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Botswana development model nears “Inflection” Point, UN Says

A new United Nations assessment has warned that Botswana’s celebrated development model is approaching a critical inflection point and growing governance pressures following the...
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R4 Forensics exposes phantom profits and ghost workers in CAAB alleged fraud

A forensic audit by R4 Forensics has uncovered a web of gross financial misconduct at the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB). Preliminary findings from...
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Govt jittery as wildlife Mafia infiltrates community trusts

The government is battling rising panic after an explosive national risk report confirmed fears first exposed by the Sunday Standard that some Botswana community trusts have...
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Botswana debt may exceed 100% of GDP, Econsult warns

Botswana’s public debt trajectory is edging toward a critical threshold, with analysts warning that persistent fiscal deficits and rising borrowing costs could push the...
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Chinese money laundering rings move millions through Botswana

Chinese linked networks are laundering millions of Pula through the Botswana banking system, in some cases using Botswana citizens as money mules - Botswana’s...
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Local bank named in documents linked to Diack Olympic bribery probe

Documents linked to the investigation into convicted former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)President Lamine Diack indicate how funds linked to alleged Olympic bribery moved through...
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Botswana stripped of FMD-free status as EU shuts door on beef exports

A document seen by  Sunday Standard shows that Botswana’s lucrative beef export industry has been dealt a devastating blow after the World Organisation for Animal Health...
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How US and Swiss dirty money was laundered through Okavango Safari

The United States tax evasion prosecution against Wegelin & Co, Switzerland’s oldest private bank before it collapsed, has stumbled on a US $60, 000...
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US court records suggest shadow economy behind Botswana’s safari boom

A high net worth tourist spent more than P800 000 of untraceable money on a safari in the Okavango Delta. Years later, his identity remains...
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Miss Universe Botswana 2012 was a target for Epstein recruitment

Former Miss Universe Botswana, Sheillah Molelekwa, is among a group of African contestants who were targeted for recruitment by the late Jeffrey Epstein’s associate,...
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