Mmegi Online

Friday, April 10, 2026

DIS in P 1.5m employees money theft accusation

Directorate on Intelligence and Security (DIS) has been accused of attempting to unlawfully deduct monies totalling over P1.5 Million from its employees under the pretext that they are collecting legal fees for their then attorney Kgosietsile Ngakaagae and his firm Ngakaagae and Company.

Innocent Selatlhwa | 10 April 2026

DIS agents

Seretse files an application to quash charges

Businessman Bakang Seretse who is facing a total of 64 counts of corruption, and fraud charges linked to more than P31 million connected to the National Petroleum Fund (NPF) scandal has filed an application to quash the charges.

Larona Makhaiza | 14 April 2026

Boko to launch country’s largest renewable energy project

MBONGENI MGUNI | 14 April 2026

Blancha: Providing scrutiny, oversight in Parly

Ryder Gabathuse | 10 April 2026

Gov't clears air on Ramatlabama FMD culling debate

Larona Makhaiza | 14 April 2026

BCP eyes student vote revival

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 10 April 2026

UB politics shapes future leaders

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 10 April 2026

DIS officers seek tribunal authority over Magosi

Mpho Mokwape | 10 April 2026

On the rise: The new contract will boost BSB's expansion ambitions

BSB scoops student allowance tender from FNBB

Government has awarded a key banking services tender for student allowances to Botswana Savings Bank (BSB), ending a 21-year run held by First National Bank Botswana (FNBB).

Multiple tanker owners, Oil majors and trading houses have suspended energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz PIC: REUTERS

UN agency picks 17 fraudulently registered “Botswana ships”

A Botswana-flagged cargo ship was reported as having left the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday afternoon en route from Iran, in what global maritime officials suspect is just one of 17 ships floating around global oceans with fake Botswana registrations, Mmegi has learnt.

Halfway Toyota Ngami opens as gov't pushes private sector-led growth

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to a private sector-driven economy as the new Halfway Toyota Ngami dealership was officially opened, with leadership emphasising investment, job creation, and inclusive growth.

Martinick, Chairman, Botala Energy PICS: TSHEKISO TEBALO / OXPECKERS

Botswana bets on gas mining boost for flagging economy

Industry experts and environmental watchdogs are worried about a lack of transparency around a flagship project – and warn of dire consequences for surrounding communities, wildlife, and ecosystems SELLO MOTSETA investigates

Generational wealth: Pension funds enjoyed a healthy performance last year and beat the NBFIRA's target for domestic investments PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Pension funds beat PFR 2 target

The country’s pension funds held 45.3 percent of their assets domestically as at December 2025, beating a target of 44 percent set by the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA).

Segokgo: Surviving the inexorable confronts

In the Mmegi/The Monitor newsroom, there is a popular view that Calistus Kolantsho, the two titles’ sports scribe, is Tlokweng constituency legislator Phenyo Segokgo’s doppelganger, though the similarities aren’t particularly striking. Writes Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE

DIS in P 1.5m employees money theft accusation

Tough times: The U.S and Israel conflict with Iran has raised oil prices by triple figures PIC.PIXELS.COM

Industry players push against Botswana Oil import quota

A review started last year into Botswana Oil’s mandate to import 90% of the country’s fuel supplies, is reportedly intensifying, with some analysts seeing the sole responsibility as a risk, especially at a time when countries are negotiating the impact of the Middle East crisis. MBONGENI MGUNI & PAULINE DIKUELO report

Seeing change: Mosinyi believes signs of a turnaround are emerging at Air Botswana

Inside the plan to turn Air Botswana around

Aviation veteran, Bao Mosinyi, is leading an attempt to turnaround Air Botswana’s fortunes, the latest in several bids to bring the glory days back to the flag carrier. He tells MBONGENI MGUNI his approach is a focus on getting the basics right: efficiency and reliability in order to restore confidence

Mmegi Online

Explore

More

News

Seretse files an application to quash charges

Boko to launch country’s largest renewable energy project

Blancha: Providing scrutiny, oversight in Parly

Gov't clears air on Ramatlabama FMD culling debate

BCP eyes student vote revival

UB politics shapes future leaders

DIS officers seek tribunal authority over Magosi

BSB scoops student allowance tender from FNBB

UN agency picks 17 fraudulently registered “Botswana ships”

Halfway Toyota Ngami opens as gov't pushes private sector-led growth

Botswana bets on gas mining boost for flagging economy

Pension funds beat PFR 2 target

Segokgo: Surviving the inexorable confronts

DIS in P 1.5m employees money theft accusation

Industry players push against Botswana Oil import quota

Inside the plan to turn Air Botswana around