Botswana issues 400 elephant hunting licenses, drawing fresh opposition
25 December 2024 Botswana has issued 400 elephant hunting licenses amid fresh opposition from conservationists. International hunters pay up to…
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Scatec reaches financial close in Botswana and prepares for construction start
21 December 2024 Scatec ASA, a leading renewable energy provider, has reached financial close for the second 60 megawatt (MW)…
Mpho Sebina makes history as the first Botswana musician to join the Recording Academy
18 December 2024 It offers her a chance to serve the global music community and advocate for the rights of…
The second-largest diamond ever found now has a name
19 December 2024 The 2,488-carat diamond recovered from a mine in Botswana has been dubbed “Motswedi” while its 1,094-carat sibling…
Botswana and Bangladesh conclude MoUs on Contract Farming
18 December 2024 Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Ambassador Md. Jashim Uddin yesterday confirmed the conclusion of the signing of the Memorandum…
First university innovation pod launched in Botswana
18 December 2024 Botswana launched its first University Innovation Pod (UniPod) Monday, with the goal of empowering young people, encouraging…
Southern African countries build $45M military depot in Botswana
15 December 2024 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is building a military logistics hub in Botswana to ensure the…
Sightholders Dither on De Beers Rough Despite Price Cut
12 December 2024 Customers faced a dilemma: Buy unprofitable goods or lose future allocations. When shoppers choose to buy diamonds…
Liquid completes 730km fibre link to Botswana
12 December 2024 Liquid Intelligent Technologies has completed its 730km fibre network expansion from South Africa to Botswana in a…
Debswana: Leading Botswana’s Diamond Story at FACETS Conference
12 December 2024 Recently, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre invited experts, retailers, traders, and other stakeholders to gather in the…
LEA eyes hemp production incubator
11 December 2024 The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) has announced plans to establish a hemp production incubator, marking a shift…
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…
Botswana has not borrowed from Chinese policy banks for almost two decades
10 December 2024 Despite occasional efforts by the two sides to establish cooperation, the gap between Botswana’s expectations as a…
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…
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…
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…
Tebogo and Hassan named 2024 World Athletes of the Year
1 December 2024 Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo announced as the overall World Athlete, and Male track athlete of the…
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…
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…
Lesego Chombo becomes Gen Z minister in Botswana
25 November 2024 The newly sworn-in Botswana President Duma Boko has appointed 26-year-old Lesego Chombo as the Minister of Youth…
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…
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,…
Botswana’s Peaceful Power Shift: Is the era of one-party dominance over?
19 November 2024 Botswana recently witnessed a seismic shift in its political landscape as the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)…
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…