The Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) former parliamentary candidate for Gaborone Central, Rev. Dr. Rupert Hambira, has thrown a spanner into the works of an already combustible conflict centered on the multi-million Pula Ipelego trust. In a letter seen by this publication addressed to Bakgatla Ba Ga Mmanaana Kgosi Oscar Mosielele, Hambira registers his formal complaint regarding what he terms the loss of his one-hectare piece of prime land adjacent to the Hika La Ngwanyana dam....
Botswana’s labor landscape is on the brink of a major shift. As of July 1, 2026, the country’s new Employment and Labour Relations Act (ELRA) came into full effect, marking the most comprehensive overhaul of its labor laws in decades. This isn’t just a tweak here or there; it’s a complete consolidation of three separate pieces of legislation into a single, unified framework designed to modernize employment standards and strengthen worker protections across the board....
On a crisp June morning in Gaborone, Botswana, a ceremony unfolded that carries the promise of reshaping not just a corner of the nation’s agricultural landscape, but potentially its economic future. The signing of a Joint Venture Agreement between the Matopi Commercial Farmers Association and South Africa’s Pinion is more than a business deal; it’s a beacon of Botswana’s ambitions for economic transformation, rural development, and agricultural modernization. At the heart of this milestone stands...
As the sun sets on another year in Botswana, a quiet storm brews within the halls of power in Kweneng. Kgang Kgang, the suspended and embattled chairperson of the Kweneng Land Board, has broken his silence with a bold announcement: despite the shadow of suspension hanging over him for more than a year, he intends to apply for a renewal of his term like any other eligible citizen when his contract expires. His declaration is...
Botswana is facing growing fiscal pressures, with worries mounting that the cost of servicing government debt could spike this year. The culprits? A weakening Pula and rising interest rates. Recent figures from the Bank of Botswana reveal some positive signs in the government’s finances during the first 11 months of the 2025/2026 financial year (April 2025 – March 2026). Government revenues hit P63.23 billion, up by P4.19 billion from the P59.02 billion recorded in the...
A constitutional dispute has erupted within the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) over the membership status of veteran politician Samson Guma Moyo. This conflict exposes fresh cracks in the party’s reconciliation efforts and sets the stage for what could become one of the defining battles ahead of next year’s elective congress. At the heart of the dispute is a letter dated June 30, 2026, in which BDP President Mpho Balopi formally rescinded an earlier decision that...
The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) has played a crucial role in uncovering a cross-border financial crime that led to the seizure of assets valued at approximately P13.3 million.
A proposal from the Ministry of Minerals and Energy, submitted to the United States’ Foreign Agent Registration Act unit by President Duma Boko’s special envoy, Dr. Farzam Kamalabadi, has revealed details about the country’s multibillion Pula renewable energy projects.
More than six months after the government announced that charges against Bakgatla Ba Kgafela Paramount Chief Kgafela Kgafela II had been dropped, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Kgosietsile Ngakaagae, says the matter is still legally unresolved. He stressed that the case must go through the courts before it can be formally withdrawn.
Mining giant Debswana is set to reduce costs by P3 billion as it confronts a deepening global diamond downturn that is squeezing revenues and reshaping the industry.
