19 November 2020
Questions arise about BDF’s ‘poaching’ hits
Joel Konopo
Major questions have emerged about the Botswana Defence Force’s (BDF) killing of four alleged Namibian poachers, including claims that the victims were unarmed fishermen and one may have been executed after he was arrested.
Is sex work the only job for the undocumented migrant woman?
Zimbabwean-born Kethiwe Mbali lost her parents in 2009 when she was 19 years old. Now aged 31, and a single mother Mbali escaped the shackles of poverty in Zimbabwe and now lives and works in Gaborone – as a sex worker.
DIAMONDS AND DOLLARS: The obscure transactions of the sparkling industry
Extensive financial transactions between De Beers sightholder Julius Klein Group, its subsidiary Julius Klein Botswana and De Beers Global Sightholders Sales (Botswana) give a rare and fascinating glimpse into the diamond industry’s flow of capital, documents obtained by BuzzFeed and shared with International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and INK Centre for Investigative Journalism reveal.
Masisi awarded prime Banyana Farm
INK reporters
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has been awarded a government farm – even though his bid did not meet the brief. Masisi had been accused of acting unethically and flouting procurement rules by seeking to rent a large portion of state owned Banyana Farms.
Inside the secret world of US commandos in Africa
BPF on a path to end Masisi greed – Guma Moyo
advocacy
President Masisi and the illusion of change
Break-in at INK offices
Ombudsman’s Mosu report places Khama above the law
How capital flight bleeds Africa
