BRICS+ Fashion Summit
Botswana’s Fashion Industry Steps Onto BRICS+ Stage in Moscow
Gaborone, Botswana — Mmantlha Sankoloba, Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA), will represent Botswana at the BRICS+ Fashion Summit in Moscow from September 28 to 30. The Summit, officially recognised…
5 September 2026
Modiri Nlanda Orange Botswana Human Resources Director
Botswana’s future wealth lies in its people
by Modiri Nlanda Botswana’s prosperity has never rested on diamonds alone. It has been built on the discipline and foresight with which natural resources were managed and invested. That same vision now presents the country…
4 September 2026
Free at last: Lesedi Mapodisi
Lesedi Molapisi acquitted after four-year legal battle in Bangladesh
Gaborone — The Botswana national Lesedi Molapisi, who had faced a death sentence in Bangladesh, was acquitted on 28 July 2026 after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors had failed to prove charges of…
4 September 2026
Dr Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo, Director, UB Public Affairs
UB refutes allegations of Police brutality in campus operation
Gaborone — The University of Botswana (UB) has dismissed as misleading and unfounded social media claims alleging police brutality during a law enforcement operation at its student residences. On 17 August 2026, Botswana Police Service…
4 September 2026
Director of the Botswana Centre for Human Rights, Ditshwanelo, Dr Alice Mogwe during a courtesy call on Minister for International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale
Lesedi Molapisi freed: Government credits clemency, Rights group highlights acquittal
Gaborone — The release of Lesedi Molapisi from prison in Bangladesh has been confirmed by both the Government of Botswana and human rights organisation DITSHWANELO, even though their statements highlight different dimensions of her ordeal…
2 September 2026
FNB Botswana Opens 26th Branch in Tutume, Advancing Financial Inclusion and Shared Prosperity
FNB Botswana Opens Tutume Branch, Strengthening Financial Inclusion and Community Growth
First National Bank Botswana (FNB Botswana) has officially opened its new full-service branch in Tutume, marking the bank’s 26th branch nationwide and reinforcing its commitment to expanding financial inclusion and shared prosperity. The opening ceremony,…
1 September 2026
Franco-Tanzanian dance-theatre ‘PEPONI’ tours Southern Africa, stops in Gaborone
Gaborone — Alliance Française de Gaborone will host PEPONI, a Franco-Tanzanian dance-theatre production exploring themes of paradise, belonging, and possibility, on Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 6:30 PM at Maitisong Theatre. Presented by House of…
1 September 2026
‘How Are You, Daughter of Sahrawi?’: Remembering Ambassador Sidihiba Abbes Abdala
Cynthia Thanda GABORONE, 31 August 2026 — The diplomatic community in Botswana is mourning the death of His Excellency Sidihiba Abbes Abdala, Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Botswana and Permanent Representative to…
31 August 2026
Valentine Harward, Commercial Executive Acting, First National Bank Botswana
FNBB, SPEDU sign agreement to unlock BWP 6 billion investment pipeline in Selebi Phikwe
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone — First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) and the Selebi Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) have signed a landmark partnership agreement aimed at accelerating private sector-led industrialisation in the Selebi Phikwe…
31 August 2026
Minister of International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale
Botswana to Push Peace Agenda at AU Extraordinary Summit
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman GABORONE, August 29, 2026 — Botswana will use the 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly to advance its call for peaceful conflict resolution and collective efforts toward a…
29 August 2026
