AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBotswana football in focus: Young Africans striker Selemani Mwalimu scored in stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw for Yanga against Gaborone United in the CAF Champions League opener, giving the Tanzanian side a crucial platform for the return leg. Regional diplomacy: Angola and Botswana signed new cooperation instruments in Luanda, including a political consultation mechanism and an agreement allowing diplomats’ dependants to work for pay on a reciprocal basis. Public finance and accountability: Reports of conflicts of interest and billing anomalies surround the law firm appointed by the Public Investment Corporation to investigate Daybreak Foods, with the Democratic Alliance calling for a Special Investigating Unit probe. Food prices comparison: A new price check compares what R5,000 buys in Botswana versus South Africa on everyday groceries, highlighting how household budgets can stretch differently across the border. Conservation and wildlife: A new lion census is underway in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, with surveys running in both South Africa and Botswana to estimate populations and guide management decisions. Sports beyond football: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo finished fourth in the 200m at the Diamond League finale in Brussels, as Zimbabwe’s Charamba took bronze.
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