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Charges Loom for Batswana in Russia-Ukraine War

The government is likely to lay criminal charges against Batswana recruited to fight alongside...
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Ram-Linked Companies Spark Engen Acquisition Row

The acquisition of Engen Botswana Limited by Fusionspark (Pty), a company controlled in part...
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Technology

BTC Looks Beyond Botswana

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) is turning its gaze beyond Botswana’s borders, making Southern African...
Tourism

Botswana’s Tourism Dividend Remains Elusive

For decades Botswana has searched for an economic future beyond diamonds. Tourism, long celebrated...
News

VAT Compliance Gap Widens as Trade, Mining Sectors Drive Revenue Losses

Botswana is losing billions of pula in potential tax revenue as businesses in the...
Business

Budget Deficit Shrinks, but the Hard Work of Fiscal Repair Remains

Botswana’s fiscal position improved markedly in the 2025-26 financial year. Whether that improvement reflects...
Local

Gov’t Cash Crunch Raises Risks for Banks, World Bank Warns

Botswana’s worsening cash crunch is beginning to threaten the banking sector, with the World...
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...
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,...
Tourism

Tourism supports 30,000 jobs but still trails pre-pandemic peak, new data shows

Maun: Botswana's tourism sector contributed 3.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) and supported about...
News

Mining Collapse Drags  Economy Into 5.4% Contraction

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

Diamonds Dim Botswana’s Shine

...as S&P downgrades the country to BBB- Botswana’s reputation for diamond fuelled stability has taken...
Budget Speech

A rich country running out of buffers

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

Botswana’s pension funds: anchoring capital market growth in a volatile global economy

Amid heightened global uncertainty and tightening financial conditions, Africa’s financial markets have shown a...
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Charges Loom for Batswana in Russia-Ukraine War

The government is likely to lay criminal charges against Batswana recruited to fight alongside...
Local

Ram-Linked Companies Spark Engen Acquisition Row

The acquisition of Engen Botswana Limited by Fusionspark (Pty), a company controlled in part...
Corruption

Former Minister Moagi Aquitted in P4.7 Million Corruption Case

Former Minister of Minerals and Energy Lefoko Moagi has been acquitted of a corruption...
Wildlife

Chobe Holdings Invests P1,9 Million In Conservation And Wildlife Research

Chobe Holdings Limited invested P1.93 million in wildlife research, conservation and heritage preservation during...