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.
US ‘change guru’ implore entrepreneurs to innovate, embrace AI
Joel Konopo
Botswana has a potential to harness solar energy and become food self-sufficient if it develops a “crazy” mindset to disrupt and innovate, a top US change guru said.
Pandora Papers: What is Ram ‘hiding’ in British Virgin Islands?
By definition, there is nothing wrong with owning an offshore company. However, it becomes rather fascinating when those who do deny it, especially when the entities in question are domiciled in places that attract certain types who present perturbations to the international finance system. As NTIBINYANE NTIBINYANE of INK Centre for Investigative Journalism reports, an international probe points at Ram of Choppies fame as one such person
VP Tsogwane accused of ‘quarry mine grab
Vice President Slumber Tsogwane, who is also the Member of Parliament for Boteti West, is embroiled in a controversy over the ownership of a quarry mine in the village of Xhumo, Julia Masima reports.
How Masisi is mismanaging the pandemic
Botswana lacks leadership and policy direction to stop the spread of Coronavirus, argues Joel Konopo
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.
Botswana is landlocked, but is still exporting shark fins
Botswana has no coastline, yet it is still exporting shark fins worth P17 million (R24 million) to neighbouring countries, including South Africa, according to the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the UN’s Comtrade database.
President Masisi and the illusion of change
Botswana security agents on Thursday afternoon detained two journalists from the Weekend Post newspaper who are accused of taking pictures of an unmarked building allegedly belonging to the Directorate on Intelligence Services (DIS).
Masisi’s questionable business dealings
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has business interest in at least 10 companies with several highly connected businessmen of Indian origin, including controversial businessman and Choppies Chief Executive Officer, Ramachandran “Ram” Ottapathu, according to details gleaned from the Companies and Intellectual Properties Authority.
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.
