Sunday Standard open source investigations reveal how the Khama family rose from financial hardscrabble after the death of Botswana’s first president, Sir Seretse Khama to become the country’s biggest oligarchy.
Five years after Sir Seretse Khama’s death, the family hit hard times. Records from the Lobatse High Court reveal that on 26th July 1985, the struggling family business, Seleka Springs was forced to sell its underlying assets, consisting largely of home furnishings and farm equipment.
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