Joel Konopo

Botswana retail giant Choppies sues PwC over ‘unethical tactics’

Africa Joel Konopo - 6 Dec 2020

Choppies Enterprises chief executive and executive director claim the auditing firm asked for a job for one if its directors — and dragged its feet on an audit when refused.

Did Botswana execute ‘poachers’ ?

Africa Joel Konopo - 23 Nov 2020

The Botswana Defence Force’s anti-poaching unit has long been accused of a ‘shoot to kill’ policy. Over 20 years the unit has killed 30 Namibians and 22 Zimbabweans

Botswana’s president goes shopping for a farm

Africa Calistus Bosaletswe, Joel Konopo & Ntibinyane Ntibinyane - 21 Jun 2020

Mokgweetsi Masisi is on a shortlist to acquire a portion of Botswana’s Banyana Farms — even though his bid did not meet the brief

Censorship, the unexpected side-effect of Covid-19

Africa Joel Konopo - 11 May 2020

If the coronavirus outbreak has taught us anything beyond the necessity of washing our hands, it is that its victim has been leadership

Botswana’s media is in crisis

Africa Joel Konopo - 29 Jan 2020

COMMENT We live in a divided political environment and amid radical economic disparities. But there is one thing on which virtually everyone in Botswana agrees:...

Spooks implicated in Botswana’s mysterious ivory stockpile

Article Joel Konopo - 18 Jul 2018

Following a raid on one of its camps the country's notorious intelligence agency is under pressure to explain why it had a warehouse full of tusks.

Spooks implicated in Botswana’s mysterious ivory stockpile

Africa Joel Konopo - 17 Jul 2018

Botswana’s intelligence services are accused of hiding elephant tusks from the wildlife department

Who is Botswana’s new spy chief?

Africa Joel Konopo - 17 Jul 2018

Peter Magosi joined the army at the age of 22 and progressed through the ranks to become a brigadier

Botswana: State official under scrutiny over gravel business and under-serviced loans

Article Joel Konopo - 5 Oct 2017

Public administration minster Eric Molale is quarrying gravel seemingly without permission from the state development agency he owes P4-million.

Satellite images show Botswana Defence Force doing building work at Khama residence

Article Joel Konopo - 26 Jun 2017

The images contradict claims from the office of President Ian Khama that the military is not carrying out construction on his private holiday home.

Journalists threatened while investigating Botswana’s ‘Nkandla’

Article Joel Konopo - 5 Apr 2017

Botswana security agents outside President Ian Khama's rural residence told three journalists they would be shot if they came that way again.

Botswana intelligence detain journalist after corruption stories

Article Joel Konopo - 22 Mar 2016

Freelance journalist Sonny Serite was arrested on Thursday, but not yet charged. Serite recently covered stories about alleged corruption of R250m.

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