AGP Executive Report
Last update: 32 minutes agoMoagi Trial & Asset Declarations: A witness told court Moagi repeatedly declared the same liabilities (including a P4m CEDA loan, an FNB personal loan and a credit card), while prosecutors allege he improperly benefited from a Chinese contractor via BPC tenders and solicited livestock worth P417,500. Parliament Pushes Prisoner Transfers: Botswana-linked prisoner transfer talks are back in focus as South Africa’s Parliament urges faster deportation of foreign inmates, citing 27,880 foreign nationals behind bars and calling for legal amendments to let sentenced offenders serve the rest of their terms at home. SACU Summit Momentum: Botswana’s President Nandi-Ndaitwah is set to attend the 9th SACU Heads of State Summit in Cape Town, with leaders expected to review the SACU Strategic Plan and push industrialisation and trade facilitation. Artemis Accords Signed: Botswana officially signed the Artemis Accords at NASA, signalling deeper civil space cooperation after its BOTSAT-1 satellite launch. Bulilima Road Rehab: Progress continues on the Maitengwe road in Bulilima, a key trade link to the Maitengwe Border Post, despite rain delays. Sports Funding Boost: Malawi’s university athletes will travel to Botswana for the CUCSA Games after a K100m FDH Bank sponsorship rescued the trip. Botswana in Regional Tech & Trade Talks: SADC urged faster regional integration through liberalised skies and AI-enabled climate-resilient infrastructure, while Africa’s smartphone market shrank as memory costs bite.
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