Botswana eyeballs new income stream: toll-gates
Botswana drivers could be paying for use of major highways if plans for a new toll gate system get off…
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World Bank approves $250m loan to support Botswana’s economic recovery
Botswana has registered relatively few cases, but lockdown restrictions disrupted economic activities and caused loss of income in key sectors…
Government online services site and app launched to ease congestion at government offices
Last week the Botswana Government launched an app and website aimed at making your life easier with regards to some…
Vaccine Hoarding Is Dividing Nations, Botswana’s President Says
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said he’s never seen the world as polarised as it is over the issue of access…
The new reset priorities for the Government of Botswana
“These priorities are not only ours as the political leadership, but they are national, for the whole government, and they…
You can now queue up for transport services from the comfort of your home!
If you live in Botswana, you will know that hideously long queues here, particularly at government departments, are beyond a…
Taxes send Botswana inflation skyrocketing
GABORONE, (CAJ News) – Botswana’s inflation rate has risen to its highest levels in almost eight years, following the impact…
Botswana hits another trade surplus
Botswana’s trade balance appears to be improving, driven by a recovery in the diamond industry. In recent years, the country’s …
Botswana economy seen growing by 6.2% in 2021
International credit rating agency – Moody’s, says it forecasts that the Botswana economy will recover in 2021, with real GDP…
Botswana Foreign Reserves show improvement but…
The Government’s investment account, which was at one stage at a record low, is making a dramatic back, nearly tripling…
Loss-making parastatals draining on downgraded Botswana
An economic slump, magnified by the downgrading of Botswana’s long-term local and foreign currency ratings, has made it imperative for…
Botswana: Project to Lower Power Import Bill
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says energy security remains one of the Government’s top priorities, as it would accelerate the implementation of…
Economy shrank by 7.9% in 2020 – Statistics Botswana
The local economy contracted by 7.9% last year, its worst performance on record, as the weight of COVID-19 hit across…
SADC student visa may be on the horizon
Botswana academics, researchers and students may benefit from a proposal by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for a regional…
Botswana improves but remains on dirty money greylist
A new review of Botswana’s compliance with international Anti-Money Laundering/Combatting of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) standards has positively re-rated three key…
Botswana receives COVID-19 vaccines from India
Botswana on Tuesday received a batch of 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines from India at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in…
Botswana seeks opportunities to integrate into South Africa auto value chain
The Botswana government believes there is an opportunity for the country to participate in the South African automotive sector. “Around 60%…
Botswana, Namibia explore partnership on water project
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi met with his Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob in Windhoek on Thursday to explore the possibility of…
Botswana expects to welcome multiple COVID-19 vaccines
Botswana is ready to bring into the country multiple COVID-19 vaccines, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Friday. In his televised…
Botswana economy forecast to grow 8.8 pct in 2021
Botswana’s economy is forecast to grow by 8.8% in 2021, an official said Tuesday. The improvement is premised on conducive…
Zimbabwe refugees lose fight to remain in Botswana
Last week, scores of Zimbabwean refugees living in Botswana lost their bid to remain in the country and now face…
Botswana denies fracking claims
BOTSWANA claims that no mining, drilling or fracking activities are taking place in its protected areas of Tsodilo Hills and…
Botswana looks to coal to curb diamond dependency
Botswana must diversify into commodities such as coal and base metals as a matter of urgency, after a difficult year…
Corruption Perception Index shows Botswana is becoming more corrupt
Having been knocked off its pedestal by Seychelles in the Corruption Perception Index, Botswana’s score in a ranking system maintained…
Media freedom in Botswana improves under Masisi
Reporters without Borders (RSF) has ranked Botswana the 39th country in its World Press Freedom Index (WPFI)in 2020 out of…
African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Red tape delays start of trading under new pact
Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the ambitious continent-wide free trade agreement which has been signed by…