What's on Duma Boko's mind?
sized by share of brain — tap one to pop it open · "everything else" is the back of his mind, up close
The $1.5 Billion School Run
A report says tycoon Zunaid Moti’s Botswana schools deal could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion. Quite the lesson plan.
South African tycoon Zunaid Moti's Botswana schools deal could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion
Billionaires.Africa · 2026-09-10he ran as the man who reads the fine print — now the fine print has a billion-and-a-half on it, and every day it goes unanswered it becomes his deal, not moti’s.
how sure? pretty sure · see the 1 source
South African tycoon Zunaid Moti's Botswana schools deal could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion
Billionaires.Africa · 2026-09-10Luanda, Open for Business
Over 60 companies showed up for the first Botswana–Angola business forum in Luanda. Diplomacy, now with lanyards.
Botswana–Angola: Over 60 Companies at the First Business Forum in Luanda
Benin Web TV · 2026-09-09the diamond talk gets the headlines, but a room of 60 firms is the real proof of concept — he wants angola to look like a market, not just a fellow miner.
how sure? pretty sure · see the 1 source
Botswana–Angola: Over 60 Companies at the First Business Forum in Luanda
Benin Web TV · 2026-09-09Clean Hands, Big Invoice
A $1.5 billion price tag on a tycoon’s schools deal is exactly the kind of number his clean-government pitch was built to question.
South African tycoon Zunaid Moti's Botswana schools deal could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion
Billionaires.Africa · 2026-09-10the brand only works if he’s seen asking the hard questions first — a big-number tycoon deal is the test, and silence would read like a shrug.
how sure? honestly, a hunch · see the 1 source
South African tycoon Zunaid Moti's Botswana schools deal could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion
Billionaires.Africa · 2026-09-10Plan B Goes to Luanda
A 60-plus-company business forum with Angola is exactly the kind of room a diamond-dependent economy needs to be seen in.
Botswana–Angola: Over 60 Companies at the First Business Forum in Luanda
Benin Web TV · 2026-09-09with diamond money soft, every trade forum is a hedge — he’s shopping for revenue that doesn’t come out of the ground.
how sure? honestly, a hunch · see the 1 source
Botswana–Angola: Over 60 Companies at the First Business Forum in Luanda
Benin Web TV · 2026-09-09The $1.5 Billion School Run
A report says tycoon Zunaid Moti’s Botswana schools deal could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion. Quite the lesson plan.
South African tycoon Zunaid Moti's Botswana schools deal could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion
Billionaires.Africa · 2026-09-10he ran as the man who reads the fine print — now the fine print has a billion-and-a-half on it, and every day it goes unanswered it becomes his deal, not moti’s.
South African tycoon Zunaid Moti's Botswana schools deal could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion
news.google.com · 2026-09-11every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Botswana–Angola: Over 60 Companies at the First Business Forum in Luanda
news.google.com · 2026-09-11every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Work the phrase ‘natural diamonds’ into at least one remark
every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
the other 33% — quieter, but still in there33%
Natural diamond alliance with Angola
yesterday’s top thought, now humming under the luanda business talk — two diamond heavyweights pitching ‘natural’ as a team sport.
Botswana–Angola: Over 60 Companies at the First Business Forum in Luanda
Benin Web TV · 2026-09-09Who ends up owning De Beers
botswana wants a bigger bite of de beers, and every angola handshake doubles as a bit of leverage in that sale.
Diamond revenue slump
the diamond downturn is the budget hole behind every deal he signs, which makes a $1.5 billion price tag sting twice.
Pardon requests on his desk
the pardon pile doesn’t clear itself — a quiet news day just means the requests sit there, waiting for a signature.
Holding the coalition together
a governing coalition is a group chat that never goes quiet; keeping everyone on-message is a daily chore.
The jobs he promised
sixty companies in a room is nice, but the scoreboard at home is still counted in the jobs he promised on the trail.