Moody’s maintains Botswana’s Credit Rating
7 November 2023 Moody’s Investors Service, the globally recognised credit rating agency, has recently issued an updated sovereign credit rating…
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Promoting Excellence in Healthcare: Botswana launches National Laboratory Strategic Plan
31 October 2023 It aims to modernise and upgrade laboratory infrastructure to better standards, ensuring the safe and efficient handling…
Botswana-Namibia heavy-haul line back on track
An ambitious cross-border railway expansion project that many industry insiders said was dead in the water since it first made…
Botswana announces discovery of manganese deposits
27 October 2023 Botswana has found manganese deposits in its southwestern villages of Lobatse, Ramotswa and Kanye, Botswana’s minister of…
Bank of Botswana’s New Governor Extends Pause in First Meeting
Botswana has kept its key interest rate unchanged for a seventh straight time as inflation is expected to remain within…
Botswana’s ODC halts diamond sales as industry seeks to reduce glut
25 October 2023 Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) has temporarily halted its rough stone sales as part of an…
inDrive drivers in Botswana face misconduct allegations
23 October 2023 Drivers who use the inDrive app are facing a flurry of accusations of misconduct in Botswana. The…
Last call for Botswana’s 100 MW solar PV tender
24 October 2023 Power producers have until the end of the month to submit their proposals relating to the development,…
GloWAL: A New Global Water Resources Initiative
23 October 2023 A new global laboratory network is empowering countries around the world to generate the data needed to…
Unlocking opportunity: Tati Nickel Mine for sale by auction in Botswana
20 October 2023 In the heart of the African mining industry, a unique opportunity is emerging that promises new potential…
Airlink boosts presence in Botswana and Zambia
20 October 2023 Airlink has opened new country offices in Gaborone and Lusaka to enhance customer services in Botswana and…
Lotus’ acquisition of A-Cap approved by Botswana officials
19 October 2023 ASX-listed Lotus Resources has received regulatory approvals, a key condition precedent to implementing its proposed schemes of…
Zimbabwe’s Tano Digital moves HQ to Botswana
18 October 2023 Tano Digital Solutions, a pan-African tech company founded in Zimbabwe, has relocated its headquarters to Gaborone after…
Botswana Pride celebrations shine brighter and more vibrant
18 October 2023 Activists marched in Batswana capital on Oct. 7 Gaborone, the vibrant capital city of Botswana, recently witnessed…
Botswana seeks bidders for one of world’s biggest irrigation schemes
17 October 2023 Botswana is pursuing one of the world’s most ambitious drought alleviation schemes: the Chobe Zambezi water transfer…
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…
JAC Motors expands dealer network to Botswana
JAC Motors is making strides in the Southern African market with the opening of its first dealership in Botswana. Since…
BSE to float Exchange Traded Fund with 10 U.S companies
14 October 2023 Botswana Stock Exchange’s ( BSE’s ), chief executive officer, Thapelo Tsheole said Wednesday that they are gearing up to…
Road safety certification extended to Namibia and Botswana
14 October 2023 JC Auditors (JCA) has extended its Road Transport Management System (RTMS) certification to organisations in Namibia and…
EU-Botswana Business Forum 2023
10 October 2023 Connecting goods, people and services for a sustainable future Botswana and the European Union will offer a…
Fifth consecutive trade surplus as copper comes to the party
7 October 2023 Botswana this week reported its strongest quarterly trade surplus since 2019, powered by copper exports in addition…
Jeremy Clarkson reveals he is stranded in Botswana alongside Richard Hammond and James May
4 October 2023 Jeremy Clarkson reveals he is stranded in Botswana alongside Richard Hammond and James May after flight delays…
Commonwealth Foundation apologises to Botswana, SA for Independence Day message blunder
The Commonwealth Foundation has apologised for a blunder it made on social media when it posted an image of the…
Botswana to get Chinese-built data center in October
28 September 2023 Botswana is set to receive a new Chinese company-built data centre next month. Dubbed the “Digital Delta…
Botswana’s trans activists battling silence with creativity
27 September 2023 Botswana has made progress on LGBTQ+ rights, but many still feel silenced. A growing movement of activists…
Atzaro unveils plans for a luxury safari camp in the Okavango Delta
27 September 2023 The hotel company Atzaro has revealed plans for its upcoming Atzaro Okavango camp, slated to open in…