The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is dilly-dallying in handing over former President Ian Khama’s official residence to his private security
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has bowed down to pressure from the civil society, after cabinet agreed to recall contentious provisions that give investigation authorities blank cheque to spy on citizens under the Criminal Procedure and Evidence (Controlled Investigations) Bill.
A number of Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) 2019 election funders and some of the former cabinet Ministers are said to be supporting the party Secretary General Mpho Balopi’s purported chairmanship bid. The party is expected to hold its national elective congress later this year and some members of the party are already warming up to wrestle for party positions.