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Unemployment: Botswana’s Ticking Time Bomb Refuses to Defuse

Botswana’s unemployment crisis is no longer simply a problem of people without jobs. It is increasingly becoming a problem of people with qualifications that the economy cannot absorb. The Human Resource Development Council’s (HRDC) 2026 Annual Priority Skills Report paints a disturbing picture of...
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Poor Air Connectivity Drags Botswana’s Tourism Ranking Down Nine Places

Botswana has dropped nine places in the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) Travel and Tourism Development Index. The decline places on the spotlight the government’s continued failure to connect international travelers to one of Africa’s premier safari destinations. The 2026 index ranks Botswana 84th out...
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Investment

Gov’t Shifts From Spending Diamonds To Chasing Capital

The government is recasting the country’s economic challenge. For decades, the central question was...
Business

Inflation Eases, But Households Still Feel the Squeeze

Inflation rate edged lower in August, offering Batswana a sliver of relief. Yet with...
Investment

S&P Keeps Botswana Investment Grade

S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed Botswana’s investment-grade sovereign credit rating at BBB- while also...
News

UN Flags P50 Million Botswana Debt

Botswana’s financial pressures have spilled into its partnership with the United Nations Development Programme...
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Choppies, PwC battle ends as audit firm ordered to pay costs

A six-year legal battle between Choppies shareholders Ramachandran Ottapathu and Farouk Ismail, and audit...
Business

Could Africa be Losing The Gambling War? 

An estimated USD 17.8 billion, which constitutes up to 77 percent of Africa’s USD...
Banking

When Banks Prosper But Borrowers Hold Back

Botswana’s banking sector is heading into the 2026 half-year reporting season with a message...
Technology

BTC Looks Beyond Botswana

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) is turning its gaze beyond Botswana’s borders, making Southern African...
Money

The Missing Coins: Why Botswana’s Smallest Change Still Matters

A coin might seem insignificant if it is only worth five or ten thebe. However,...
Culture

Dithubaruba’s Lifeline Arrives Just in Time

There was a moment when Dithubaruba 2026 seemed uncertain. The annual cultural gathering, one of...
Money

Letshego First-Half Profit Rises 25% Amid Economic Headwinds 

Letshego Africa Holdings Limited reported stronger first-half 2026 profits for the six months ended...
Regional

Botswana’s Trade Map Exposes The Urgency of Diversification

Botswana’s latest external-sector data confirms the economy remains heavily reliant on diamonds, with most...
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In-Focus

Unemployment: Botswana’s Ticking Time Bomb Refuses to Defuse

Botswana’s unemployment crisis is no longer simply a problem of people without jobs. It...
News

Poor Air Connectivity Drags Botswana’s Tourism Ranking Down Nine Places

Botswana has dropped nine places in the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) Travel and...
Local

Businesses Up In Arms As CIPA Deregisters Companies over Constitution Deadline

Thousands of Botswana company directors woke up on Thursday to messages informing them their...
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Finance & Business graduates top unemployment queue

Botswana’s education system is producing large numbers of graduates in Finance and Business-related fields...