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Tuesday, June 02, 2026

The heated legal battle over the sale of Mupane Gold Mine ended in favour of Nova Africa at the Court of Appeal (CoA), with judges slamming the challenger bidder, Ulsan Botswana, as a “grumpy loser intent on frustrating the liquidation process”.

Mbongeni Mguni,Mpho Mokwape 02 June 2026

Mupane Gold Mine

Witness details how Mojadigo sexually assaulted minor girl

A state witness in a case in which convicted rapist, Goitsekgosi Mojadigo, is facing yet another rape charge has narrated to court how the disgraced pastor would sexually assault a 13-year-old complainant in Francistown.

Larona Makhaiza | 05 June 2026

Media practitioners urged to humanise LGBTQI+ stories

Johannes Kambai | 05 June 2026

Youth, women positioned for energy sector opportunities

staff writer | 05 June 2026

Nation mourns first Motswana Police Commissioner Hirschfeld

Pini Bothoko | 05 June 2026

UB hotel bets on first time job seekers as reopening nears

correspondent | 04 June 2026

Court rejects Mojadigo's application to postpone minor rape trial

Larona Makhaiza | 04 June 2026

Tshere: Holding highest vote share, margin of victory

Ryder Gabathuse | 29 May 2026

Outsized: Zone 11 is the second largest zone by area

A zone too big for its own good

Zone 11, which is about the size of Portugal, is the country’s second-largest disease containment zone and, for decades, an official FMD-free area. The size means villages free of the virus are stuck under the same restrictions as affected areas, including those far away, such as commercial farms INNOCENT SELATLHWA & MBONGENI MGUNI report

The court has rescinded a default judgment granted in a land dispute involving a plot in Gabane . PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Court sets aside land dispute default judgment

The Lobatse High Court has rescinded a default judgment granted in a land dispute involving a plot in Gabane after finding that the applicant was likely not properly served with notice of the court hearing.

Devastated.. Tsamaise is appealing for assistance from the public to take care of his family.PIC.MBATSHI MALIKONGWA

Farmer devastated as stray cow costs him 20 cattle

LEPORUNG: Several villagers in Leporung, a village in the Good Hope District along the border with South Africa, have seen their livestock killed for entering a red zone, amidst the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in the area.

Unhappy: BIUST employees protested on Friday and delivered a petition to the institution's Council

BIUST employees protest unpaid dues, mismanagement

Employees at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) have given their Council seven days to respond to a list of grievances, or face unspecified action, following complaints of unpaid dues and mismanagement at the institute.

Same page: De Beers CEO, Al Cook, Kenewendo and renowned industry journalist, Rob Bates, during a panel discussion at the House of Botswana exhibition PIC: OKAVANGO DIAMOND COMPANY

Botswana takes industry centre stage at JCK

Botswana is cementing its central position in the global campaign to restore shine to natural diamonds, with the country’s representatives at the industry’s biggest show, held in the United States, gathering consensus for a narrative based on ethically sourced, development diamonds.

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Witness details how Mojadigo sexually assaulted minor girl

Media practitioners urged to humanise LGBTQI+ stories

Youth, women positioned for energy sector opportunities

Nation mourns first Motswana Police Commissioner Hirschfeld

UB hotel bets on first time job seekers as reopening nears

Court rejects Mojadigo's application to postpone minor rape trial

Tshere: Holding highest vote share, margin of victory

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