Khama builds palace in Eswatini, Botswana unhappy
After he overstayed his welcome in South Africa, former president Ian Khama is reportedly building a mansion at the luxurious Nkonyeni Golf Estate on land given to him by King Mswati of Eswatini.
Botswana media hit by Israeli spyware
Two prominent local weeklies, Mmegi and Botswana Guardian newspapers have
been targeted by a sophisticated Israeli mercenary spyware Predator, raising fresh
concerns about media infiltration, privacy, and security ahead of Botswana’s
upcoming watershed election in October.
State of the usual: What has Masisi and Khama been talking about
A comparative analysis of SONA speeches by presidents, Masisi and Khama give a glimpse of a long-held divergent views.
Motor Center has a history of dominating government tenders
A leaked trove of confidential files has revealed how some motor dealers in Botswana ingratiate themselves with the government by donating scores of motor vehicles to departments and making billions of Pula in return.
Maun athlete raises funds to fight human-wildlife conflict
A Maun-based athlete and mountain climber, Simon Phuthego has launched an organization to raise funds for victims of human-wildlife conflict.
Community orgs fight over hunting rights 
Solomon Tjinyeka The Glhuin/han syndicate in northern Botswana is accusing land board authorities of favouritism after it awarded a hunting quota to Qangwa community Trust in the wildlife-rich NG3 concession in east of the Okavango Delta. Glhuin/han, a Basarwa Community organization said they were not consulted when Tawana Land Board awarded Qangwa Community Development Trust […]
How will the conflict between Masisi and Khama end? 
Joel Konopo
The night that former president of Botswana, Ian Khama, escaped under the cover of darkness into neighboring South Africa, marked a loss of innocence in Botswana’s usually stable, harmless politics. Tensions between Khama and his handpicked successor, current president Mokgweetsi Masisi, has spilled out into the open. It threatens to inflame tribal malaise and destabilize a country once known for its sparkling diamonds and thriving economy.
How Debswana stole from Boteti farmers
Tsaone Segaetsho
A group of farmers whose land was taken by Debswana Trading Company to make way for a game reserve hoped to get Water Rights or an equivalence of what was taken away from them as compensation, only to be offered P180 000 of the P5.5 million set aside by Botswana Government as reparation.
• Farmers who had boreholes will not get any Water Rights compensation but P180k as compensation
• Minister Moagi says the compensation was adequate
Moshaneng Quarry deepens causing exposure to asbestos hazard
Tsaone Segaetsho
Fresh photographic evidence by this publication reveals that miners and villagers are not safe from the dangers associated with exposure to the asbestos mineral, which is currently banned since it causes lung diseases.
Masisi’s Pandora Box and his most wanted man shut inside
Tsaone Segaetsho
For almost four years former president Ian Khama and his specially handpicked successor, Mokgweetsi Masisi have been trying to settle a score in an ego trail or a power play which evidently emanated from a two-man Gentleman’s Agreement gone wrong.
