Government announces cabinet ministers’ redeployment
The Permanent Secretary to the President and secretary to Cabinet this week announced that His Excellency the President Dr Mokgweetsi…
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Mozambique and Botswana work together on production of Foot-and-Mouth vaccines
Mozambique could begin production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in a partnership between the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security…
There may be hope yet for BMC, Air Botswana privatisation
The government has decided to liberalise the meat market, which will spell the end of the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC)…
Measures in place to fight corruption – Masisi
Officially opening the African Union (AU) High-Level Dialogues on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in Gaborone recently, the President of…
Minister Tshekedi Khama unhappy with plastic bag ban u-turn
The Minister for Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism (MENT) Tshekedi Khama says he is unhappy about the government having…
Botswana drops again in the competitiveness rankings
According to the latest edition of Doing Business 2019: Training for Reform report, released last week, Botswana has been ranked…
Salaries review recommendations reports expected next month
The Malaysian company tasked with reviewing the current public service remuneration system is expected to conclude its work before the…
Alcohol levy cut saves 150 KBL jobs
The government’s decision to slash the alcohol levy by 20% this week was partly motivated by the pressure of looming…
Government moving at lightning speed to expedite ease of doing business
The Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Bogolo J. Kenewendo says the government is committed to supporting and helping the…
Government moves to mend industrial relations, review labour laws
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to review labour laws as well as its determination to improve industrial relations.…
Tourists are paying £5,000 to dive into a river in Botswana to swim alongside 12ft Nile crocodiles
It may sound like a suicide mission, but the latest attraction for adrenaline junkies is… swimming with crocodiles. Tourists pay…
Botswana’s new leader backs asset sales in investment drive
Botswana’s new leader wants to shrink the civil service, sell state companies and cut red tape as he targets increased…
Why Botswana is poised for further growth
With internet penetration hovering at approximately 28 percent and the number of mobile subscribers showing over 2,000 percent growth from…
De Beers raises output in healthy market
De Beers’ production grew during the first quarter as the company reached full capacity at its Gahcho Kué mine in…
Government rewards Team Botswana athletes
Team Botswana landed back on home soil this Wednesday from the Gold Coast, Australia, where they made Botswana proud…
Botswana to jumpstart Zimbabwe’s ailing economy
The Botswana government has decided to resuscitate the P500 million-credit facility extended to Zimbabwe’s Short Term Emergency Recovery Programme (STERP)…
Botswana swears in 5th leader, President Mokgweetsi Masisi
Earlier today Botswana’s 5th president, Mokgweetsi Masisi was officially inaugurated to take the reigns from outgoing President, His Excellency Former President…
Botswana ranked third on social protection, poverty eradication
Botswana has been ranked the third top African country when it comes to spending on social protection services and…
Parents feel the pinch as private school fees soar
Once again, the news that every parent across Botswana dreads to hear; private school fees have gone up. Discontented with…
President Khama tells Kabila to resign
Botswana is well known for not being shy in coming forward with its opinions about various world issues. This has…