legal proceedings in the High Court. Linchwe is contesting the decision by Northwest Premier Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi to revoke his official status. On January 15, 2026, Linchwe’s legal counsel addressed a letter to Premier Mokgosi, requesting the withdrawal of Pilane’s recognition certificate. The correspondence included a copy of a provincial gazette containing Proclamation...

Two women (same-sex couple) challenging Botswana’s Marriage Act The Gaborone High Court is poised to hear a landmark case brought forward by Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile, a same-sex couple challenging Botswana’s Marriage Act. The plaintiffs argue that the current legislation unlawfully bans same-sex marriages, violating constitutional protections. The couple disclosed that their relationship began in October 2023, with an engagement following a year later. As they planned their wedding, they sought to formalize their...

Mental health and gender safety in the workplace have surfaced as crucial yet frequently overlooked challenges undermining productivity, dignity, and economic advancement worldwide. As organizations contend with escalating stress, harassment, and gender-based violence on the job, mounting evidence reveals that the consequences of inaction ripple across workers, employers, and entire national economies. Experts emphasize that shattering this silence demands comprehensive policy reform, accountable leadership, and a fundamental transformation of workplace culture. Across industries, employees are...

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.  ...