Bakgatla Heritage Fest
Bakgatla in Moruleng, South Africa held their annual Heritage Fest on Sunday. Kgosi Kgafela II addressed morafe on number of contentious issues affecting Bakgalta in Botswana and South Africa. PICS: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Bakgatla in Moruleng, South Africa held their annual Heritage Fest on Sunday. Kgosi Kgafela II addressed morafe on number of contentious issues affecting Bakgalta in Botswana and South Africa. PICS: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Following President Duma Boko's visit to Angola last week, the Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Kenewendo has revealed that Botswana has been offered 30% in the Angola oil refinery project.
The cost of fuel, electricity, and commuter fares is expected to rise from April 1, piling pressure on consumers who have endured two successive economic contractions marked by stagnant wages, weak employment opportunities, and a steady upward price trend.
While the Ethics and Integrity Directorate (EID) has revealed expansion of the list of public officers required to declare their assets and liabilities, a large number remain non-compliant. Director General of EID Tiny Keseabetswe is not impressed with the compliance rate of 58.2%. At least 1672 public officers, including 13 Members of Parliament, are yet to declare their assets.
Batlokwa have strongly rejected the 2018 Tlokweng National Development Plan, reasoning that it threatens their ancestral land and agricultural livelihood.
President Duma Boko has pushed through one of the most consequential legal reforms in Botswana’s recent history, with Parliament approving the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2025, despite clear and sustained public unease over its timing.
Murder accused Tumelo Mogotsi, who is alleged to have brutally killed Oteng Magang over a cooler box in 2015 alongside co-accused Thabo Ntwayakgosi, failed to appear before the Gaborone High Court today, resulting in the trial being postponed.
Locally listed property giant, RDC Properties, has shed over P216 million worth of non-core assets in a portfolio clean-up exercise, as the property group moves to strengthen its balance sheet and reposition for a tighter economic environment.
BPF should get house in order
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...