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Qatar billions just a mere pledge

The much publicised US$12 billion investment deal between Botswana and Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings is, in reality, just a pledge. This emerged in Parliament...
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Botswana Defies Global Academic Crackdown but Fails to Break into Top Tier

Universities in Botswana are quietly defying a global tide of tightening controls on academic expression, maintaining a relatively strong position even as many countries...
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Five men, one baby? MPs spar over paternity leave in Public Service Bill

In what may go down as Parliament’s most unintentionally comedic family planning debate, legislators last week debated how many fathers are too many fathers...
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Tariff Uncertainty Persists as BERA Reviews BPC Application 

Botswana’s energy regulator moved to steady public anxiety after reports of a steep electricity price increase triggered concern among households and businesses already grappling...
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Health Minister rejects claims of fake medicines under Masisi 

The government has dismissed allegations that patients were deliberately given fake or substandard medicines during the administration of former president Mokgweetsi Masisi. The Ministry...
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Agriculture Rebounds As Economy Contracts by 5.4%

Botswana’s economy shrank sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, weighed down by a steep contraction in the mining sector, even as agriculture and...
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Modise Praises Protest That Exposes His Government’s Failures 

Last week, a striking political paradox unfolded when a senior government minister publicly praised a youth protest that was, in essence, an indictment of...
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BGCSE Results Reveal System Holding the Floor, Not Raising the Ceiling

The Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) has released the 2025 Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) results, presenting a portrait of an education system...
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FIA forced to act on fraud claims against Botswana’s financial giants

The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) has been dragged into a storm of serious fraud, collusion and money laundering allegations involving two of the country’s...
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Workers’ benefits derailed as Botswana Railways fails to remit pensions

For years, employees of Botswana Railways believed they were saving for retirement. Each month, deductions quietly left their salaries, destined (so they thought) for...
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