Government moves to mend industrial relations, review labour laws
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to review labour laws as well as its determination to improve industrial relations.…
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Botswana cancels plans to sell troubled power plant to Chinese firm
Botswana has scrapped talks to sell a power station plagued by technical problems to a state-owned Chinese company linked to…
Security guards lock councillors inside council premises to protest non-payment
Angry Trium security guards on Monday reportedly locked Boteti councillors and management inside the council premises in a desperate bid…
Plastic carrier bag ban to take effect on 1st November 2018
The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism announced on Wednesday that the Waste Management (Plastic Carrier Bags and…
IMF and Botswana discuss policies to increase economic growth
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Gaborone during May 22 – June 6, 2018 to hold discussions…
Immigration ministry works around the clock to clear Omang cards backlog, announces changes
The Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs this week announced it is working “around the clock” to clear the…
De Beers Group to launch new fashion jewellery brand with laboratory-grown diamonds
De Beers Group on Tuesday announced the launch of a new company called Lightbox Jewelry that will begin marketing a…
Botswana to overhaul immigration policies to attract Foreign Direct Investment
Botswana is in the process of overhauling its immigration system and relaxing visa requirements as part of the new administration’s…
Botswana court backs regulator’s push for lower mobile call rates
Botswana’s telecoms regulator, BOCRA said on Friday its order for mobile phone companies to cut by 41 percent the fees…
Botswana President eyes jobs in new ‘marriage’ with De Beers
Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, wants a new long-term diamond-sales pact with De Beers when the current 10-year deal expires in…
Namibian refugees given two months to go home
Namibian refugees residing at Dukwi Refugee Camp have been given until July 11 to go back home. Addressing over 900…
Maun Airport revamp on the cards
An official from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Mr Orapeleng Mosigi says the long drawn-out revamp of Maun’s international…
President Masisi “relieves DIS Chief Isaac Kgosi of his duties”
In what continues to be a catalogue of ‘shock reveals’ since President Mokgweetsi Masisi took over the reigns, this Tuesday…
Botswana, an oasis in the desert and new investment haven of Southern Africa
The Africa Rising narrative has suffered a terrible blow in the last couple of years. With headwinds from falling commodity…
Former President Mogae dismisses Sunday Standard Khama article as “false and misleading”
This week, former President Festus Mogae moved to dismiss as ‘false and misleading’ utterances he reportedly made about Ian Khama.…
S&P Global Ratings affirms Botswana’s “A-/A-2” sovereign credit rating for 2018 and stable outlook
Standard and Poor’s (S&P Global Ratings) has affirmed Botswana’s 2018 sovereign credit ratings of ‘A-’ and ‘A-2’ for long and…
Botswana bans imports of bottled natural, mineral water
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has issued a directive to ban the importation of bottled natural and mineral…
Blackbeard recalled from London, Dow to replace him
As President Mokgweetsi Masisi continues to make massive changes across the government, this week it was announced that Botswana’s long-standing…
In Other News (in brief)
This week was teeming with scandalous news items, all including money disappearing left right and centre as well as untold…
Good week for Botswana diamonds as Lucara digs up another giant diamond and Pangolin finds first diamond
Lucara Diamond Corp. has found another huge diamond at its mine in Botswana. The company unearthed a 327-carat top…