Botswana Minute.
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Botswana’s news, on the hour · Est. 2026
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Gaborone—:—London—:—New York—:—Beijing—:—
Archive Minute from Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Business

Bank Gaborone and LEA launch three-year partnership

The News

Bank Gaborone and LEA have entered a three-year partnership combining the bank's financial solutions and expertise with LEA's enterprise development, training, and business advisory services to help entrepreneurs become more bankable and investment-ready. The collaboration will include joint workshops, business clinics, roadshows, and SMME-focused platforms alongside tailored banking solutions and funding opportunities.

4 August 2026 · Mmegi →

Business

  1. Bank Gaborone and LEA launch three-year partnership

    Bank Gaborone and LEA have entered a three-year partnership combining the bank's financial solutions and expertise with LEA's enterprise development, training, and business advisory services to help entrepreneurs become more bankable and investment-ready. The collaboration will include joint workshops, business clinics, roadshows, and SMME-focused platforms alongside tailored banking solutions and funding opportunities.

    4 August 2026 · Mmegi →

  2. CEDA converts business materials to Braille for entrepreneurs

    CEDA is making essential publications available in Braille to remove barriers and create opportunities for persons living with visual impairments to access business development information, financial support, and participate in entrepreneurship.

    4 August 2026 · Mmegi →

  3. Private equity gains prominence as Botswana seeks growth capital

    Private equity firms, which acquire ownership stakes and actively reshape businesses unlike traditional lenders, are being viewed as critical partners for Botswana's economic expansion as the country faces slowing growth, fiscal pressures, and a need to diversify beyond diamonds.

    4 August 2026 · Mmegi →

  4. Khoemacau and Absa partner to support SME growth

    Khoemacau and Absa have formalised a partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement to combine their enterprise development commitments and deliver targeted support to citizen-owned enterprises in the mining value chain, offering financial solutions, business development support, and capacity-building initiatives.

    4 August 2026 · Mmegi →

  5. BotswanaPost launches parcel insurance product

    BotswanaPost has introduced PosoInsure Parcel Insurance, a product developed with InsureGuard that reimburses customers for the insured value of eligible parcels sent through its courier network. Customers can insure parcels valued up to P30,000 at a three percent premium rate, with coverage from collection through final delivery.

    4 August 2026 · Mmegi →

Agriculture & Land

  1. Minister urges climate-smart farming as El Niño approaches

    Agriculture Minister Dr Edwin Dikoloti has urged farmers to adopt climate-smart agriculture to prepare for anticipated El Niño conditions in the upcoming ploughing season, emphasizing that reliable weather information and planning are essential for making decisions on planting dates, crop selection, water management, and risk mitigation.

    4 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

Society

  1. 36-year-old man hospitalised in nightclub-related assault

    A 36-year-old man was hospitalised after being attacked outside a nightclub at around 5:30am. According to police, an unknown man kicked the victim's vehicle while he was inside chatting with a woman, and the victim was injured when he exited to confront the assailant.

    4 August 2026 · Mmegi →

  2. Three men sought for assaulting elder over alleged stock theft

    Three suspects allegedly confronted a man at his home on Friday over alleged stock theft, and the confrontation turned violent with the trio assaulting and repeatedly kicking him, leaving him with serious injuries.

    4 August 2026 · Mmegi →

  3. Tsheko urges North West District poverty focus through local solutions

    Chief of Staff Dr Oupa Tsheko told North West District leadership that the district's natural resources and economic opportunities should enable sustainable livelihood programmes rather than relief-based interventions. He noted that despite the district's tourism assets and infrastructure, poverty remains prevalent, and that localised, tailored approaches are needed rather than a one-size-fits-all strategy.

    4 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

Culture

  1. Radio veteran Bampeile Sehube retires after three decades

    Bampeile 'Mascot' Sehube, whose voice has been a fixture on Botswana radio for more than three decades, is signing off from public service and retiring into agriculture. Inspired as a boy by a former Radio Botswana announcer in his Nata village, Sehube left his job as a steel-fixing labourer and successfully auditioned at Radio Botswana, beginning a long career as a news anchor.

    4 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

  2. Molepolole deaconess publishes gospel teachings in inspirational book

    Kgomotsego Modiakgotla, an Apostolic Faith Mission deaconess in her early 70s, has compiled her years of sermons and devotional writings into a book titled The Golden Diary of a Christian Mother. The book aims to teach repentance, God's will, and His purpose for humanity to both believers and non-believers.

    4 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

Sport

  1. Botswana commits P9M to host 2027 TAFISA World Congress

    The government has committed P9 million to host the 30th TAFISA World Congress in October 2027, defending the decision as a strategic investment aligned with efforts to position Botswana as a premier destination for international sporting events and support economic diversification.

    4 August 2026 · Weekend Post →

  2. Gaborone United owner sets sustainable investment model for Botswana football

    Botswana Football Association president Tariq Babitseng credits Gaborone United owner Nicolas Zakhem with rewriting the script of fleeting investor involvement, pointing to infrastructure investment at the club's stadium beside the University of Botswana — which hosts over 70 percent of FNB Premiership matches and has created 110 jobs — as a blueprint for sustainable club ownership in a country facing severe football infrastructure shortages.

    4 August 2026 · Weekend Post →

  3. Botswana hosts World Tennis Tour J30 junior tournament

    Botswana Tennis Association is hosting the World Tennis Tour J30 tournament from August 10 to 22 at the National Tennis Centre, attracting around 80 elite junior players from the United States, Europe, China, Israel and African countries. The tournament provides local junior players an opportunity to earn world tennis ranking points and prepare for the African Junior Championships in Morocco and the AUSC Region 5 Youth Games in Maputo.

    4 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

  4. Independence Kids Run planned for Gaborone in September 2026

    Botswana is preparing the Independence Kids Run for September 26, 2026, in Gaborone's Central Business District as part of its 60th Independence Anniversary celebrations. The event aims to promote physical fitness, healthy lifestyles, patriotism, and national pride among children and families, building on the momentum of the Absa Summer Kids Marathon that attracted more than 1,800 children in April.

    4 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

  5. Red Roses drawn with Herentals, ZESCO, LDF in title defence

    The Red Roses have been drawn in Group A with Zimbabwe's Herentals Queens, Zambia's ZESCO Ndola Girls, and Lesotho Defence Force for their title defence. ZESCO Ndola Girls will seek revenge after losing last year's final to GU on penalties, while Herentals Queens arrives as one of Zimbabwe's strongest clubs.

    4 August 2026 · Mmegi →

Botswana Minute