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Batswana Face Mounting Cost-of-Living Pressures

The Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) has called on government to urgently realign its economic strategy with the growing hardships facing workers. The union warned...

Mining Collapse Drags  Economy Into 5.4% Contraction

Botswana’s economy took a sharp hit in the final quarter of 2025, with official figures showing a 5.4 percent contraction in real Gross Domestic...

Backlash Greets Police Move to Outsource Fleet to AVIS

A decision by the Botswana Police Service (BPS) to outsource part of its vehicle fleet to AVIS Rent A Car has sparked a wave...

Mogoditshane Set For Township Status As Council Split Into Two Districts

Mogoditshane is being considered for elevation to township status, while the Mogoditshane–Thamaga District Council is set to be split into two separate districts as...

Request To Retailers Following Fuel Price Adjustments

The Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship wishes to inform retailers and the general public that it has taken note of the recent fuel price...

BCP Jittery As Govt Moves To Raise Debt Ceiling

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has warned of ‘deepening fiscal instability’ following government’s move to raise the country’s debt ceiling from 40 percent to...

Govt Non-Committal on Diamond Tariff Deal with U.S.

The government has struck a cautious tone on ongoing trade negotiations with the United States. In a response submitted before Parliament, the government indicated that...

Prisons readies for autonomy as overcrowding remains a concern

The local prison system is preparing for an institutional shake-up at a time when its facilities are already under strain. Presenting the 2026/27 budget...

Pule Vows to Get to the Bottom of Stalled Modipane-Mabalane Road Project

Member of Parliament for Kgatleng East, Mabuse Pule has vowed to pursue urgent action on the long-delayed Modipane–Mabalane road project.  He cited growing frustration...

Government reviews destitute Policy to strengthen social protection system

Government has begun a comprehensive review of Botswana’s National Policy on Destitute Persons as part of broader efforts to modernise and strengthen the country’s...
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Batswana Face Mounting Cost-of-Living Pressures

The Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) has called on government to urgently realign its...

Mining Collapse Drags  Economy Into 5.4% Contraction

Botswana’s economy took a sharp hit in the final quarter of 2025, with official...

Backlash Greets Police Move to Outsource Fleet to AVIS

A decision by the Botswana Police Service (BPS) to outsource part of its vehicle...

Mogoditshane Set For Township Status As Council Split Into Two Districts

Mogoditshane is being considered for elevation to township status, while the Mogoditshane–Thamaga District Council...

Request To Retailers Following Fuel Price Adjustments

The Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship wishes to inform retailers and the general public...

BCP Jittery As Govt Moves To Raise Debt Ceiling

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has warned of ‘deepening fiscal instability’ following government’s move...

Govt Non-Committal on Diamond Tariff Deal with U.S.

The government has struck a cautious tone on ongoing trade negotiations with the United...

Prisons readies for autonomy as overcrowding remains a concern

The local prison system is preparing for an institutional shake-up at a time when...

Pule Vows to Get to the Bottom of Stalled Modipane-Mabalane Road Project

Member of Parliament for Kgatleng East, Mabuse Pule has vowed to pursue urgent action...

Government reviews destitute Policy to strengthen social protection system

Government has begun a comprehensive review of Botswana’s National Policy on Destitute Persons as...

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News&All – Issue: Vol 1, No 6

Online digital copy of News&All for 23 July 2026

Ram Ottapathu’s Engen bid puts citizen capital at the centre of Botswana’s fuel industry

Businessman Ramachandran Ottapathu and his business associates are pursuing what could become one of...

BDF Deputy Commander airlifted from Malawi following medical emergency

Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Joseph Eno Seelo is recovering after...

Paid, deducted, defaulted

For months, Botswana Railways employees watched loan repayments disappear from their payslips only to...