AGP Executive Report
Last update: 42 minutes agoSocieties Crackdown: Botswana’s government has deregistered more than 5,700 organisations, including churches, burial societies, sporting clubs, alumni groups, business associations and civil society bodies, in a sweeping Registrar of Societies exercise under the Societies Act. Drug Smuggling Ring: Police in Bulawayo arrested five men after intercepting a vehicle towing a trailer loaded with 360kg of dagga allegedly smuggled from South Africa via Botswana into Zimbabwe, valued at ZiG10.8 million. Regional Trade Push: Botswana’s Moeti Mohwasa says the country will keep engaging across SADC to improve cross-border ease of doing business, streamline logistics and cut non-tariff barriers, highlighting binational commissions with neighbours. Elder Care Pressure: A new report flags Botswana’s ageing challenge as diamond-driven revenue slowdown forces tighter public spending, with older people’s care needs rising while funding strains grow. Mining Update: Giyani Metals’ feasibility study for its K. Hill manganese project in Botswana points to technical viability for EV battery-grade manganese sulphate, but with sharply higher upfront costs. Sports Spotlight: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo is set to face South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile in the Diamond League in Rabat, with Tebogo among the headline names.
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