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Ramogapi’s BHC nightmare deepens

Minister of Water and Human Settlements Onneetse Ramogapi’s bruising battle with three senior Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) executives has taken another dramatic turn, this...

DCEC – Salakae case entangled in murky web

Fresh information suggests that the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) case against former minister Noah Salakae, Tau Grading (Pty) Ltd, its directors...

Molale tipped to be next on the Salakae charge sheet

Former Transport and Infrastructure Minister Eric Molale is expected to be added to the sprawling corruption case involving his successor, Noah Salakae. This follows an...

I Know What You Did Last Summer

In politics, yesterday's executioner can become tomorrow's accused. That is what makes the possible addition of former minister and Permanent Secretary to the President Eric Molale...

Gaolathe’s debt problem risks becoming a banking problem

If Botswana government were to experience a serious financial crisis, would local banks survive? This is the question will be keeping a number of...

Citizenship-for-Sale plan hits the buffers

Botswana’s attempt to enter the global citizenship-by-investment market has stalled with the much-hyped programme failing to open on schedule. The result is that would-be...

Seretse’s JSC bombshell

Businessman Bakang Seretse who is fighting a P42m judgement has now turned his fire on the judge who delivered it, accusing one of Africa’s...

Seretse wants Dick out

Businessman Bakang Seretse wants certain key members of Judicial Service Commission (JSC) left out in the determination of his official complaint against justice Edwin...

AfDB queries Botswana’s budget credibility

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised questions about Botswana’s ability to translate improvements in budget transparency into credible and reliable fiscal management. It warns that persistent gaps...

No results, no money!  UDC in billion Pula test

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government faces its biggest test yet - turning promises into delivery. Already under pressure over unfulfilled election pledges,...