Botswana’s VP and fin min on diamonds, diversification and tariffs
26 May 2025 Ndaba Gaolathe is one of the most influential figures in Botswana’s new administration, but the economy and…
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Botswana economy hit hard as diamond slump deepens
30 April 2025 Botswana is bracing for deeper spending cuts and a widening budget deficit as a prolonged slump in…
De Beers investor Botswana says serious buyers showing interest
29 April 2025 Botswana’s government said it’s optimistic that Anglo American will find a buyer for its diamond unit De…
Botswana eyes strategic partnerships in Europe
25 March 2025 Botswana’s Vice President, Ndaba Gaolathe has secured pivotal investment and trade agreements during a landmark mission across…
Botswana’s economy is in bad shape, says new administration as it eyes electricity exports to SA
10 December 2024 Botswana’s economy is in bad shape, deputy president and finance minister Ndaba Gaolathe has told its parliament…
Government to establish mega enterprises as large as Debswana or bigger
8 December 2024 The Projects | Economic Transformation As part of its transformative agenda to place Botswana’s economy on a…
Botswana economy could shrink 1.7% this year, finance minister says
7 December 2024 Botswana’s economy could shrink 1.7% this year, the first contraction since the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly because of…
The vegetable ban is bad economics, very bad economics – Ndaba Gaolathe
6 December 2024 Vice President and Minister of Finance, Ndaba Gaolathe, has dismissed the vegetable ban as a flawed policy…
Botswana’s solar dream
29 November 2024 Botswana eyes 8,000 MW renewable energy boom – Botswana is positioning itself to become Africa’s solar energy…
Masisi, opposition build rapport and start on a clean slate
President Mokgweetsi Masisi this week met with leaders of the opposition leaders and apologised for anything his government and party…