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Friday, March 13, 2026

Air Botswana scraps three routes as losses deepen

The national carrier Air Botswana, has suspended three recently introduced regional routes after incurring losses of about P44.5 million on the services, underscoring the deepening financial strain at one of the country’s most troubled state-owned enterprises.

Lewanika Timothy | 13 March 2026

Air Botswana plane. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Poverty eradication starts with self-reliance –Moswaane

FRANCISTOWN: The Assistant Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ignatius Moswaane, has emphasised that poverty eradication must begin with self-reliance. He urged Batswana to return to values of hard work, productivity, and utilising available resources.

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 17 March 2026

Botswana denies hosting a US military base

correspondent | 17 March 2026

Murder accused quartet fail to appear before court

Larona Makhaiza | 17 March 2026

‘Faka Pressure’: An auspicious schemer, a rising star

Ryder Gabathuse | 13 March 2026

Farouk Ismail donates medicines to Princess Marina Hospital

Sharon Mathala | 17 March 2026

Kokorwe to be buried Wednesday

Staff Writer | 16 March 2026

Air Botswana scraps three routes as losses deepen

Lewanika Timothy | 13 March 2026

People boarding buses at bus rank. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Bus, truck drivers denied rest despite labour law limits

Long-distance bus and truck drivers in Botswana are working excessive hours and being denied rest days despite clear legal limits on working hours, the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Pius Mokgware, has told Parliament.

Gov't kickstarts copper refinery study at Khoemacau

Government has initiated steps toward downstream copper beneficiation after announcing that a feasibility study will be undertaken to assess the viability of establishing a copper refinery anchored around the Khoemacau Copper Mine.

Fare thee well Onty

We, the colleagues from Mmegi Printing, wish to express our heartfelt sorrow at the untimely passing of our dear colleague Ontlametse Kaote, who worked with us for the past three to four years.

Woman dies after crashing into UB wall

A 35-year-old woman has lost her life after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a University of Botswana (UB) boundary wall on Sunday morning.

'Cruel maid' denied bail

Broadhurst Chief Magistrate, Nthabiseng Merafe-Olaotse has denied a 30-year-old maid, Boitumelo Nchimako bail determining that she is a flight risk.

Monitoring the numbers: Moseki PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

BoB to ‘penalise’ banks for wholesale deposit concentration

The Bank of Botswana will introduce a charge on commercial banks that maintain high concentrations of wholesale depositors, as it scrambles to restrain spiralling interest rates that are nearly four percentage points above the central bank’s benchmark rate.

When intelligence shapes media and the State watches

Across Southern Africa, intelligence agencies have learned that controlling the information environment does not require shutting down newspapers. It requires understanding how journalists think and how national interest is framed. Botswana, with its institutional stability and political calm, offers a textbook case of this refined model THOMAS THOS NKHOMA

President Duma Boko. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

'We're going to deliver on obligations'

FRANCISTOWN: Following backlash over his earlier utterances that the ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) does not have social contracts with Batswana, President Duma Boko has maintained that, despite this, the party has voluntary obligations it must fulfil.

CMB, Okaile face 61 counts in fresh P450m BPOPF loot storm

Fresh charges have been levelled against former director of Capital Management Botswana (CMB), Rapula Okaile, who is now facing 61 counts related to the alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF).

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Poverty eradication starts with self-reliance –Moswaane

Botswana denies hosting a US military base

Murder accused quartet fail to appear before court

‘Faka Pressure’: An auspicious schemer, a rising star

Farouk Ismail donates medicines to Princess Marina Hospital

Kokorwe to be buried Wednesday

Air Botswana scraps three routes as losses deepen

Bus, truck drivers denied rest despite labour law limits

Gov't kickstarts copper refinery study at Khoemacau

Fare thee well Onty

Woman dies after crashing into UB wall

'Cruel maid' denied bail

BoB to ‘penalise’ banks for wholesale deposit concentration

When intelligence shapes media and the State watches

'We're going to deliver on obligations'

CMB, Okaile face 61 counts in fresh P450m BPOPF loot storm