Moody’s downgrades Botswana economy from stable to negative
14 April 2025 (IDEX Online) – Botswana’s economic outlook has been downgraded from stable to negative by Moody’s, as a…
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Botswana joins growing African radio astronomy network with latest TART telescope installation
13 April 2025 In what has been a remarkable run since the first installation last year, another Transient Array Radio…
Sweden provides $3.9M to strengthen public health institutes in Mozambique, Botswana, Rwanda and Zimbabwe
12 April 2025 The Swedish government has made available around US$3.9 million (€3.5 million) for a project to strengthen public…
Premium launches new strategic direction at Botswana projects
12 April 2025 Exploration company Premium Resources has unveiled an aggressive 6-month strategy to accelerate development of its critical metals…
Southern African countries launch climate-resilient health initiative with WHO support
11 April 2025 Eight Southern African countries have embarked on a landmark effort to bolster emergency preparedness and response systems…
The National Geographic Society and De Beers Group Announce Opening of New Nkashi Knowledge Centre in the Okavango Delta
11 April 2025 Led locally by the Nkashi Trust, the Nkashi Knowledge Centre in Beetsha, Botswana, is a vital community…
Desert & Delta Safaris unveils plans for new lodge in Botswana
8 April 2025 Luxury eco-tourism operator Desert & Delta Safaris has unveiled plans to open Sediba Sa Rona, a safari…
PwC suffers third court defeat against Choppies over delayed audit report
8 April 2025 Botswana High Court dismisses audit firm’s application to have the case against it declared a nullity based…
Botswana’s solar energy plans take shape
8 April 2025 Botswana is positioning herself to be a regional hub for renewable energy buoyed by the vast sunshine…
Air Botswana And KZN forge a dynamic partnership to promote inter-regional tourism
7 April 2025 Air Botswana and KZN launch direct flights between Gaborone and Durban to strengthen tourism and cultural ties.…
Moody’s Affirms Botswana A3 Ratings, Downgrades Outlook
5 April 2025 Moody’s Ratings has changed the outlook on the Government of Botswana to negative from stable and affirmed…
Botswana power crisis turns political
4 April 2025 As power outages disrupt daily life and business operations across Botswana, present and past political leaders have…
World Athletics appoints Olympic champion Tebogo as Kids’ Athletics Ambassador
4 April 2025 World Athletics have appointed Botswana’s Olympic gold medallist and World Athlete of the Year 2024 Letsile Tebogo…
Loadshedding to persist for a while
2 April 2025 Recently, we wrote an opinion piece on the ongoing loadshedding crisis. We warned long-suffering Botswana residents to…
Belararox identifies 20 areas to drill for copper in Botswana
1 April 2025 Special report: A review of existing geology and geophysics has identified three main regions with higher prospectivity,…
Botswana seeks new Eskom power deal as supply crisis deepens
1 April 2025 Government officials from Botswana will meet with South Africa’s electricity ministry this week after power-import costs more…
Botswana hosts major hemp Indaba to chart regulatory way forward
31 March 2025 Up to 300 delegates are expected to descend on the Ba Isago Convention Centre on April 5…
Government slashes water tariffs by 30%
30 March 2025 President Duma Boko last week announced that water tariffs for households will be cut by 30%, while…
UK’s Prince Harry quits his African AIDS charity in dispute with leader
30 March 2025 Britain’s Prince Harry has quit as a patron of Sentebale, a British charity he set up to…
South African expertise behind development of Botswana coal mine
28 March 2025 The successful development, well under way, of what is Botswana’s third coal mine is in no small…
Botala Energy signs landmark LNG offtake deal for Serowe project in Botswana
28 March 2025 Botala Energy (ASX: BTE) has secured its first major LNG offtake agreement for its Serowe coal bed…
Botswana to host 2026 World Athletics relays
27 March 2025 Botswana Minister of Sport and Arts Jacob Kelebeng on Tuesday expressed his delight over Botswana’s having been…
Botswana reports surge in malaria cases
27 March 2025 Botswana has reported a significant spike in malaria cases over the past four weeks, the southern African…
Botswana considering new 615 MW coal-fired power plant
26 March 2025 Botswana is contemplating building a new 615 MW coal-fired power station near its main generation plant to…
Botswana eyes strategic partnerships in Europe
25 March 2025 Botswana’s Vice President, Ndaba Gaolathe has secured pivotal investment and trade agreements during a landmark mission across…
Botswana’s economic outlook now negative, says S&P
25 March 2025 Botswana’s economic outlook has been downgraded from stable to negative by S&P Global Ratings (S&P) on account…