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Vol 61 No 17

Published 27th August 2020


Botswana

Bridgette's border war escalates

A South African billionaire wants to sue the government in Gaborone as President Masisi's battle with his predecessor intensifies

It is political drama of the pandemic age. At an international press conference on video-link on 19 August, mining magnate Bridgette Motsepe rejected accusations of money-laundering and theft by the Botswana government, insisting that she would sue the country's Attorney-General for defamation.

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