Botswana's Transport Ministry, attorney-general, and Air Botswana (BP, Gaborone) have withdrawn disciplinary charges against the airline's suspended general manager, Lulu Rasebotsa, after she filed an urgent interdict against them in the High Court of Botswana.
According to court documents seen by ch-aviation, the High Court at Lobatse on October 15 approved a consent order following the withdrawal of disciplinary charges and a show cause letter against Rasebotsa by the Transport Ministry, the attorney-general acting on behalf of the Minister of Infrastructure, and Air Botswana.
The court granted Rasebotsa leave to withdraw her urgent application related to these charges and ordered that all parties file affidavits on the issue of costs within specified deadlines. Arguments on the costs are scheduled for April 7, 2026.
Rasebotsa declined to comment when approached by ch-aviation.
Earlier, Botswana's Sunday Standard reported that Rasebotsa had sought an urgent interdict to have 21 counts of maladministration and underlying board recommendations against her declared unlawful and procedurally improper. She maintained that the charges against her were based on a biased and defective process.
Rasebotsa was placed on "administrative leave" on June 30 - initially for 30 days and later extended - following cabinet-level deliberations reportedly endorsed by President Duma Gideon Boko. Rasebotsa’s tenure had been marred by operational disruptions and scrutiny over aircraft acquisitions.
She was suspended following the appointment of a new board, then chaired by Dane Kondić, former CEO of Air Serbia and euroAtlantic Airways, whose dual role as chief executive of Mozambique’s LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique triggered controversy over potential conflicts of interest.
ch-aviation has contacted Air Botswana for comment.
