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Tuesday, September 01, 2026

President, please set me free – Inmate’s plea to Boko

An inmate serving a 10-year sentence for defilement has made a desperate appeal to President Duma Boko to grant him a presidential pardon, even as he battles the State in a P4.5 million lawsuit over an alleged brutal prison assault.

Larona Makhaiza | 01 September 2026

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Mmadinare Solar Plant. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Scatec powers jobs

MMADINARE: Scatec’s 100MW Mmadinare Solar PV Cluster is emerging as an important pillar of Botswana’s efforts to strengthen domestic electricity generation while creating economic opportunities for local communities.The solar project, backed by a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), has generated more than 243,288MWh of electricity since commissioning and employed over 1,200 people during its construction.

Phatsimo Kapeng | 02 September 2026

Tribunal dismisses Sky Drillers’ points in limine, confirms main hearing

Correspondent | 02 September 2026

BBNaija S11: 15 Housemates Up for Eviction in Week 6

correspondent | 01 September 2026

Sultex and Goddessa Evicted From Big Brother Naija Season 11 as Operation Release the Gambit Begins

correspondent | 31 August 2026

BDP clears two for Sephophe primaries

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 01 September 2026

President, please set me free – Inmate’s plea to Boko

Larona Makhaiza | 01 September 2026

Salakae’s court of public opinion

Spira Tlhankane | 01 September 2026

More accused persons expected in Salakae case

Prosecutors in the corruption case involving former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Noah Salakae, have revealed that additional accused persons will be added to the charge sheet at the next mention.

University of Botswana physicists answer to Einstein

For the first time, two physicists working in Botswana have put a number to the answer and handed the world’s astronomers the means to check their work.

Ndzinge argues he has watched the case become bogged down in procedural battles since his first appearance in March this year.FILE PIC

I won’t wait for Seretse —Ndzinge

Alphonse Molamu Ndzinge, the third accused in the famous National Petroleum Fund (NPF) case involving businessman Bakang Seretse, has drawn a line in the sand by asking the Broadhurst Regional Magistrate’s Court to cut him loose from his co-accused so he can finally face trial.

Moti PIC: AFRICAN LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE.CO.UK

Moti’s UDC investment pays off

From funding the then opposition coalition to landing at the centre of a flagship school-and-clinic project, South African businessman Zunaid Moti’s old political investment in Botswana has taken on a potentially lucrative new dimension.

Moti-Boko’s school, clinic race to launch in exclusive unveiling

What began as a controversial proposal for shipping-container schools and clinics has now been transformed into a flagship project carrying President Duma Boko’s own name, with an exclusive invitation-only launch scheduled for this week in Gaborone.

Court slams ‘indefinite’ Kgosi property freeze

Justice Pusoentsi Mojapelo says the State 'closed its files, folded their arms’ as former Directorate on Intelligence and Security (DIS) head’s properties remained frozen for seven years.

Tightening screws: Debswana says it’s taking a hard line on corrupt practices in its operations and procurement PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Debswana wields axe on ‘fronters’

Debswana has removed eight companies from its supplier database after an investigation confirmed that they violated anti-fronting provisions in the diamond mining company’s P21 billion Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme (CEEP).

Palapye landowners urged to peruse draft valuation roll

Owners of properties located in Palapye have been given up to the end of next week to have inspected and challenged a draft valuation roll that will underpin the village's first property rates, failing which authorities will go ahead with the process.

Inside Boko’s new blueprint for fast delivery

President Duma Boko’s insistence that government must stop taking years to deliver basic infrastructure is now taking physical shape in Block 7, Gaborone, where a new school and clinic have been developed as the flagship proof point of the African Hero model.

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Tribunal dismisses Sky Drillers’ points in limine, confirms main hearing

BBNaija S11: 15 Housemates Up for Eviction in Week 6

Sultex and Goddessa Evicted From Big Brother Naija Season 11 as Operation Release the Gambit Begins

BDP clears two for Sephophe primaries

President, please set me free – Inmate’s plea to Boko

Salakae’s court of public opinion

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More accused persons expected in Salakae case

University of Botswana physicists answer to Einstein

I won’t wait for Seretse —Ndzinge

Moti’s UDC investment pays off

Moti-Boko’s school, clinic race to launch in exclusive unveiling

Court slams ‘indefinite’ Kgosi property freeze

Debswana wields axe on ‘fronters’

Palapye landowners urged to peruse draft valuation roll

Inside Boko’s new blueprint for fast delivery