News&All – Issue: Vol 1, No 10
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Court Freezes Govt’s Per Diem & Leadership Programme Plans
Six public-sector unions have scored a temporary legal victory against the government after securing a High Court order suspending the implementation of a new Local Per Diem arrangement and Leadership Transformation Programme pending meaningful consultations. The settlement agreement which was made an order of the High Court in Lobatse before Justice William Moncho places the […] The post Court…
BQA Parts Ways With CEO
The Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) has parted ways with its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Botsalano Mosimokako. The latest development brings an abrupt end to her tenure at the institution. In a press release, BQA confirmed that Mosimokako is no longer serving as the Authority’s Chief Executive Officer, effective August 17. “Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) wishes to […] The post BQA…
Africa’s Gambling Boom Faces A New Test
Africa’s rapidly expanding gambling industry is facing a significant regulatory challenge of safeguarding a legitimate, increasingly digital sector from money laundering while maintaining oversight of players and transactions. This concern was emphasised during a high-level panel discussion on anti-money laundering (AML), illicit financial flows and regulatory responsibility in Africa’s gaming…
BONELA backs sex work decriminalisation
The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) has thrown its weight behind a parliamentary push to decriminalise sex work. The organisation warns that Botswana’s current legal framework is fuelling violence, discrimination and barriers to HIV prevention and treatment. BONELA says Parliament now has an opportunity to dismantle laws that it argues have driven […] The post BONELA backs…
BoFiNet Hosts AGM, Showcasing Enhanced Accountability and Value Creation
Gaborone– Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) convened its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Avani Hotel in Gaborone on Thursday, 13 August 2026 bringing together the Shareholder, represented by the Minister of Communications and Innovation (MCI), Honourable David Tshere, and the executive management in the Ministry, the Board of Directors, Executive and Management of BoFiNet, for […] The post…
How Air Botswana board failed basic due diligence on GM’s salary decision
An investigation by News&All has revealed how the Air Botswana board failed to carry out the most basic due diligence before approving a remuneration package of about P372,000 a month for its General Manager, Bao Mosinyi. At the centre of the controversy is a November 2025 remuneration report prepared by a consultancy company, People Connections. […] The post How Air Botswana board failed basic…
Botswana’s P830 billion bet on a post-diamond economy
Botswana faces a stark economic choice: move aggressively to build a diversified, private-sector-led economy or risk becoming trapped in a cycle of weak growth, shrinking reserves, rising debt and declining mineral revenues. That is the central warning contained in the Botswana Economic & Investment Transformation Blueprint, Phase 1, prepared by Investment Bank of Africa (IBA), […] The post…
Businesses count costs as ‘anti-labour law’ commences
Botswana’s business community is bracing for a new wave of employment costs, administrative obligations and operational restrictions ahead of the Employment and Labour Relations Act coming into force on September 1st this year. Through their advocacy group, Business Botswana, they have warned that the law could hit already struggling businesses hard. The organisation has described […] The post…
Boko, Absa challenge civil service to deliver on transformation
Botswana’s public service has been advised that measuring progress by policies, committees, and systems must shift to a culture where citizens experience meaningful change. That was the blunt message from President Advocate Duma Boko and Absa Bank Botswana Managing Director, Keabetswe Pheko-Moshagane at the Public Service Leadership Conference 2026 on Tuesday this week, as both […] The post Boko,…