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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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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...
Money

Finance Ministry Set to Centralise All Govt Procurement

The Ministry of Finance is poised to assume full control of all government procurement...

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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...