AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAviation & Regional Connectivity: Emirates and South African Airways have expanded their long-running codeshare into a fully reciprocal deal, adding nine SAA-operated routes—three domestic (Johannesburg–Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth) and six regional links including Gaborone, Windhoek, Lusaka, Harare and Victoria Falls—so travellers can book single-ticket journeys via Johannesburg and Dubai. Cross-Border Security & Livelihoods: Botswana’s Okavango corridor is facing escalating cattle rustling, with reports of stolen herds moving through Namibia toward Angola and Zambia, leaving farmers scrambling to relocate livestock. Jobs, Scams & Human Trafficking Risks: Botswana Police warn that 22 citizens reported missing after pursuing overseas job offers, with authorities citing growing vulnerability to fraudulent recruitment schemes and possible trafficking and labour exploitation. Infrastructure & Transport: Botswana and Namibia’s Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibility study clears a key hurdle, paving the way for implementation with construction targeted for 2027 and a freight corridor to Walvis Bay. Governance & Accountability: A court rejected a bid to jail government officials for contempt after procedural non-compliance, keeping the dispute in the legal lane. Sports (COSAFA/CAF): Silver Strikers Ladies have been drawn in Group B of the CAF Women’s Champions League/COSAFA qualifier in Gaborone, facing Mamelodi Sundowns, Nsingizini Hotspurs (Eswatini) and Costa do Sol (Mozambique).
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