Zimbabwe set to build 1.5 billion fuel pipeline, in partnership with Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia
Zimbabwe intends to build a second fuel pipeline in partnership with three other Southern African countries in a deal that…
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IMF to Botswana: It’s time for a new growth model
The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Tao Zhang has called on Botswana to fast-track coming up…
Botswana retains 13th position in investor attractiveness rankings
Botswana was again ranked Africa’s 13th most attractive destination for investment in the latest edition of Rand Merchant Bank’s eagerly…
Botswana Safe City Project in Gaborone, Francistown now operational
Botswana through the Safe City Project has installed 500 surveillance cameras across two of its major cities. The cameras, installed…
Botswana seeks new De Beers diamond sales deal by end of April
Botswana plans to conclude negotiations with De Beers on a diamond sales agreement by the end of April to replace…
Newly-launched Export Credit Insurance to help local enterprises scale their offer beyond Botswana
The Assistant Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Honourable Karabo Gare on Friday launched the Medium and Long Term Export…
Botswana projects narrower budget deficit for 2020/21
Botswana projects a narrower budget deficit in the 2020/21 fiscal year as the government cuts expenditure and revenue collection improves,…
Botswana ranked 34th least corrupt country out of 180 by Corruption Perception Index 2019
Botswana has a rating of 61%, with the lowest percentage being highly corrupt countries and the higher percentage being favourable…
Investors identified for Airport City
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry through its Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZA) arm has identified investors for the…
Botswana one of only 13 economies to have grown 7% annually for 25 years
Economic Growth as a Tool for Fighting Poverty The Industrial Revolution marked the first phase. The world now is witnessing the…
Botswana passport ranked 4th most powerful African passports
For some people, a passport is a portal to the world. For others, it is a barrier to the travel…
Government to construct working space for Old Naledi roadside craftsmen
The government will construct a workspace to house the Old Naledi craftsmen, it has emerged. This was revealed by the…
France removes Botswana from tax haven blacklist, adds Seychelles
France has updated its tax haven blacklist. The update brings good news for Botswana which was removed from the list…
SEZA closes 2019 with P100 million splurge on SSKIA Boulevard
The news that the much-anticipated Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) projects are now showing signs of movement will be welcomed…
Botswana poll body shrugs off rigging claims
Botswana’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was on Wednesday forced to respond to allegations that it was involved in the alleged…
President Masisi appoints cabinet ministers
President Mokgweetsi Masisi this Wednesday appointed Botswana’s new cabinet from the 12th Parliament. A swearing in ceremony at the Office…
How Masisi outsmarted Khama to take the reins in Botswana
Mokgweetsi Masisi’s decisive victory in the recent Botswana elections over a coalition backed by his former boss, Ian Khama, is…
President Masisi’s inaugural pledge to Batswana
On Friday, November 1, Batswana across the country were glued to tv screens up and down the country as the…
SADC Mission urges Botswana to review role of Chiefs in politics
The SADC Observer Mission has noted areas of the electoral process that require improvement in Botswana. While declaring the 23rd…
Ibrahim Index ranks Botswana high on rule of law but low on independence of the judiciary
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) has rated Botswana as the fourth country in the continent in regards to…
Botswana Dry Port to expand its services at Port of Walvis Bay
The Botswana Dry port, which is managed by Sea Rail Botswana, is undergoing a facelift at its premises at the…
Botswana and Russia go visa-free on October 8
An intergovernmental visa waiver agreement between Russia and Botswana, signed by foreign ministers Sergey Lavrov and Unity Dow on the…
Botswana to Offer Free HIV Medicine to Foreign Sex Workers
Botswana has started offering free antiretroviral therapy (ARV) to foreign sex workers, following a decision to extend treatment to non-citizens.…
Local Agro-infrastructure project set to help Botswana cut import bill
A local agro-infrastructure project is expected to enormously cut Botswana’s import bill, Leslie Botshoma, Deputy Secretary of the Minister of…
Essential contact info to 8 Botswana Government Departments
We often receive various enquiries from our readers that we are not best placed to adequately address. While we absolutely…
Government lifts unpopular mobile safari license
The government has lifted the unpopular mobile safari license, C-licence moratorium that prohibited new licensees from operating in prime tourism…