Botswana announces plan to launch new Earth observation satellite
6 November 2025 Botswana’s Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere on Tuesday announced that the southern African country plans…
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Pick n Pay Stores: Launches Milestone in Botswana’s Forecourt Convenience Strategic partnership with Vivo Energy Botswana Pioneering Convenience Retail
6 November 2025 Vivo Energy Botswana and Pick n Pay have partnered to launch a new era of convenience retail…
Luxury tourism is a risky strategy for African economies – a new study of Botswana, Mauritius, Rwanda
5 November 2025 How successful is luxury tourism in Africa? What happens if it fails to produce higher tourism revenues:…
Reclaiming Botswana’s tourism wealth
5 November 2025 As Botswana charts a new course for tourism, the Blue Route Project promises to return value and…
Explore new tourism projects in Botswana: How cableways, water resorts, and NDP12 Development are reshaping the country’s travel landscape
5 November 2025 The tourism sector in Botswana, a country renowned for its magnificent scenery and abundant wildlife, is undergoing…
Zotus City a credible project
4 November 2025 Various stakeholders, chief among them the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), have described the ambitious smart…
Zimbabwe bails out Botswana with truckloads of ARVs amid shortages hitting Gaborone
2 November 2025 ZIMBABWE has reportedly stepped in to help neighbouring Botswana with a consignment of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), sending…
From island gems to mainland titans, why the passports of Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia are Africa’s keys to the world
2 November 2025 The Henley & Partners Passport Index undertakes an annual evaluation, which meticulously rates the world’s nations solely on the extensive global access their citizens…
Botswana hikes key rate as liquidity squeeze pushes market rates higher
30 October 2025 GABORONE, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Botswana’s central bank hiked its main interest rate by 160 basis points on Thursday…
Betway Botswana invests BWP 4.3m in Kanye sports hub
29 October 2025 The company has seen athletes training on rough surfaces with limited equipment, and this initiative will provide…
Moody’s follows S&P, downgrades Botswana
29 October 2025 (IDEX Online) – Global credit ratings agency Moody’s has followed S&P in downgrading Botswana. It says the…
Angola challenges Botswana in bid for De Beers’ majority stake
28 October 2025 Botswana also seeks controlling stake in De Beers Bidding war could test the Southern African states’ ties…
Botswana operations lift De Beers’ overall third-quarter output
28 October 2025 Diamond miner De Beers produced 7.7-million carats for the third quarter ended September 30, a 38% year-on-year…
10 Incredible diamond discoveries in Botswana that shook the world
26 October 2025 Explore Botswana’s remarkable diamond discoveries that transformed the industry and showcased the beauty of natural diamonds. Botswana has produced…
Elephants return to Botswana’s Kgalagadi region after nearly a decade
26 October 2025 Four elephants have been spotted near the Zutshwa area in Botswana’s Kgalagadi region, the first time in…
Angola bids for Anglo American’s De Beers stake
25 October 2025 ANGOLA has submitted an offer to acquire Anglo American’s majority stake in De Beers, joining a growing list…
Juncao Technology to transform agriculture
25 October 2025 Botswana’s agricultural sector is set for a major boost following the introduction of Juncao technology, a Chinese…
Noronex fires up rigs for Botswana copper push with South32
24 October 2025 Noronex has launched a major new reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme across the company’s Cgae Cgae copper…
Rare half-pink diamond weighing 37.4 carats discovered In Botswana
24 October 2025 Experts say it’s an extraordinary natural diamond with two distinct colour zones. A rare, two-coloured natural diamond…
Botswana to build new coal power plants to generate an additional 1375MW
23 October 2025 Botswana is set to add an additional 1,375 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation from coal-fired power plants,…
Botswana plans 60-Day CBI processing, but law must first change to allow dual citizenship
23 October 2025 Arton Capital is “actively working with the Botswana government to make it a reality sooner than later,…
Turkmenistan and the Republic of Botswana establish diplomatic relations
22 October 2025 On 20 October 2025, in New York City, at the office of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan…
Botswana seeks energy and mining partnerships with Oman: Implications for investors and business growth
22 October 2025 MUSCAT: President Duma Gideon Boko of the Republic of Botswana visited the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) on Tuesday…
Okavango to hold first contract sale
21 October 2025 Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is to hold its first contract sale direct to buyers next…
Botswana President explores key investment opportunities in Oman
21 October 2025 His Excellency President Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana, was briefed on the diverse…
Namibia and Botswana target March 2026 for completion of Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibility Study
19 October 2025 Namibia and Botswana have recently announced that the full feasibility study for the long-awaited Trans-Kalahari Railway (TKR)…