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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...

Competition Authority Washes Its Hands of Mupane Mine Collapse

…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...

Ramogapi unpacks Constitutional Court at kgotla meetings

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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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...

Competition Authority Washes Its Hands of Mupane Mine Collapse

…Blames Cashflow Woes Not Merger Approval The Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA) has distanced itself...

Ramogapi unpacks Constitutional Court at kgotla meetings

Member of Parliament for Palapye, Onneetse Ramogapi, has taken his constitutional court outreach to...

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