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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

UB hotel bets on first time job seekers as reopening nears

The UB Hotel and Conference Centre is taking an unconventional approach to recruitment by deliberately relaxing experience requirements for most of its vacant positions as it prepares to reopen after a decade long closure.

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

Court sets aside land dispute default judgment

Mpho Mokwape | 02 June 2026

Grumpy loser: CoA blasts Mupane bidder

Mbongeni Mguni,Mpho Mokwape | 02 June 2026

UDC betrayed voters – BCP

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 02 June 2026

Tight race ensues ahead of Tati Siding North by-election

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 02 June 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

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.

The court has rescinded a default judgment granted in a land dispute involving a plot in Gabane .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The Lobatse High Court has rescinded a default judgment granted in a land dispute involving a plot in Gabane after finding that the applicant was likely not properly served with notice of the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

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.

We are ready to save Botswana - BCP

As the BCP prepares for its elective conference slated for July 18 through 21, party spokesperson Greg Kelebonye ponders some of the urgent questions the new leadership will have to deal with, as it will be preparing the party for the 2029 elections

Gabane mob kills alleged thief

A 43-year-old man from Gabane was allegedly beaten to death by a mob in the early hours of Saturday morning following a suspected theft incident.

Missing man found hanging from tree in suspected suicide

A 42-year-old man who was reported missing by Naledi Police Station in Gaborone on May 5, 2026, was found hanging from a tree at Tloaneng Lands on the outskirts of Gabane village on Saturday morning, in what police suspect to be a suicide case.

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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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

Court sets aside land dispute default judgment

Grumpy loser: CoA blasts Mupane bidder

UDC betrayed voters – BCP

Tight race ensues ahead of Tati Siding North by-election

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A zone too big for its own good

Farmer devastated as stray cow costs him 20 cattle

Court sets aside land dispute default judgment

BIUST employees protest unpaid dues, mismanagement

We are ready to save Botswana - BCP

Gabane mob kills alleged thief

Missing man found hanging from tree in suspected suicide

Botswana takes industry centre stage at JCK

Grumpy loser: CoA blasts Mupane bidder