Botswana COVID entry, exit and testing procedures
With the recent US CDC and various countries’ announcements that travel is now permitted, you may be getting a little…
With the recent US CDC and various countries’ announcements that travel is now permitted, you may be getting a little…
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The…
De Beers Group (De Beers), a global diamond miner which is 85% owned by mining giant Anglo American and 15%…
The World Bank’s biannual analysis of Africa’s economic outlook has shown that mining-dependent economies, such as Botswana, are expected to…
The local economy contracted by 7.9% last year, its worst performance on record, as the weight of COVID-19 hit across…
Diamond Trading Company Botswana is seeking proposals for a 600 kW ground-mounted PV plant to power operations at its mining…
“The conditional acquisitions announced today, subject to due diligence and approvals in Botswana, would significantly increase the footprint of Kanye…
The Botswana Government has approved an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Tlou Energy’s Boomslang project, the Sydney-listed company said on March…
Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has given Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) permission to raise electricity tariffs, in the latest move…
Botswana on Saturday received another batch of COVID-19 vaccines purchased by the Government to boost mass inoculations. Botswana’s Vice President,…
ASX-listed Kopore Metals has struck an agreement to sell 75% of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alvis-Crest to AIM-listed ARC Minerals. Perth-based…
Preliminary investigations into a fresh wave of elephants deaths in Botswana have ruled out anthrax and bacterial infections as the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) on Thursday launched a European Commission Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) funding…
Botswana academics, researchers and students may benefit from a proposal by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for a regional…
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…
S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has released the results of the review of the 2021 sovereign credit rating for Botswana. S&P…
The governments of Botswana and Namibia have recommitted to the Walvis Bay seawater desalination plant project in Namibia. Botswana head…
Botswana alongside South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and other SADC countries, is one of the world’s most unequal countries in the…
The local currency – Pula depreciated by 0.9% against its South African counterpart – the Rand over the one-month to…
The Botswana government remains relentless in its bid to allow Canadian oil and Gas Company ReconAfrica smooth passage to undertake…
Botswana stands out as one of Africa’s richest economies by gross domestic product per capita thanks to its vast diamond…
With a projected population of at least 3.2 billion people to live in rural areas by 2050, developing countries need…
Cars belonging to opposition party members are sold to cover the cost of their unsuccessful 2019 lawsuit. Botswana’s ruling party’s…
Startup telecommunications company, One Wireless plans to deploy macro WiFi solutions to “WiFi-blanket” several cities in the country including Gaborone,…
The Botswana government believes there is an opportunity for the country to participate in the South African automotive sector. “Around 60%…
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi met with his Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob in Windhoek on Thursday to explore the possibility of…