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UB To Honour Roy Sesana With Honorary Doctorate

The University of Botswana (UB) is set to confer an honorary Doctor of Letters,...
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News&All – Issue: Vol 1, No 17

Online digital copy of News&All for 8 October 2026
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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...
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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UB To Honour Roy Sesana With Honorary Doctorate

The University of Botswana (UB) is set to confer an honorary Doctor of Letters,...
Digital Paper

News&All – Issue: Vol 1, No 17

Online digital copy of News&All for 8 October 2026
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Unemployment: Botswana’s Ticking Time Bomb Refuses to Defuse

Botswana’s unemployment crisis is no longer simply a problem of people without jobs. It...
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Poor Air Connectivity Drags Botswana’s Tourism Ranking Down Nine Places

Botswana has dropped nine places in the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) Travel and...