Molepolole owes WUC over P49 million
The Molepolole Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) branch is owed over P49 million. This was revealed in a recent interview with…
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Alcohol levy cut saves 150 KBL jobs
The government’s decision to slash the alcohol levy by 20% this week was partly motivated by the pressure of looming…
Faculty of Health Sciences graduate students win 2018 SANTHE awards
Two University of Botswana PhD students in the School of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences have won awards…
Botswana’s diamond manufacturing industry on the road to massive expansion
A group of international finance institutions have signed a US$125 million loan guaranty which will encourage and support lending to…
HIV/AIDS related deaths decline
HIV/AIDS-related deaths have reportedly dropped thanks to the government-funded anti-retroviral (ARV) programme. Speaking recently at the conclusion of the Month…
Botswana slashes alcohol levy to attract investors
Botswana has slashed the alcohol levy from 55 to 35 percent as part of efforts to attract investors and create…
Stakes raised ahead of De Beers’ negotiations
Government negotiators are pushing for greater access and influence over De Beers’ most highly prized trade secret, the DTC price…
Moody’s eyes breakthrough in Botswana
Global credit ratings agency, Moody’s, is hoping to expand its coverage of entities in Botswana, a country which is the…
Record number of Chinese tourists visit Botswana
The number of Chinese tourists who visited Botswana in 2016 was over six times the 2015 record, the latest figures…
Botswana reaffirms commitment to UN agenda
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says his visit to the United Nations was a success. Briefing the media upon his return, President…
UDC suspends BMD from opposition collective
Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), one of the political parties that are constituent members of the Umbrella for Democratic Change…
Shumba Energy plans to turn Palapye into coal producing town
Shumba Energy Country Manager, Comfort Molosiwa says the company intends to turn Palapye into a coal-producing centre. Molosiwa, who was…
Masisi mends relations with international community
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says his government intends to codify the country’s foreign policy aimed at improving and promoting good relations…
Botswana hosts international media following poaching surge allegations
Botswana has rejected claims of an elephant poaching surge made by a leading conservation charity which displayed carcasses of animals…
Government considers taking Chase to court
The government is considering taking legal action against researcher, Dr Mike Chase of Elephants Without Borders (EWB) over “sensational untruths”…
Trouble in paradise as AP, BCP talks fail
Opposition Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is said to have hit a snag in their efforts to court Alliance for…
Botswana under pressure to reboot ‘stalling’ economy
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has revealed that he is under pressure to get Botswana’s stalled economy moving again to…
Botswana plans to reopen liquidated BCL copper mine
The Botswana government has revealed that plans are underway to re-open the liquidated state-owned BCL copper mine. Selebi-Phikwe’s BCL mine…
BHC’s Tsholofelo housing development update
This week the Botswana Housing Corporation issued a notice giving an update on its Tsholofelo housing development. Below is the…
Minergy’s Medie coal mine to create over 400 jobs
The Managing director of Minergy Coal Mine at Medie in the Kweneng District, Martin Bartle says the mine is set…