BOTSWANA AUDIT REVEALS N$38.6 BILLION LOST TO CORRUPTION

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A forensic audit conducted by an independent firm on behalf of the Botswana government has established that at least money equivalent to N$38.6 billion has been lost through corruption between 2014 and 2024.

SADC FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET IN KRUGER PARK RETREAT

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Foreign Affairs ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are expected to convene a retreat at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga to chart a unified regional response to global geopolitical shifts.

The retreat will run from May 22nd to the 24th.

RAMAPHOSA WARNS POLITICAL INSTABILITY HURTS TOURISM

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Never-ending political instabilities and poor infrastructure have been identified as major challenges impeding the growth of the tourism sector in Africa.

South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, made this observation when he officially opened Africa's Travel Indaba 2026 in Durban.

FESTUS MOGAE HONOURED AT HERO’S FAREWELL

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Thousands of people, including foreign dignitaries, yesterday gave a hero's farewell to Botswana's third president, Festus Mogae, during a memorial service in Gaborone.

Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano was among the speakers at a memorial service.

AIR BOTSWANA SUSPENDS GABORONE-WINDHOEK ROUTE

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Botswana's state-owned national flag carrier, Air Botswana Corporation, has discontinued the Gaborone-Windhoek connection as operational challenges mount.

SADC, UNHCR DISCUSS REGIONAL DISPLACEMENT COOPERATION

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SADC and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) engaged in discussions regarding potential areas of mutual cooperation concerning the displacement of people within the region.

SADC MOVES TO BOOST REGIONAL TOURISM POTENTIAL

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The SADC region has been jolted into convening a high-level side event at the ongoing Africa Travel Indaba to consider ways to boost the region's tourism potential.

BOTSWANA DECLARES MOURNING PERIOD IN HONOUR OF MOGAE

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Botswana's President Duma Boko has announced a three-day mourning period following the death of the country's third President, Festus Mogae. 

Mogae died in his residency in Gaborone yesterday.