https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:06:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-francistown-academic-hospital-where-care-meets-compassion/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-francistown-academic-hospital-where-care-meets-compassion/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:06:58 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20639

7 April 2026 As the afternoon sun glints off a half-open bonnet, Harry Gulubane is crouched beside the car in…]]>

7 April 2026 As the afternoon sun glints off a half-open bonnet, Harry Gulubane is crouched beside the car in…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-francistown-academic-hospital-where-care-meets-compassion/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-signs-sadc-regional-fund-finance-protocol-agreements/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-signs-sadc-regional-fund-finance-protocol-agreements/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:57:11 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20613

3 April 2026 Botswana’s President Duma Boko has signed two key Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreements aimed at making…]]>

3 April 2026 Botswana’s President Duma Boko has signed two key Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreements aimed at making…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-signs-sadc-regional-fund-finance-protocol-agreements/feed/ 1 https://yourbotswana.com/gaolathe-seeks-support-from-afdb/ https://yourbotswana.com/gaolathe-seeks-support-from-afdb/#respond Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:24:13 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19989

7 January 2026 Vice President and Finance Minister, Ndaba Gaolathe, is in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire for talks with the African…]]>

7 January 2026 Vice President and Finance Minister, Ndaba Gaolathe, is in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire for talks with the African…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/gaolathe-seeks-support-from-afdb/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/decades-long-subsidies-over-boko-warns/ https://yourbotswana.com/decades-long-subsidies-over-boko-warns/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:31:15 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19712

11 November 2025 President Duma Boko warns of the looming end to decades of state-funded welfare and energy subsidies as…]]>

11 November 2025 President Duma Boko warns of the looming end to decades of state-funded welfare and energy subsidies as…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/decades-long-subsidies-over-boko-warns/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-could-unlock-116-billion-in-national-wealth-through-reforms-says-afdb/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-could-unlock-116-billion-in-national-wealth-through-reforms-says-afdb/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:09:18 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19465

1 October 2025 The African Development Bank has called on Botswana to implement strategic reforms to boost economic growth and…]]>

1 October 2025 The African Development Bank has called on Botswana to implement strategic reforms to boost economic growth and…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-could-unlock-116-billion-in-national-wealth-through-reforms-says-afdb/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-secures-200-million-opec-fund-loan-to-support-fiscal-reform/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-secures-200-million-opec-fund-loan-to-support-fiscal-reform/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:05:47 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18731

3 July 2025 Botswana has secured a US$200 million (approximately P2.7 billion) policy-based loan from the OPEC Fund for International…]]>

3 July 2025 Botswana has secured a US$200 million (approximately P2.7 billion) policy-based loan from the OPEC Fund for International…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-secures-200-million-opec-fund-loan-to-support-fiscal-reform/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/bmc-still-struggling-with-marketing-products-paying-farmers-on-time/ https://yourbotswana.com/bmc-still-struggling-with-marketing-products-paying-farmers-on-time/#respond Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:37:48 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16139

“Though the quality of Botswana beef is high, Botswana Meat Commission could be stronger on marketing strategy and differentiation, and…]]>

“Though the quality of Botswana beef is high, Botswana Meat Commission could be stronger on marketing strategy and differentiation, and…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/bmc-still-struggling-with-marketing-products-paying-farmers-on-time/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-african-development-bank-group-commits-180-million-to-bolster-post-covid-19-economic-recovery/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-african-development-bank-group-commits-180-million-to-bolster-post-covid-19-economic-recovery/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:31:21 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=15628

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $179.66 million to support government reforms…]]>

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $179.66 million to support government reforms…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-african-development-bank-group-commits-180-million-to-bolster-post-covid-19-economic-recovery/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/about-20-of-botswana-workers-living-in-poverty/ https://yourbotswana.com/about-20-of-botswana-workers-living-in-poverty/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:38:36 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=14715

The figure wouldn’t have changed much but in 2019, some 20% of the employed population in Botswana was living below…]]>

The figure wouldn’t have changed much but in 2019, some 20% of the employed population in Botswana was living below…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/about-20-of-botswana-workers-living-in-poverty/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/afdb-avails-p1-4bn-to-support-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/afdb-avails-p1-4bn-to-support-botswana/#respond Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:44:23 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=14506

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making available P1.4 billion to support various developmental programmes in the country within the…]]>

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making available P1.4 billion to support various developmental programmes in the country within the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/afdb-avails-p1-4bn-to-support-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-and-namibia-ink-agreement-with-investors-for-a-5000-mwp-solar-complex/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-and-namibia-ink-agreement-with-investors-for-a-5000-mwp-solar-complex/#respond Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:05:34 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12792

The governments of Botswana and Namibia have virtually signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) for the implementation of their 5,000…]]>

The governments of Botswana and Namibia have virtually signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) for the implementation of their 5,000…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-and-namibia-ink-agreement-with-investors-for-a-5000-mwp-solar-complex/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/economy-shrank-by-7-9-in-2020-statistics-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/economy-shrank-by-7-9-in-2020-statistics-botswana/#respond Sat, 03 Apr 2021 17:04:04 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12730

The local economy contracted by 7.9% last year, its worst performance on record, as the weight of COVID-19 hit across…]]>

The local economy contracted by 7.9% last year, its worst performance on record, as the weight of COVID-19 hit across…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/economy-shrank-by-7-9-in-2020-statistics-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/visa-openness-solutions-can-boost-africas-economic-recovery-the-2020-africa-visa-openness-index-reveals/ https://yourbotswana.com/visa-openness-solutions-can-boost-africas-economic-recovery-the-2020-africa-visa-openness-index-reveals/#respond Sun, 20 Dec 2020 10:57:22 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12310 https://yourbotswana.com/visa-openness-solutions-can-boost-africas-economic-recovery-the-2020-africa-visa-openness-index-reveals/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/local-agro-infrastructure-project-set-to-help-botswana-cut-import-bill/ https://yourbotswana.com/local-agro-infrastructure-project-set-to-help-botswana-cut-import-bill/#respond Sun, 29 Sep 2019 12:45:48 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=9267

A local agro-infrastructure project is expected to enormously cut Botswana’s import bill, Leslie Botshoma, Deputy Secretary of the Minister of…]]>

A local agro-infrastructure project is expected to enormously cut Botswana’s import bill, Leslie Botshoma, Deputy Secretary of the Minister of…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/local-agro-infrastructure-project-set-to-help-botswana-cut-import-bill/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/economy-to-grow-by-over-4-percent-going-into-2020/ https://yourbotswana.com/economy-to-grow-by-over-4-percent-going-into-2020/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2019 14:45:45 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8916

Botswana’s economy is expected to grow by 4.8 per cent in 2020 after registering a 4.2 per cent growth this…]]>

Botswana’s economy is expected to grow by 4.8 per cent in 2020 after registering a 4.2 per cent growth this…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/economy-to-grow-by-over-4-percent-going-into-2020/feed/ 0