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Farmers breach quarantine zones, threaten to escalate FMD infections

Botswana could find itself losing its battle against the Foot and Mouth outbreak in the  North East District (3c) and (6b) Zones as some...
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DIS has no authority to interfere in procurement

The government has moved to draw a firm line between intelligence work and public procurement. Minister of State President Moeti Mohwasa told Parliament this...
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Chobe’s chieftaincy dispute returns to its roots

Minister of Local Government Ketlhalefile Motshegwa’s decision to retreat has done little to quiet a deeper contest in Chobe. Kgosi Chika III of Parakarungu...
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SA sees no threat to food exports to Botswana amid Middle East conflict

South Africa, the agricultural anchor of Southern Africa, will continue supplying food to Botswana and the broader Southern African region despite rising geopolitical tensions...
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The Parastatal revolt

Something incredibly unusual is happening inside state-owned enterprises. In recent months, employees at several parastatals have begun writing long, detailed complaint letters to the...
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Botswana’s tax system, built for tangible goods, now faces the internet

Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe says the current tax system no longer matches the economy it is meant to fund. He says laws written for...
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Far from the bench

In Botswana, with a population about 2.35m people living across 519 officially recognized villages, justice can be a long journey, literally. Fresh figures tabled...
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Electric vehicles may soon rival petrol cars in Botswana, global study shows

In much of Africa, electric cars have long been seen as an expensive luxury, far beyond the reach of ordinary motorists. But new research...
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A brutal lesson from 2011

Parliament has reopened a bitter chapter in the country’s history, revisiting the mass dismissals that followed the 2011 public-sector strike. Thousands of civil servants...
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Govt signals stability as world cracks open its emergency oil piggy bank

The government moved last week to calm fears of an imminent fuel shortage, insisting that the country’s supply remains stable even as a widening...
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