Gov’t warns of austerity measures
25 December 2024 The Ministry of Finance intends to implement austerity measures in the medium-term, including reducing the civil service…
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Botswana to suspend 70 projects under development manager model
8 December 2024 Botswana’s new government will suspend 70 projects under the development manager (DM) model out of 148, for…
Botswana’s new president: Who is Duma Boko and what does he stand for?
12 November 2024 The electoral defeat delivered to the Botswana Democratic Party led by Mokgweetsi Masisi was met with incredulity…
Botswana aims to negotiate bigger stake in HB Antwerp diamond dealer
15 August 2024 Botswana intends to renegotiate its proposed purchase of a stake in Belgian gem dealer HB Antwerp to…
Botswana proposes law for locals to acquire 24% stakes in mines
24 July 2024 Botswana is proposing a law that will ask mining companies, once granted a licence, to sell a…
The Brilliance of Botswana Diamonds
20 May 2024 Discover how the natural diamond industry helped transform the now thriving Southern African country with brilliant Botswana…
SGCI Botswana partnership to lift science and research
15 May 2024 The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) is working with Botswana to build stronger science systems by supporting…
Government to inject $8.8m into Air Botswana
15 February 2024 Air Botswana (BP, Gaborone) will receive BWP121.2 million pula (USD8.8 million) from the government of Botswana as a development…
Environmental inequality in Botswana caused by economic inequality: UN expert
15 October 2023 The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment has praised Botswana for being a world…
Jindal breaks ground to kickstart 600MW coal power plant
9 October, 2023 President Mokgweetsi Masisi, on Friday led officials in the groundbreaking ceremony for the multi-billion pula Mmamabula coal…
Clinics on wheels
3 October 2023 The government of Botswana led by Minister of Health, Edwin Dikoloti and the United States Ambassador to…
De Beers, Botswana One Step Closer to Finalising Agreement
3 October 2023 The two have signed “heads of terms” for the tentative 10-year sales agreement they reached in June.…
Botswana reassessing HB Antwerp deal after Lucara Diamond cuts ties
28 September 2023 GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s government is reassessing a proposed deal with HB Antwerp after Lucara Diamond terminated…
HB Antwerp co-founders clash over gem trader’s future as Botswana deal looms
13 September 2023 Diamond processor and trader HB Antwerp said on Monday it had removed one of its three co-founders…
Gov’t bows to Church pressure against LGBTIQ+ rights
1 August 2023 Following pressure from the Church, government has finally bowed down to pressure by deferring the homosexuality bill…
Govt doubles Jindal’s 300MW contract
25 July 2023 Government has doubled its contract with Jindal Africa and now requires the firm to deliver 600MW of…
Diamonds are for now: Botswana inks new deal with De Beers
Botswana has reached an eleventh-hour deal with diamond giant De Beers after months of tense negotiations that saw the continent’s…
Legal gender recognition: An unexplained delay by the Botswana government
16 June 2023 High Court in 2017 ruled on the issue. Legal gender recognition has pleased the courts The High…
Govt responds to crisis over false UN statement six days too late
15th May 2023 If there is any one thing that the government should have learnt from the 2018 dead-elephants saga,…
Air Botswana gets more capital injection
The Botswana government says a lot of effort is required towards revitalisation of Air Botswana, with focus on diversification of…
Botswana gets over P1.8BN for water projects loan
The Botswana Government has secured a US$145.5 million World Bank loan to comprehensively address water and sanitation sector problems. This…
Ginkgo Bioworks and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Botswana announce plans to develop and implement new biosecurity capabilities in Botswana
Collaboration aims to leverage innovative biosecurity capabilities to promote public health, global health security and the development of the bioeconomy…
A closer look at the impact of government-sponsored hackathons on the Botswana tech ecosystem
In August 2021, Botswana’s Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB), responsible for the contracting process for government projects, announced…
Botswana: African Development Bank Group commits $180 million to bolster post-COVID-19 economic recovery
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $179.66 million to support government reforms…
Gov’t undertakes mission to improve business climate
Government has undertaken a task to analyse and improve the climate of doing business in Botswana in line with the…
Diamond negotiations with De Beers “hugely distracting” to Botswana government
LUCARA Diamonds wanted a quick resolution to diamond sales contract negotiations between Botswana and De Beers as their two-year discussions were…