Botswana Chapter News Today

Following the arrest of Mmegi journalists for alleged leaking of a classified document, the Director General (DG) of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) admitted there is no way to avoid DIS information leaks.

Civil society in Botswana on Friday urged traditional leaders and parents to continue with efforts towards upholding the rights and responsibilities of children in their communities. "We call for a multi-stakeholder approach which enables the government, the private sector and civil society to work collectively to ensure the protection of…

Botswana has emerged the worst performing country in implementing key activities of the African Union Agenda 2063.

Former senior official of Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) Joao Salbany this week spent a night under detention by Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) officials.

Civil society organizations have put together a report following Botswana’s appearance before the UN Human Rights Council for its third cycle of Botswana’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process.

Botswana has quietly passed into law the creation of a statutory Media Board which will have implications for media independence and freedom.

Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, has thanked the US government for a close to P13 million (US$117 000) grant which was given to the University of Botswana through the Department of Law under the Global Equity Fund.