In the absence of takers, BCL will in all likelihood shut down
The mothballed BCL mines continue to cost the government money, while still holding out hope that any of the interested…
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Government seeks bigger stake in mining companies
The government has engaged local and international mineral investors on whether the Mines and Minerals Act can be amended to…
Government sets asides 70-million Pula for CKGR Basarwa
The government will spend 70-million Pula to improve the livelihoods of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) Basarwa through improved…
De Beers to close Damtshaa Mine in Botswana
Debswana Mining will close its Damtshaa diamond mine in 2021 for three years, the president of the Botswana Mine Workers Union, Joseph…
Government knocks BPC, Liquid Telecom partnership on the head
Liquid Telecommunications Holdings, a company linked to Zimbabwean billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, is acquiring back the stake it offered Botswana Power…
Botswana launches online streaming service to grow creative industry
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi last Saturday launched an online streaming service that’s expected to unlock employment opportunities. The internet protocol…
Could Ethiopian Airways takeover of Air Botswana be on the cards?
The Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatization Agency (PEEPA) is adopting a cloak and dagger stance amid speculation the government may…
BPOPF sets aside P3bn for local infrastructure
The Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) has set aside P3 billion to be invested in local infrastructure in the…
Government digs deep to prop up Botswana economy
Newly released figures show that Botswana’s economy would have fared much worse had the government not pumped billions of Pulas…
Botswana economy in worst contraction since independence
The Botswana economy has recorded its biggest contraction since records began, officially entering a recession. The economy is expected to…
De Beers hopeful as sales tick up
Diamond mining giant, De Beers is reading positive signs of recovery from its latest sales, which showed a near three-fold…
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…
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…
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…