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Economic Think Tank urges caution as Botswana weighs De Beers buyout

Botswana is faced with a  high-stakes decision over whether to increase its shareholding in De Beers as Anglo American moves to sell its 85%...

Digital discipline: can software succeed where laws failed?

The government's procurement failures have been well documented. Manual systems, fragmented oversight and weak enforcement allowed commitments to pile up long after budgets were...

A rich country running out of buffers

Botswana’s fiscal problem is often misdiagnosed. It is not yet a debt crisis, nor is it an immediate liquidity crunch. It is, instead, a...

The death of mega-projects by spreadsheet

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has delivered a blunt verdict on one of the country's most ambitious infrastructure experiments: it costs too...

Botswana’s quiet austerity revolution

The government has embarked on an austerity programme without calling it one, by eliminating supplementary budgets, centralising procurement authority, and forcing ministries to live...

Gov’t halves spending after freezing purchase orders

The government has executed one of the most abrupt expenditure corrections in Botswana's modern fiscal history, cutting monthly spending by almost half after suspending...

BPOMAS Begins Paying Outstanding Claims to Health Providers

Botswana Public Officers Medical Aid Scheme (BPOMAS) has announced that it has begun processing long-outstanding claims payments to healthcare providers, following weeks of concern...

Silent Disco Boat Cruise Returns to Chobe with Expanded Line-Up and Tourism Focus

The much-anticipated Silent Disco Boat Cruise is set to return to the Chobe River on 28 February 2026, promising a bigger, more immersive entertainment experience...

Proposed power tariff hike sparks fears over jobs losses and investment

Business Botswana has raised concern over the proposed 46 percent electricity tariff increase for the 2026/27 financial year by the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC),...

Budget figures questioned As fiscal position may be worse

Botswana’s projected budget deficit for the 2025/26 financial year is already raising red flags with Econsult’s latest fourth-quarter Economic Review questioning whether official figures...
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Economic Think Tank urges caution as Botswana weighs De Beers buyout

Botswana is faced with a  high-stakes decision over whether to increase its shareholding in...

Digital discipline: can software succeed where laws failed?

The government's procurement failures have been well documented. Manual systems, fragmented oversight and weak...

A rich country running out of buffers

Botswana’s fiscal problem is often misdiagnosed. It is not yet a debt crisis, nor...

The death of mega-projects by spreadsheet

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has delivered a blunt verdict on one...

Botswana’s quiet austerity revolution

The government has embarked on an austerity programme without calling it one, by eliminating...

Gov’t halves spending after freezing purchase orders

The government has executed one of the most abrupt expenditure corrections in Botswana's modern...

BPOMAS Begins Paying Outstanding Claims to Health Providers

Botswana Public Officers Medical Aid Scheme (BPOMAS) has announced that it has begun processing...

Silent Disco Boat Cruise Returns to Chobe with Expanded Line-Up and Tourism Focus

The much-anticipated Silent Disco Boat Cruise is set to return to the Chobe River...

Proposed power tariff hike sparks fears over jobs losses and investment

Business Botswana has raised concern over the proposed 46 percent electricity tariff increase for...

Budget figures questioned As fiscal position may be worse

Botswana’s projected budget deficit for the 2025/26 financial year is already raising red flags...

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News&All – Issue: Vol 1, No 1

Online digital copy of News&All for 18 June 2026

Bokole confirmed as substantive PSP

President Duma Boko has appointed Matshidiso Bokole on promotion to the substantive position of...

Choppies Retrenchments Shatter P4,000 Wage Promise

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Banks Brace for Tough Times Ahead as Economy Stalls

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