Gov’t to stop revenue repatriation from tourism
11 December 2024 With foreign-owned entities dominating Botswana’s tourism sector and leading the repatriation of revenue, government has revealed that…
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Botswana’s economy is in bad shape, says new administration as it eyes electricity exports to SA
10 December 2024 Botswana’s economy is in bad shape, deputy president and finance minister Ndaba Gaolathe has told its parliament…
Botswana to suspend 70 projects under development manager model
8 December 2024 Botswana’s new government will suspend 70 projects under the development manager (DM) model out of 148, for…
Government to establish mega enterprises as large as Debswana or bigger
8 December 2024 The Projects | Economic Transformation As part of its transformative agenda to place Botswana’s economy on a…
Botswana economy could shrink 1.7% this year, finance minister says
7 December 2024 Botswana’s economy could shrink 1.7% this year, the first contraction since the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly because of…
Cobre hits new copper mineralisation 7.5 kilometres along strike from Comet Prospect at Ngami in Botswana
6 December 2024 Cobre Ltd (ASX:CBE) has intersected a broad, 21-metre wide zone of chalcocite-dominant (copper sulphide) mineralisation in drill…
The vegetable ban is bad economics, very bad economics – Ndaba Gaolathe
6 December 2024 Vice President and Minister of Finance, Ndaba Gaolathe, has dismissed the vegetable ban as a flawed policy…
Paratus Botswana announces new Botswana to Zambia fibre route
4 December 2024 Paratus Botswana, a leading telecommunications and network services provider, has commenced work on lighting a new fibre…
Air Botswana launches delayed Durban route
4 December 2024 Air Botswana officially kicked off its Durban to Gaborone route on 1 December, after it was delayed…
Feature: Chinese medical team offers free healthcare, training to Botswana police officers
3 December 2024 The 17th Chinese medical team has recently arrived in Francistown, Botswana’s second-largest city, marking a new chapter…
Science Park to open in January, once the s*** is sorted
3 December 2024 After several false starts and years of slow progress, Maun Education Park’s transformation into Maun Science Park…
Botswana’s solar dream
29 November 2024 Botswana eyes 8,000 MW renewable energy boom – Botswana is positioning itself to become Africa’s solar energy…
Botswana joins Belgium as centre for diamond certification
29 November 2024 Botswana has been added as a second centre, in addition to Belgium, to verify the origin of…
Boko and Cook: Botswana-De Beers deal is close
28 November 2024 The long-awaited deal between De Beers and the Botswana is close to completion, both sides told the…
Botswana man in court after SARS official rejects R104,000 bribe to release truck carrying illicit cigarettes worth R1 million
28 November 2024 A Botswana national, Mompoloki Okocha Boitshoko, appeared in the Mmabatho Magistrates’ Court after allegedly bribing a South…
Botswana Diamonds gets environmental approval to drill in the Kalahari
27 November 2024 Aim-listed BotswanaDiamonds has received environmental authorisation from the Botswana Department of Environmental Affairs and the Ministry of…
Standard Chartered seeks exit for Botswana, Uganda, and Zambia banking businesses
27 November 2024 Standard Chartered PLC (LSE:STAN) has announced its plan to explore the sale of its wealth and retail…
Botswana not broke… but we must be careful!
24 November 2024 BoB Governor Cornelius Dekop calls for reduced government spending. Despite the decline in the country’s Gross Domestic…
Botswana return to AFCON after 12-year absence – Mauritania, Cape Verde miss out
22 November 2024 Botswana secured their ever second appearance at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, after…
Singita to launch new Botswana lodge in 2026
19 November 2024 South African luxury ecotourism and conservation brand, Singita, will open its first lodge in Botswana in mid-2026,…
De Beers hopes to seal Botswana seal in ‘days and weeks’
18 November 2024 De Beers envisages finalising its talks over a sales agreement with the Botswana government soon, CEO, Al…
HP Antwerp expands investment in Botswana with BWP 137million
17 November 2024 Belgian diamond trader, HB Antwerp has announced a transformative investment of 137 million Pula into its operations…
Botswana to legalise undocumented Zimbabweans – president
9 November 2024 Duma Boko, who made history last week after his party won the election, said Batswana could also…
Molao reflects on Botswana’s battle for food security
7 November 2024 With Botswana struggling to produce enough food to feed its people, government continues to cook-up new initiatives…
UDC to crack the whip on corruption
7 November 2024 Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has, in its maiden media briefing since seizing the reins of power,…
How Botswana’s new lawyer first lady won the hearts of voters
5 November 2024 Botswana welcomes a new era as Kaone Boko steps into her role as first lady after the…