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As the clouds of corruption loom over the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the once powerful party now finds itself teetering on the brink of a leadership crisis.With the BDP President Mpho Balopi set to appear in court for corruption and money...

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is allegedly closing in on cabinet members, Dr. Edwin Dikoloti of Lands and Agriculture and Bogolo Joy Kenewendo of Minerals and Energy.The corruption investigations come on the heels of the...

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has made it clear it will not support party president Mpho Balopi in his legal battle over corruption allegations.Balopi is at the centre of a corruption storm, facing several charges alongside Thomas Sidney...

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), still struggling to recover from its 2024 electoral defeat and gearing up for the 2029 polls, has been plunged into fresh turmoil after its president, Mpho Balopi, is charged with seven counts of corruption.He has...

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure will begin trials of the TANA electric bus project in Gaborone as part of Government’s drive to reform the transport sector, modernise public transport systems, support trade and entrepreneurship, and...

Minister of International Relations Dr Phenyo Butale says they are witnessing an unsettling trend where countries that once welcomed holders of Botswana passports without visas are now steadily tightening their entry requirements.The Minister stated...

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is under mounting scrutiny, facing allegations of institutional stagnation, intellectual property theft, and entrenched bureaucratic rot within its ranks.Pressure is growing for the Force to explain itself and...

The President of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Mpho Balopi says he is not endorsing or campaigning for any candidate of lobby groups for both the Youth and Women’s Wings elective congress. Balopi’s public announcement comes at a time when...

The corruption allegations against Member of Parliament for Gantsi who resigned this week as Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Noah Salakae are a deep-rooted political war within the Botswana National Front (BNF), a key player in the current...

The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Noah Salakae, faces a daunting task in fulfilling President Duma Boko’s directive that Botswana Railways (BR) must return to profitability by December 2025. Cash-strapped BR has failed to make profits...

Permanent Secretary to the President Matshidiso Bokole has pledged support for a focused, responsive, accountable and results-driven Public Service, stressing that transformation must be owned and led collectively by officers themselves.Speaking at...

The controversial Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) Smart Electricity meters tender has exposed deep-rooted corruption within the entity, especially in the procurement space.Investigations by Botswana Guardian have uncovered that following the...

The marathon case involving businessman Bakang Seretse has taken an extraordinary turn after the Court of Appeal (CoA) issued two contradictory judgments regarding the Directorate of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) civil forfeiture application against...

The winding up of the BCL Group of Companies has entered its tenth year, with employees, creditors and liquidators still bearing the strain of a process marked by delays and mismanagement.The BCL Group of Companies comprises of BCL, BCL Investments...

As he prepares to leave the public service in three months to pursue his farming passion, Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General Brigadier (Rtd) Peter Magosi may not fade quietly from the public eye.His name could continue to...