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DCEC, PPRA bosses and PS face jail in P1.5 billion water tender war

The P1.5 billion water tender dispute has exploded into a full-scale legal and possible institutional crisis with the Director General of the Directorate on...
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Attorney General dragged into P1.5 billion water war

What began as a lucrative P1.5 billion water project has now exploded into one of Botswana’s most vicious legal battles  with the Attorney General’s...
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Appeals Court blocks  Boko family-linked bidder in Mupane Mine takeover

The Court of Appeal has delivered a crushing blow to a company linked to President Duma Boko’s family, throwing out its attempt to block...
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Govt in P1.5 Billion tender rigging scandal

A High Court ruling may have awarded the disputed P1.5 billion water tender to a citizen consortium, but the real battle appears to have...
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Opposition to Concourt intensifies as referendum looms

A number of civil society organisations have joined the Botswana Coalition of Non Governmental Orgnisations (BOCONGO) in launching a coordinated campaign against the proposed...
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Elite investor drive draws warning signs

Botswana’s proposed programme offering foreign nationals a fast-track route to national status is encountering mounting scepticism even before its formal debut. An international migration...
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Batswana flee to Europe as economic crisis deepens

Scores of Batswana are reportedly fleeing to Europe as worsening economic conditions coupled with rising unemployment and declining mineral revenues push desperate citizens to...
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Botswana tops Africa’s media freedom decline list

A new continental survey by Afrobarometer has found that while Africans still broadly support media freedom, the supply of that freedom is shrinking with...
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Diplomats blast Boko over GBV crisis

Botswana’s worsening gender-based violence (GBV) crisis has drawn sharp criticism from international diplomats with some accusing President Duma Boko and his government of relying...
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Former President Mogae dies, leaving legacy defined by AIDS response and economic discipline

Former president Festus Mogae who led one of Africa’s most aggressive responses to HIV/AIDS and oversaw a period of sustained economic discipline anchored in...
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