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Government moves to merge SPEDU, SEZA

The rationalisation of parastatals and state-funded agencies has been on the table since the beginning of National Development Plan 11.…

Government freezes 4,400 public service posts

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the government to put about 4,400 posts across the public sector on ice. According to…

Botswana: a remarkable achievement, thanks to capitalism

Today, Botswana is not only prosperous but also relatively free. It offers its inhabitants the highest degree of freedom on…

Botswana sees risk of no De Beers sales deal by end-2020

The Botswana government says there is a risk it will be unable to renew a 10-year sales agreement with De…

Government announces Cabinet shakeup

His excellency the President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has reshuffled the cabinet. A press released posted…

Business Botswana proposes probe into cannabis as a cash crop

The country’s largest business lobby, Business Botswana has proposed for the government to investigate the introduction of the cannabis family…

What’s killing Botswana’s elephants? Here are the top theories

THEY WALK IN circles and appear dizzy before suddenly dropping dead, sometimes face-first. No one knows why. Over the past…

Botswana’s relationship with media improving – US report

Relations between the Botswana government and the private media have improved since president Mokgweetsi Masisi ascended to the State House…

Transport & Communications Ministry to split, giving way to ICT-focused ministry

The government is working on splitting the Ministry of Transport and Communications into two different ministries, it has emerged. Last…

Government reveals COVID-19 stimulus package – employee retention a priority

The government will introduce a wage subsidy to help companies in the retention of employees during the extreme isolation period,…

Department of Wildlife and National Parks to review park fees

The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) is considering reviewing and grading the country’s protected areas. This is with…

Botswana to Offer Free HIV Medicine to Foreign Sex Workers

Botswana has started offering free antiretroviral therapy (ARV) to foreign sex workers, following a decision to extend treatment to non-citizens.…

Botswana extends free HIV treatment to non-citizens

The Government of Botswana has decided to extend free HIV treatment to foreign residents in a major policy shift that…

Essential contact info to 8 Botswana Government Departments

We often receive various enquiries from our readers that we are not best placed to adequately address. While we absolutely…

Botswana under UN pressure to sign cultural rights treaty

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes has expressed disappointment at Botswana’s failure to sign the…

Nine years into Botswana’s poverty eradication programme

With its documented history of being one of the poorest nations to becoming one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa,…

Botswana workers – going nowhere fast

Given Botswana’s escalating unemployment rate, many employers continue to enjoy bargaining power over the desperate job seekers, resulting in declining…

Two new ministries set to improve ease of doing business

The Botswana government is in the process of establishing two additional ministries. Addressing a Kgotla meeting in Mahalapye on July…

Botswana Human-Wildlife Conflict nears crisis mode

South African news broadcaster eNCA’s Gerhard Pretorius recently travelled across Botswana to file this story. The Human-Wildlife Conflict in Botswana…