31 March 2020
Botswana declares state of emergency, goes on lockdown
Kago Komane
Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has declared a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic, placing the country on lockdown for 28 days from April 2.
As Coronavirus fears squeeze tourism, Botswana safari industry shed jobs
By SOLOMON TJINYEKA
On a normal day, Maun International Airport, a gateway to the iconic Okavango Delta, sees hundreds of passengers, but this has changed in the past few weeks. The airport is almost deserted with only few tourists, suggesting that the Coronavirus known also as Covid-19 may be taking a bite out of the tourism sector.
Botswana is failing its children, activists say
By Kago Komane
Activists fear Botswana is increasingly becoming a haven for paedophiles and the sexual grooming of children because the government is failing to implement its own laws on the protection of the young. Their legal rights are minimal and the judicial system is failing to protect them.
DCEC officer caught up in bitter Magosi, Mathambo fight
Calistus Bosaletswe
Top corruption investigator trailing a high-profile money laundering case – that involves former President Ian Khama and former head of secret service – has allegedly been slapped with a charge of insubordination by his supervisors.
Family demands answers after near-fatal DIS shooting
Lesotho PM charged with murder, retires
Doubts over Botswana’s preparedness for corona virus
advocacy
Break-in at INK offices
Ombudsman’s Mosu report places Khama above the law
How capital flight bleeds Africa
If crime crosses borders so must journalism
