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Letter of the law.. and the heart

Justice Dingake’s ode to Attorney General Bayford Dick(en) my man! It is not common to write a friend an open letter when such a friend ascends...
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Botswana rethinks long-standing rebuff of Diamond Alliance

South Africa is intensifying its diplomatic campaign to draw Botswana into a continental diamond alliance it has long resisted, signalling a potential shift in...
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Deadly water crisis: 7 in 10 diarrhoea deaths linked to unsafe water

A new World Health Organisation (WHO) health and environmental scorecard has laid bare a deadly public health crisis in Botswana, revealing that nearly 7...
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UNICEF flags Botswana’s education without learning

While Botswana is celebrated across Africa for its free education policy and high primary school completion rates, a startling revelation from UNICEF suggests that...
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Patients caught in crossfire as govt, nurses clash

Conflicting messages from the Ministry of Health have plunged Botswana’s hospital system into fresh uncertainty with patients now reportedly at risk as tensions flare...
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Botswana’s hunting policy built on misleading, false data-scientists   

A new scientific report by conservation organisation Elephants Without Borders (EWB) has  criticised Botswana’s official justification for elephant hunting warning that the country’s current...
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Botswana cuts out middlemen in deal with Indian cutters

As Botswana moved abruptly to remove Mmetla Masire from his post as managing director of the Okavango Diamond Company (ODC), the government was simultaneously...
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Masisi administration pressed ahead with luxury fleet amid struggling economy

Parliament has heard how the former President Mokgweetsi Masisi administration pressed ahead with a multi-million pula luxury vehicle procurement even as government openly admitted...
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Botswana, South Africa tiff over extradition far from over

South Africa’s long-running extradition frustrations with Botswana are resurfacing, with new Cabinet minutes signalling Pretoria’s intent to escalate legal and diplomatic pressure while simultaneously...
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Huawei ICT competition boosts digital skills development in Botswana

As Botswana accelerates its digital transformation, Huawei Botswana continues to strengthen the country’s ICT talent pipeline through the Huawei ICT Competition 2025–2026, an international...
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