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AGP Executive Report

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Regional Football: Namibia will play the second leg of its AFCON qualifier against Cameroon in Botswana on November 16, after the teams meet in Douala. Animal Health: A Charleshill councillor is urging closer cooperation with Namibia to contain foot-and-mouth disease, warning that movement restrictions are already hurting farmers and businesses even where the disease has not been detected. Public Transport: Gaborone’s planned electric bus service is welcome, but an opinion piece says it needs a coordinated network plan and accountable transport authority to succeed. China Ties: Chinese Ambassador Fan Yong briefed UDC officials on China’s recent Communist Party meeting, as both sides signal interest in deeper party and government exchanges. Financial Crime: Corruption is identified as the leading source of dirty-money risk in Botswana.

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Oct. 16, 2026

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6 hours ago

Botswana calls for cross-border cooperation to contain FMD

Windhoek Observer |

Owner: Lazarus Jacobs & Desmond Amunyela info about owner

Windhoek Observer

Neutral

Owned By	Lazarus Jacobs & Desmond Amunyela through Paragon Investment Holdings
Year Founded	1978
Website	https://www.observer24.com.na/
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	Namibia, Windhoek
Owner Country	Namibia

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2 hours ago

Four copper targets defined at Aterian’s Botswana licence

Mining Weekly |

Owner: Creamer Family info about owner

Mining Weekly

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Owned By	Creamer Family through Creamer Media
Year Founded	1995
Website	https://www.miningweekly.com/page/europe-home
Domain Registration Year	2003
Access Type	open
Publication Location	South Africa, Bedfordview
Owner Country	South Africa

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3 hours ago

INVESTMENT FORUM Botswana chases elusive capital

The Patriot on Sunday |

Owner: Ditiro Motlhabane & Mpho Dibeela info about owner

The Patriot on Sunday

Pending

Owned By	Ditiro Motlhabane & Mpho Dibeela
Year Founded	2012
Website	thepatriot.co.bw
Domain Registration Year	2012
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Botswana, Gaborone
Owner Country	Botswana

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8 hours ago

Corruption dominates dirty money risks in Botswana

MMEGI |

Owner: Seyed Jamali info about owner

MMEGI

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Owned By	Seyed Jamali through Universal House & Mmegi Investment Holdings
Year Founded	1984
Website	www.mmegi.bw
Domain Registration Year	2012
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Botswana, Gaborone
Owner Country	Botswana

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15 hours ago

‘We were fodder’ — how a Botswana architect was duped into fighting for Russia

Daily Maverick |

Owner: The Daily Maverick Pty info about owner

Daily Maverick

Neutral

Owned By	The Daily Maverick Pty (Styli Charalambous, CEO & Branko Brkic, Editor-in-Chief; Inkululeko South Africa Media, Largest Shareholder)
Year Founded	2009
Website	https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/
Domain Registration Year	2008
Access Type	open
Publication Location	South Africa, Cape Town
Owner Country	South Africa

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Nov. 8, 2026

Botswana Distances Itself from Ian Khama’s Attack on Hichilema

Zambian Observer |

Owner: Non-Transparent info about owner

Zambian Observer

Indeterminate

Owned By	Non-Transparent
Year Founded	2016
Website	zambianobserver.com
Domain Registration Year	2015
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Zambia,

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Nov. 7, 2026

Botswana seeks stronger ties with China through cultural and sporting exchanges

News.Az |

Owner: Seymur Mammadov info about owner

News.Az

Pro-Government

Owned By	Seymur Mammadov
Year Founded	2009
Website	news.az
Domain Registration Year
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Azerbaijan, Baku
Owner Country	Azerbaijan

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Nov. 7, 2026

Botswana minister says community events boost ties with China

Xinhua News Agency |

Owner: Chinese Government info about owner

Xinhua News Agency

Gov't Propaganda

Owned By	Chinese Government through The State Council of the People's Republic of China
Year Founded	1931
Website	english.news.cn
Domain Registration Year	2003
Access Type	open
Publication Location	China, Beijing
Owner Country	China