Botswana nears deal on bigger De Beers stake
14 October 2026 BOTSWANA is close to agreeing its future stake in De Beers with the Global Diamond Consortium (GDC), potentially…
Africa’s richest man taps Botswana to sell $500 million of refinery shares
14 October 2026 Africa’s richest man is using Botswana’s stock exchange and Access Bank Botswana to bring Southern African investors…
Climate change, over-extraction and conservation lessons from Botswana’s Okavango Delta
13 October 2026 In one of the planet’s most pristine wetlands, a small boat weaves through floodwater. Armed with binoculars,…
Botswana: Malagasy nationals soon to be visa-exempt
13 October 2026 The scrapping of visas for Malagasy nationals travelling to Botswana, announced in Gaborone on 3 October 2026,…
Botswana: Move beyond government tenders – President Boko
12 October 2026 Gaborone — President Advocate Duma Boko has urged the private sector to transform Botswana’s economy through innovation,…
Botswana invests in highway connectivity
12 October 2026 Botswana has invested P34.5 million (US$2.5 million) in expanding mobile broadband and voice coverage along the 1,900km…
Interview: Botswana aims to strengthen, deepen ties with China, says Botswana president
12 October 2026 The Botswana-China relationship is “deep and strong,” and Botswana looks forward to deepening bilateral cooperation in trade,…
Botswana seeks Kenya’s insights to transform its Sacco sector
9 October 2026 Botswana is seeking to strengthen its cooperative sector by borrowing from best practices which have made Kenya’s…
Green Mark puts Botswana businesses on path to sustainability
9 October 2026 Experts say the initiative could boost sustainable business, but smaller firms will need finance, skills and support…
Eastport Critical Metals advances uranium, rare earths and copper-nickel projects in Botswana
8 October 2026 Eastport Critical Metals CEO Daniel Major joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s diversified critical…
De Beers Group and Botswana Government extend partnership with Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo as global ambassador
8 October 2026 Three-year partnership celebrates excellence, ambition and Botswana’s remarkable development story through natural diamonds. De Beers Group and…
BMA Feature: Botswana launches inaugural practical rough diamond evaluation laboratory in Gaborone
6 October 2026 GABORONE, BOTSWANA — Botswana has opened its first training centre for rough diamond valuation, offering practical training…
Botswana economy rebounds 8.7% as diamond mining drives Q2 growth
5 October 2026 Botswana’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 8.7% in the second quarter of 2026, marking a…
Botswana expands FMD vaccination along South African border as beef trade faces restrictions
5 October 2026 Botswana is expanding mandatory foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccination to cattle within a 40-km belt along its border…
Botswana looks beyond diamonds to build a critical minerals industry
3 October 2026 Canadian miner NexMetals Mining announced on 1 October a 72% increase in mineral resources at its Selebi…
Kebinatshipi: ‘This was just the start’
3 October 2026 “Trust me,” says Collen Kebinatshipi. “This was just the start of an era of Collen. My plan…
Lusa – Business News – Mozambique: President wants Botswana air links to boost regional tourism
1 October 2026 Gaborone, Sept. 30, 2026 (Lusa) – The Mozambican president, Daniel Chapo, announced on Wednesday that Mozambique is…
Botswana: The Trap of a Well-Managed Resource Windfall
30 September 2026 Three days captured Botswana’s economic dilemma. On Tuesday, September 22, Gaborone announced that it had reduced its budget…
Africa’s travel and tourism development leaders in 2026: Mauritius first, Morocco climbs, Botswana falls
29 September 2026 Mauritius, South Africa and Egypt are Africa’s top-ranked countries for travel and tourism development, according to a…
Ports, energy and corridors could take Mozambique–Botswana ties to a new level as Chapo visits
29 September 2026 President Daniel Chapo began a three-day State Visit to Botswana this Monday, 28 September, at the invitation…
Botswana says US appetite for natural diamonds is picking up as global push kicks in
27 September 2026 Summary: Botswana sees a clear uptick in US demand for mined diamonds, hinting the long slump may…
Belgian gem trader HB downsizes Botswana operations after failed supply deal
27 September 2026 GABORONE – Belgian gem trader HB Antwerp is scaling back its Botswana operations after failing to secure…
Botswana: Local production now meets 86% of electricity needs
27 September 2026 Local production covered 86% of Botswana’s national electricity needs in the first quarter of the 2026/27 fiscal…
Moody’s cuts Botswana rating again as diamond slump weighs on economy
26 September 2026 Ratings agency Moody’s on Friday downgraded Botswana’s domestic- and foreign-currency long-term issuer ratings to “Baa2” from “Baa1”,…
Why Botswana pulled out of the 2028 AFCON bid
26 September 2026 Botswana has pulled out of the proposed joint bid to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations…
Botswana to streamline game-farming permit applications
23 September 2026 Botswana is moving to digitise its game-farming permit application process as the government seeks to expand the…