Time to regain the sparkle: A new growth strategy for Botswana
7 April 2025 Botswana has lost some of its economic lustre. Consider these figures: from independence in 1966 to the…
Letsile Tebogo says athletics saved him from life of crime
5 April 2025 Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo said on Wednesday he could have become a delinquent if the sport…
Moody’s Affirms Botswana A3 Ratings, Downgrades Outlook
5 April 2025 Moody’s Ratings has changed the outlook on the Government of Botswana to negative from stable and affirmed…
Botswana power crisis turns political
4 April 2025 As power outages disrupt daily life and business operations across Botswana, present and past political leaders have…
World Athletics appoints Olympic champion Tebogo as Kids’ Athletics Ambassador
4 April 2025 World Athletics have appointed Botswana’s Olympic gold medallist and World Athlete of the Year 2024 Letsile Tebogo…
Loadshedding to persist for a while
2 April 2025 Recently, we wrote an opinion piece on the ongoing loadshedding crisis. We warned long-suffering Botswana residents to…
What makes Botswana the ultimate safari destination in March? Discover the best wildlife spots across Africa
2 April 2025 March offers travellers a unique chance to experience Botswana in its low season, making it a great…
Belararox identifies 20 areas to drill for copper in Botswana
1 April 2025 Special report: A review of existing geology and geophysics has identified three main regions with higher prospectivity,…
Botswana seeks new Eskom power deal as supply crisis deepens
1 April 2025 Government officials from Botswana will meet with South Africa’s electricity ministry this week after power-import costs more…
Botswana hosts major hemp Indaba to chart regulatory way forward
31 March 2025 Up to 300 delegates are expected to descend on the Ba Isago Convention Centre on April 5…
Government slashes water tariffs by 30%
30 March 2025 President Duma Boko last week announced that water tariffs for households will be cut by 30%, while…
UK’s Prince Harry quits his African AIDS charity in dispute with leader
30 March 2025 Britain’s Prince Harry has quit as a patron of Sentebale, a British charity he set up to…
South African expertise behind development of Botswana coal mine
28 March 2025 The successful development, well under way, of what is Botswana’s third coal mine is in no small…
Botala Energy signs landmark LNG offtake deal for Serowe project in Botswana
28 March 2025 Botala Energy (ASX: BTE) has secured its first major LNG offtake agreement for its Serowe coal bed…
Botswana to host 2026 World Athletics relays
27 March 2025 Botswana Minister of Sport and Arts Jacob Kelebeng on Tuesday expressed his delight over Botswana’s having been…
Botswana reports surge in malaria cases
27 March 2025 Botswana has reported a significant spike in malaria cases over the past four weeks, the southern African…
Botswana considering new 615 MW coal-fired power plant
26 March 2025 Botswana is contemplating building a new 615 MW coal-fired power station near its main generation plant to…
OPINION: The nightmare that is Botswana’s 19-year old load-shedding headache
26 March 2025 Yesterday I woke up to no power, 19-year-old nightmare that is Botswana’s load-shedding headache. That same evening,…
Botswana eyes strategic partnerships in Europe
25 March 2025 Botswana’s Vice President, Ndaba Gaolathe has secured pivotal investment and trade agreements during a landmark mission across…
Botswana’s economic outlook now negative, says S&P
25 March 2025 Botswana’s economic outlook has been downgraded from stable to negative by S&P Global Ratings (S&P) on account…
How Botswana’s Brastorne is turning basic feature phones into digital gateways
24 March 2025 Botswana startup Brastorne is connecting millions of Africans who lack internet access by turning basic feature phones…
Airlink announces a new regional route, additional services to two other regional routes
21 March 2025 South African regional and domestic airline Airlink has announced the start of a new route, and the…
One Bullion CEO, Adam Berk Leverages Public Market Expertise to Drive Major Botswana Gold Deal
21 March 2025 March 18, 2025 — One Bullion Ltd. is rapidly establishing itself as a leading gold exploration powerhouse…
SADC and EU launch the Information Portal to improve market access under the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
19 March 2025 On 17th March 2025, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, in collaboration with the European Union…
Molapisi ‘afraid’ as she awaits appeal
19 March 2025 Gilbert Mangole, Botswana’s High Commissioner to India including Bangladesh and other South Asian countries has just revealed…
Botswana Successfully Launches First Satellite, BOTSAT-1
17 March 2025 Botswana’s first satellite, BOTSAT-1, was successfully launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9—Transporter 13 rideshare mission on Saturday, March…