Sunday Standard/ The Telegraph

07/06/2026

Hundreds of former Mupane Gold Mine workers moved a step closer to recovering unpaid salaries and benefits after the Court of Appeal cleared the way for the sale of the mine’s assets, overturning a High Court ruling that had temporarily halted the transaction.

Read more at: https://www.sundaystandard.info/court-ruling-revives-hopes-for-mupane-miners-payouts/

07/06/2026

As Vice President, Slumber Tsogwane didn’t think there was anything wrong with President Mokgweetsi Masisi publicly insulting other people. A Botswana-flag lapel pin adorning his suit jacket, he once took to the floor of parliament to justify why his principal could describe the antics of De Beers’ negotiators with an explosive onomatopoeia that mimics the repetitive sound of a heavily-laden tractor flatulently wiggling its way up a particularly steep, potholed incline. Digitally reincarnated as an (uncharacteristically) easy-going social-media star with 185 000 Facebook followers, a cumulative total of over three million views, two online pet names (‘Chipi’ and ‘Sdala’) as well as a packed social-butterfly calendar, the former VP has dramatically readjusted his views on public use of insulting language.

Read more at: https://www.sundaystandard.info/post-office-tsogwane-rediscovers-virtue-in-respectful-words/

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

BONGO MAFFIN HAS ARRIVED FOR THE GRAND PALM HOTEL 70s, 80s,90s DISCO PARTY TAKING PLACE AT GICC TONIGHT FROM 6PM.

05/06/2026

Botswana’s fiscal savings account has staged its strongest rebound in more than a year, but fresh data suggests government remains heavily reliant on central bank support as the aftershocks of the diamond downturn continue to ripple through public finances.

Read more at: https://www.sundaystandard.info/botswanas-savings-account-recovers-but/

05/06/2026

BBS Bank shareholders will next month decide whether to back a proposal that could pave the way for the lender’s migration to the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) Main Board and a capital raising programme aimed at supporting its growth ambitions as a commercial bank.

Read more at: https://www.sundaystandard.info/bbs-bank-shareholders-to-decide-on-bse-main-board-listing/

05/06/2026

Africa could unlock more than $1.4 trillion annually through stronger tax collection, more efficient public spending and deeper financial markets, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB), a message that resonates strongly with Botswana as it seeks funding for an ambitious development agenda.

Read more at: https://www.sundaystandard.info/botswanas-p400-billion-development-ambition-faces-funding-test/

05/06/2026

STANDING COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES - DAY 4 EXAMINATION

MINISTRY:
*Ministry of Higher Education, Botswana
*Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

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