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The $1 Billion De Beers Question

For more than a century, De Beers was synonymous with diamonds. The company that...
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Public Servants Panic Over Shrinking Pension Savings

Panic is spreading among Botswana’s public servants after many claimed their monthly pension contributions...
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Investment

Botswana Launches Textile Programme Targeting 100 Citizen-Owned Enterprises

Botswana has launched a national textile development programme aimed at strengthening local manufacturing, supporting...
Mining

Botswana can no longer count on diamonds to secure its future

The World Bank’s first Botswana Economic Update 2026 report, titled, Seizing the Moment: How Botswana...
Community

Same-sex marriage battle intensifies as church groups intervene

Two religious organisations have asked the High Court to join a constitutional challenge brought...
Opinions

Will Rising Diamond Sales Slow Botswana’s Economic Diversification Drive?

Botswana’s economy has recorded negative growth over the past two years, largely reflecting weak...
Investment

World Bank says crisis exposing deeper weaknesses in Botswana’s economy

Botswana’s current economic difficulties are not simply the result of weaker diamond prices, according...
Business

Wilderness and LEA deepen push for citizen-owned enterprises 

Wilderness Safaris and the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) have signed an agreement aimed at...
Energy

Vivo Energy signals deeper commitment to Botswana

Vivo Energy has reaffirmed its commitment to Botswana following discussions between its senior leadership...
News

Morupule Coal Mine Pushes Local Engineering Drive as Citizen Spend Nears P1.5 Billion Target

Morupule Coal Mine wants to reduce Botswana's reliance on foreign mining equipment suppliers. The...
Local

Boko endorses Hemp project as Botswana advances economic diversification

President Duma Boko has reaffirmed government's commitment to establishing industrial hemp as a strategic...
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How New Trade Policies and Youth Empowerment Initiatives Are Reshaping the SME Landscape in Botswana

Small and medium-sized enterprises are central to Botswana’s economic future. In a country with...
Business

GDP rebounds as diamond output lifts economy while FMD weighs on agriculture

Botswana’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.5% in the first quarter of 2026,...
Investment

CEDA moves upstream in mining finance

For decades, Botswana’s mining model has been straightforward. Prospectors discover minerals, large investors raise...
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In-Focus

The $1 Billion De Beers Question

For more than a century, De Beers was synonymous with diamonds. The company that...
News

Public Servants Panic Over Shrinking Pension Savings

Panic is spreading among Botswana’s public servants after many claimed their monthly pension contributions...
PAC

P125 Million Vanishes Into DIS Secrecy

A digital transformation project meant to secure Botswana’s electronic government infrastructure has instead exposed yet...
International

Manpower Shortages, Ageing Equipment Behind Omang Replacement Delays

Manpower shortages and ageing production equipment are behind the prolonged delays in issuing replacement...