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Minister of Finance, Ndaba Gaolathe says based on the preliminary Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey (BMTHS) 2024/25 results, the total unemployed persons are estimated at 213,437, compared with 147, 206 in 2015/16, representing an increase of 45...

The Attorney General has appealed against a ruling by Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo, which barred the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship from conducting further warrantless searches or...

The President of the Botswana Democratic party (BDP), Mpho Balopi has expressed confidence that his presidency is under no threat.Balopi was voted into office during a Maun National Congress in May last year taking over from Mogweetsi Masisi who led...

The 100,000 plots allocation campaign initiated by the previous government cost close to P200 million, covering land surveying, servicing, and Land Board activities.The Ministry of Lands and Water Affairs had set a target to allocate 100,000 plots...

Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, has confirmed that the government is considering granting eligible autopsy assistants within the Botswana Police Service (BPS) a crime scene examination allowance.Responding to a...

The integrity of Botswana’s justice system is now under unprecedented scrutiny as fresh allegations emerge that crime-scene evidence kits used by the Botswana Police Service can be opened, tampered with, retaped and resealed without detection,...

Botswana’s justice system faces unprecedented scrutiny following allegations that crime-scene evidence kits used by the Botswana Police Service (BPS) can be opened, tampered with, and resealed without detection.Anonymous forensic insiders claim the...

The Minister for State President, Defence and Security Moeti Mohwasa has acknowledged that freelancers, including freelance journalists, at the Mass Media Complex have been engaged for periods exceeding ten years at a rate of P100 per hour.According...

The government commissioned an actuarial study in 2017 to assess the adequacy of pension payouts for Botswana Defence Force (BDF) personnel.Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, told Parliament that the analysis revealed...

The government has once again defended its interest in the G28 Concession earmarked for the development of a high-status facility in the Okavango Delta.Before attaining state power, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) had vehemently condemned...

The Directorate of Intelligence and Security’s (DIS) 2024 investigation into alleged maladministration at Air Botswana continues to destabilise the troubled airline.The probe led to the suspension of several officers after they questioned Director...

The Chairman of the Law Society of Botswana (LSB), Lesedi Moahi, has stressed that public confidence in the judiciary cannot be separated from confidence in the process by which judges are appointed.Speaking at the opening of the 2026/27 Legal Year...

Maipelo Nthaga, once among Botswana’s top Form Five achievers, has carved a remarkable career in the mining industry. Armed with an Ore Engineering Processing qualification from Leeds University in the UK, she now oversees Debswana’s Diamond...

The Attorney General has appealed against a ruling by Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo, which barred the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship from conducting further warrantless searches or...

The opposition Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has called on Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe to account for the money promised to Batswana by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government when he delivers the Budget speech on Monday.As Gaolathe...