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A rich country running out of buffers

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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...
Budget Speech

The death of mega-projects by spreadsheet

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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...
Business

Botswana’s quiet austerity revolution

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

Gov’t halves spending after freezing purchase orders

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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...
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BPOMAS Begins Paying Outstanding Claims to Health Providers

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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...
Tourism

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

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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...
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Proposed power tariff hike sparks fears over jobs losses and investment

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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),...
Business

Budget figures questioned As fiscal position may be worse

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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...
Mining

Competition Authority Washes Its Hands of Mupane Mine Collapse

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…Blames Cashflow Woes Not Merger Approval The Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA) has distanced itself from the collapse of Mupane Gold Mine, insisting that the...
Politics

Ramogapi unpacks Constitutional Court at kgotla meetings

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Member of Parliament for Palapye, Onneetse Ramogapi, has taken his constitutional court outreach to local kgotla meetings, where he explained the proposed Constitutional Court,...
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Budget Speech

A rich country running out of buffers

Botswana’s fiscal problem is often misdiagnosed. It is not yet a debt crisis, nor...
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Proposed power tariff hike sparks fears over jobs losses and investment

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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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Competition Authority Washes Its Hands of Mupane Mine Collapse

…Blames Cashflow Woes Not Merger Approval The Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA) has distanced itself...
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Ramogapi unpacks Constitutional Court at kgotla meetings

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