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26 March 2026 Revenue climbs on store growth, but weaker consumer spending and costs drag earnings lower. Botswana retail…
26 March 2026 Revenue climbs on store growth, but weaker consumer spending and costs drag earnings lower. Botswana retail…
26 March 2026 Botswana’s finance minister sought parliamentary approval on Wednesday to raise the country’s statutory debt ceiling from…
24 March 2026 Botswana has been in a frenzy in recent weeks as religious and traditional fundamentalists sought to dangerously…
Botswana’s Economy at a Crossroads Botswana’s economy has long been built on diamonds – but that model is under increasing…
24 March 2026 Botswana faces possible fuel price hikes as global oil prices surge, with Business Monitor International warning that…
24 March 2026 Air Botswana has implemented a short-term strategic plan to stabilise its performance, starting with the completion of…
22 March 2026 Government has taken a major step towards improving healthcare access following the National Validation Workshop for the…
22 March 2026 The one thousand (1000) Girolando dairy cows that the government is working on procuring from Brazil will…
21 March 2026 According Muyapo Lesetedi, a sales executive at Motor Holdings Francistown in Botswana, Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) are…
21 March 2026 Botswana’s Innovation Fund (BIF), a government-backed innovation financing institution, and investment firm Scalar International have launched the…
19 March 2026 Botswana Investment and Trade Centre and Economic Development Board of Mauritius will convene a joint business forum…
19 March 2026 Aim-listed Botswana Minerals has reported encouraging results from integrated geological and AI-enhanced initial exploration analysis across its copper prospecting licences in north-west Botswana. The…
18 March 2026 These initiatives aim to create a “digital-by-default” government by setting standards for service interoperability, cybersecurity, and governance…
18 March 2026 Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a high-quality 36.92-carat blue diamond from stockpiled ore at its…
18 March 2026 Botswana’s government has stressed that it does not have a US military base on its territory. The…
16 March 2026 The President of the African Development Bank Group, Sidi Ould Tah, has held a working meeting with…
16 March 2026 The Government of Botswana has announced a partnership with the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate…
16 March 2026 Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond said last Thursday it had placed $350 million in senior secured bonds, part…
15 March 2026 Africa’s leading diamond producer, Botswana, is facing renewed economic pressure as a prolonged slump in the global…
12 March 2026 Tlou Energy Limited (ASX:TOU | BSE:TLOU) (“Tlou” or “the Company”) today announced the successful commissioning of the…
12 March 2026 Gaborone — Since sports in schools were suspended in March 2020 due to disputes over teacher allowances…
10 March 2026 Gaborone — The Ministry of Health has issued a statement reassuring the public that Botswana remains polio-free,…
10 March 2026 In the African country of Botswana, the first monument on the continent of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko…
8 March 2026 Canada’s Lucara Diamond said on March 3 that it expects lower revenue in 2026 from its Karowe…
8 March 2026 Gaborone — As conflict continues to grip parts of the Middle East, the Acting Ambassador of Botswana…
7 March 2026 AN economist has welcomed Botswana’s decision to lift the ban on vegetable imports from South Africa. “I…