Bombing suspects wanted in Botswana for E1.5m cellphone theft

Listen to article Play in English South African English Play in Siswati Litsatsi letindzala Play Replay Close highlight Playback speed — 1x 0.75x ✓ 1x ✓ 1.25x ✓ 1.5x ✓ 2x ✓ Stop listening ENGLISH MBABANE – Botswana has filed an application seeking the …

Rwanda, Botswana seek to deepen defence cooperation

Botswana’s Cuban Doctor Deal Under Fire

A Prisoners Defenders investigation alleges Botswana pays about US$4,095 a month for each Cuban doctor while the specialist receives only US$1,000. GAZETTE REPORTER The Government is facing explosive allegations that it knowingly finances and sustains a …

After years of supplying the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, US delivers $1 million worth of spare parts to ...

The United States has provided Botswana with about $1 million worth of spare parts for its military transport aircraft, extending Washington’s longstanding defence support for the southern African country. The latest assistance comes after years of US- …

Ecobank US$4.4 million cash heist update: Suspect arrested in Botswana, extradited, spent 10 months in prison and ...

A suspect in the US$4.4 million Ecobank cash-in-transit robbery in Bulawayo has been removed from remand after spending 10 months in custody without a trial date, leaving the State to rely on summonses once the remaining accused persons are brought before …

Zambian women crush on Botswana’s President, Mnangagwa’s dramatic accent leaves crowd in stitches

Zambian women crush on Botswana’s President, Mnangagwa’s dramatic accent leaves crowd in stitches THERE was a chorus of “my man, my man” from some Zambian women, especially Gen Zs, who attended President Hakainde Hichilema’s inauguration yesterday, as …

Botswana secures release of woman on Bangladesh death row

Her release follows diplomatic efforts by Botswana authorities and an appeal by President Duma Boko. Lesedi Molapisi was sentenced to death in 2024 after she was reportedly found to be carrying heroin when she arrived in that country. Supplied Bangladesh …

Holding mining companies to account in Botswana

The transition to green energy has created a race for copper, the cornerstone of green energy.  As global demand for this critical mineral grows, so too have the socio-environmental burdens for communities in copper-rich regions, including Botswana’s …

African re-insurer plans Botswana’s first IPO in almost a decade

Continental Reinsurance Holdings will become Botswana Stock Exchange’s first initial public offering since 2017 as it seeks to raise capital to tap Africa’s under insured. The pan-African re-insurer will use a fifth of the 2.13 billion pula ($155 million) …

Botswana woman who faced execution in Bangladesh has finally been released

A Botswana woman who was sentenced to death in Bangladesh after being convicted of drug smuggling has finally been released from prison, the Botswana government has announced. Lesedi Molapisi was arrested in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in January 2022 after she was …