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News&All – Issue: Vol 1, No 21

Online digital copy of News&All for 5 November 2026

Charges Loom for Batswana in Russia-Ukraine War

The government is likely to lay criminal charges against Batswana recruited to fight alongside Russian forces in the Russia-Ukraine war.  The foreign military recruits are expected to face criminal charges back home under Botswana’s Foreign Enlistment Act.   The Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Phenyo...
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News&All – Issue: Vol 1, No 21

Online digital copy of News&All for 5 November 2026

Charges Loom for Batswana in Russia-Ukraine War

The government is likely to lay criminal charges against Batswana recruited to fight alongside...

Ram-Linked Companies Spark Engen Acquisition Row

The acquisition of Engen Botswana Limited by Fusionspark (Pty), a company controlled in part...

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