12 companies and consortia express interest in the transnational railway project
21 November 2023 The Trans-Kalahari Railway Project Management Office (TKR-PMO) has received interest from 12 companies to fund the feasibility…
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Botswana plans to complete public sector digitalisation project by 2024
12 November 2023 Botswana has invested over $11,8 million to shift government services online. The goal of the digitisation exercise…
Moody’s maintains Botswana’s Credit Rating
7 November 2023 Moody’s Investors Service, the globally recognised credit rating agency, has recently issued an updated sovereign credit rating…
Bank of Botswana’s New Governor Extends Pause in First Meeting
Botswana has kept its key interest rate unchanged for a seventh straight time as inflation is expected to remain within…
inDrive drivers in Botswana face misconduct allegations
23 October 2023 Drivers who use the inDrive app are facing a flurry of accusations of misconduct in Botswana. The…
Last call for Botswana’s 100 MW solar PV tender
24 October 2023 Power producers have until the end of the month to submit their proposals relating to the development,…
Botswana appoints Dekop as new central bank governor
24 October 2023 President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi on Monday appointed Cornelius Karlens Dekop as the new central bank governor. The…
Zimbabwe’s Tano Digital moves HQ to Botswana
18 October 2023 Tano Digital Solutions, a pan-African tech company founded in Zimbabwe, has relocated its headquarters to Gaborone after…
Botswana seeks bidders for one of world’s biggest irrigation schemes
17 October 2023 Botswana is pursuing one of the world’s most ambitious drought alleviation schemes: the Chobe Zambezi water transfer…
JAC Motors expands dealer network to Botswana
JAC Motors is making strides in the Southern African market with the opening of its first dealership in Botswana. Since…
BSE to float Exchange Traded Fund with 10 U.S companies
14 October 2023 Botswana Stock Exchange’s ( BSE’s ), chief executive officer, Thapelo Tsheole said Wednesday that they are gearing up to…
Road safety certification extended to Namibia and Botswana
14 October 2023 JC Auditors (JCA) has extended its Road Transport Management System (RTMS) certification to organisations in Namibia and…
EU-Botswana Business Forum 2023
10 October 2023 Connecting goods, people and services for a sustainable future Botswana and the European Union will offer a…
Safari Air names young Motswana pilot as its operations director
4 October 2023 Thuto Batshidi, one of the youngest commercial pilots in the country has been promoted to the position of Operations Manager and…
Commonwealth Foundation apologises to Botswana, SA for Independence Day message blunder
The Commonwealth Foundation has apologised for a blunder it made on social media when it posted an image of the…
Botswana to get Chinese-built data center in October
28 September 2023 Botswana is set to receive a new Chinese company-built data centre next month. Dubbed the “Digital Delta…
Botswana’s trans activists battling silence with creativity
27 September 2023 Botswana has made progress on LGBTQ+ rights, but many still feel silenced. A growing movement of activists…
inDrive in talks with regulators as Botswana taxi association calls for its ban
inDrive has responded to calls for its banning in Botswana following complaints by local public transport operators. On September 26,…
CEDA Launches Online platform
24 September 2023 Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) has launched an online service platform, an innovative way of giving their…
Gov’t aims high in digital drive
Government intends to prioritise digitisation of over 400 services over the next two financial years. Finance ministry technocrats writing the…
CAAB wants Qatar airways to at least set up cargo business in Botswana
14 September 2023 Qatar Airways, one of the world’s most sought after airlines will not return to the local skies…
Namibia, Botswana to call for Expression of Interest on Trans-Kalahari Railway
Namibia and Botswana will from 6 September to 8 November this year call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for interested…
President Masisi off to attend Africa Down Under Conference
4 September 2023 President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi on Saturday left for Australia to attend the annual Africa Down Under (ADU)…
Botswana economic growth to slow to 3.8 percent in 2023 – IMF
1 September 2023 APA-Gaborone (Botswana) Botswana’s economic growth is forecast to slow to 3.8% in 2023 on the back of…
World Championships 2023: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo says quitting social media was ‘huge’
22 August 2023 Silver medallist Letsile Tebogo says quitting social media was key to his historic result representing Botswana at…
Letsile Tebogo Becomes First African to Win a Medal in Men’s 100m at World Athletics Champs
21 August 2023 Botswana 100-metre sprinter, Letsile Tebogo, has become the first African to win a men’s 100m medal at…