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Gov’t executives want out as unions fight exit plan

A section of senior government executives is reportedly lining up to take the voluntary separation package, even as trade unions intensify their opposition and legal challenge to the programme, Mmegi has learnt.

Spira Tlhankane | 09 October 2026

Gaone Macholo.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

President Boko and President Xi Jinping along their spouses

President Xi Jinping hold talks with Boko

On the afternoon of October 13, President XiJinping held talks with President Duma Boko of Botswana, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Staff Writer | 13 October 2026

Unidentified man dies after suspected attack near Gakuto turn-off

Pini Bothoko | 13 October 2026

Woman, 62, hospitalised after three-vehicle crash

Pini Bothoko | 13 October 2026

Mogoditshane collision leads to serious injuries

Pini Bothoko | 13 October 2026

NBC 2026: From Dialogue to Delivery

Lesang Maswabi | 12 October 2026

Gov’t executives want out as unions fight exit plan

Spira Tlhankane | 09 October 2026

Unions take gov’t to court over ‘back-door’ exits

Spira Tlhankane | 09 October 2026

Dawnbell takes copyright royalty fight to High Court

Dawn Bell Academy, the homeschooling and tutoring centre, is escalating its copyright royalty dispute with the Copyright Society of Botswana (COSBOTS) to the High Court after it was ordered to pay a licencing fees claim.

Licence hitch delays First Division South start

The First Division South League will not start this weekend as anticipated after two clubs failed to obtain licences to participate in the competition this season.

Win-win deal: The agreement will see the police service use TVET workshop facilities for maintenance

BPS, education ministry partner on police vehicle repair

Botswana Police Service (BPS) and the Ministry of Higher Education have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that has been hailed as an exercise that will showcase the power of two government departments working together.

Power point: The BPC's credit ratings are entirely dependent on government's ability to support the Corporation

Moody’s upgrades BPC

Credit ratings agency, Moody’s, has upgraded its outlook on the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) from negative to stable, while maintaining its investment grade credit ratings.

Negotiate salaries, not workshops – BOFEPUSU tells DPSM

The Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) says it feels undermined by the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) for continuing to hold workshops whilst key concerns affecting government employees remain unresolved.

Gov’t executives want out as unions fight exit plan

NBC 2026: From Dialogue to Delivery

Business Botswana’s management and organising committee briefed the media and sponsors at Avani Gaborone Resort & Casino on October 9 on preparations for the 18th National Business Conference (NBC), scheduled for Francistown from October 18–21, 2026.

In talks: The BSE recently engaged Dangote (fourth from left) as well as local asset managers and pension funds ahead of the IPO. PIC: BSE

BSE nears Dangote IPO deal

The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) is reportedly close to clinching a deal that would give local investors direct access to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals Initial Public Offer, Africa’s largest float of shares, which is expected to raise up to $2 billion.

The corporation stated that it was also not aware of any confirmed link between the water it supplies and the reported cases

No evidence links water to diarrhoea outbreak – WUC

The Water Utilities Corporation has ruled out its water supply as a possible cause of the ongoing diarrhoea outbreak, saying tests continue to show that its water is clean and meets the required drinking water standards.

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President Xi Jinping hold talks with Boko

Unidentified man dies after suspected attack near Gakuto turn-off

Woman, 62, hospitalised after three-vehicle crash

Mogoditshane collision leads to serious injuries

NBC 2026: From Dialogue to Delivery

Gov’t executives want out as unions fight exit plan

Unions take gov’t to court over ‘back-door’ exits

Dawnbell takes copyright royalty fight to High Court

Licence hitch delays First Division South start

BPS, education ministry partner on police vehicle repair

Moody’s upgrades BPC

Negotiate salaries, not workshops – BOFEPUSU tells DPSM

Gov’t executives want out as unions fight exit plan

NBC 2026: From Dialogue to Delivery

BSE nears Dangote IPO deal

No evidence links water to diarrhoea outbreak – WUC