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…
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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…
Botswana’s Debswana posts 37.5% jump in 9-month diamond sales
GABORONE, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Rough diamonds sales by Debswana Diamond Company jumped 37.5% in the first nine months of…
Three more diamond cutters, polishers come to town
The Government has revealed three more diamond cutting and polishing companies will set up businesses locally before the end of…
“Fully embraced”? Botswana’s queer struggles since decriminalisation
The landmark 2019 ruling has been upheld, but Botswana’s LGBTQ community still face numerous challenges. In November 2021, Botswana’s Court…
Botswana’s strategy to stimulate post-pandemic growth
On the back of the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Botswana is seeking to accelerate economic transformation plans, with a…
Conservation Group Urges Tracking of Botswana’s Big Tusk Elephants
The Botswana Wildlife Producers Association, a group that focuses on the conservation and management of the country’s wildlife, says placing…
Gov’t plans underway to revitalise AB
Government is in the process of revitalising the civil aviation sector, Mmegi’s Business Monitor has learnt. Plans to engage the…
Government to sell a losing position in BTCL
The Botswana Government is considering extricating itself from a sunk cost trap by selling its controlling shareholding in Botswana Telecommunications…
Okavango Delta boosts work to involve communities in conservation
With the support of UNESCO, UNDP, the Government of Botswana and local partners, projects to support conservation and sustainable livelihoods…
De Beers extends Botswana sales deal as it negotiates new contract
De Beers Group said on Friday it has extended by six months a 10-year agreement with Botswana for the sale…
Botswana moves rhinos out of Okavango Delta as poaching worsens
(Bloomberg) — The Botswana government is moving rhinos out of the Okavango Delta after a surge in poaching that has…
De Beers’ second-quarter rough diamond production up 134%
Diamond miner De Beers’ rough diamond production increased by 134% year-on-year to 8.2-million carats during the second quarter, which the…
Government online services site and app launched to ease congestion at government offices
Last week the Botswana Government launched an app and website aimed at making your life easier with regards to some…
Botswana Foreign Reserves show improvement but…
The Government’s investment account, which was at one stage at a record low, is making a dramatic back, nearly tripling…
Debswana to Plow $6 Billion for Biggest Underground Diamond Mine
(Bloomberg) – Debswana Diamond Co. will spend 65 billion pula ($6 billion) to build the world’s largest underground diamond mine…
Botswana: Project to Lower Power Import Bill
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says energy security remains one of the Government’s top priorities, as it would accelerate the implementation of…
Economy shrank by 7.9% in 2020 – Statistics Botswana
The local economy contracted by 7.9% last year, its worst performance on record, as the weight of COVID-19 hit across…
Botswana diamond mining company launches tender for small solar park
Diamond Trading Company Botswana is seeking proposals for a 600 kW ground-mounted PV plant to power operations at its mining…
Botswana’s Debswana expects to increase diamond output by 38% in 2021
Diamond producer Debswana aims to increase output by 38% this year to pre-pandemic levels of 23 million carats, a company…
Botswana is now looking for bids to build 200MW of CSP
Under a new integrated resource plan published by the Government in December 2020, Botswana plans to build 200 MW of…
Debswana terminates $1.3bn contract with Thiess
De Beers-owned Debswana Mining Company has reportedly terminated a $1.3bn contract with a unit of Australian firm Thiess to extend…
Republic of Botswana and ReconAfrica amend exploration license to exclude entire Tsodilo Hills area
ReconAfrica recognises and accepts the importance of pertinent cultural and historical sites, the company announced via a statement issued Tuesday.…
No hope for plastic ban as Government revisits collection of levy
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reportedly issued a directive for relevant ministries to set up a system geared towards collecting the…