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Magosi standoff sparks security drama

An explosive power struggle at the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) ended with an extraordinary military intervention this week after outgoing Director General...
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How did JSC know about Kebonang’s appointment before it was official

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) was already aware that Justice Zein Kebonang was leaving the High Court for diplomatic service three months before he...
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Why the Lesotho specter haunts DIS leadership transition

Outgoing DIS Director General, Brigadier Peter Magosi’s name has a way of surfacing whenever switched on Batswana revisit one of the most shocking military...
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Chinese firms banned in US are watching Botswana’s citizens, banks and borders

Hikvision and Dahua, two Chinese surveillance-camera giants facing national security scrutiny overseas and across the border in South Africa, have quietly built a substantial...
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BNF breaks ranks with UDC over P4000 minimum wage promise

The Botswana National Front has opened a potentially explosive rift within the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), questioning the feasibility of the coalition’s flagship...
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BIUST alumni reject renaming institution after Mogae

The proposed renaming of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) has triggered resistance from its alumni as they accuse the government...
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Global Faith Groups Mobilise Against Mining Injustice in Botswana 

Botswana’s mining model has come under an unusually sharp challenge from an international alliance of churches.  According to a copy of a communique seen by...
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Khama revives Masisi-era PR headaches for Boko

A familiar public-relations problem resurfaced for the government last week when former President Lt. Gen. Ian Khama, a prominent conservationist, reshared a BBC report...
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Botswana Leaves UNDP With P50 million Unpaid Bill

Botswana has left the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) carrying a US$3.8 million (about P50 million) unpaid bill. The latest revelation exposes a long-running...
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NBFIRA asleep at the wheel?

When Hollard Insurance Company of Botswana admitted to anti-competitive conduct and agreed to pay P4.83 million in the country’s first cartel settlement, the Competition...
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