Mounting fiscal and governance pressures are prompting Botswana to reconsider whether fragmented ministerial oversight of state-owned enterprises remains viable, with a professional state holdings group emerging as a potential alternative.
30 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Mounting fiscal and governance pressures are prompting Botswana to reconsider whether fragmented ministerial oversight of state-owned enterprises remains viable, with a professional state holdings group emerging as a potential alternative.
30 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Dumela Creative Stock, a Botswana-founded digital marketplace for African creative content, is returning with a renewed focus on helping photographers, filmmakers, designers and sound creators monetise their intellectual property and connect with buyers beyond local borders.
30 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana's business community expects the economy to expand by 2.1 percent in 2026 following a 0.7 percent contraction in 2025, though the outlook remains clouded by weak demand, constrained government spending and high financing costs, according to the Bank of Botswana's June Business Expectations Survey.
15 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe has asked Parliament to increase the ceiling on Botswana's government bond issuance programme from P55 billion to P85 billion, characterizing the move as a matter of financing flexibility rather than an intention to borrow the full amount.
15 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Bank of Botswana kept its Monetary Policy Rate at 5.5 percent despite inflation falling from 10.7 percent in June to 9.4 percent in July, which remains above the central bank's 3–6 percent medium-term target.
15 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Standard Chartered Bank Botswana expects its pre-tax profit for the six months to June 2026 to rise by between 16 and 26 percent, or between P22 million and P36 million, from P140 million in the corresponding 2025 period, putting expected half-year profit before tax at approximately P162 million to P176 million.
15 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Botswana Meat Commission slaughtered 12,378 cattle at its Lobatse plant between January and July 2026, an increase of 6,892 head compared with the same period last year, despite continued restrictions on cattle movement and disease-control measures related to Foot and Mouth Disease.
15 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's wheat production has declined by 10 percent, leaving the country's milling industry increasingly dependent on imports as local output cannot meet demand.
15 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Parliament unanimously adopted the National Health Insurance Policy on 19 August 2026, and the Ministry of Health announced a ten-year partnership with Abu Dhabi Health Data Services covering medicines, medical products, digital health, genomics and supply-chain support. The Minister of Health framed NHI as a question of dignity and equity, ensuring people can obtain quality care regardless of where they live or what they earn.
16 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Gaborone Book Festival argues that while AI can generate stories quickly, it cannot replicate the shared experience of people gathered together to discuss, laugh, and imagine collectively.
30 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Sue Nyathi's self-published novel "The Polygamist" has been adapted into a Netflix series streamed across more than 60 countries. At the Gaborone Book Festival, the Zimbabwean author discussed the journey from rejected manuscript to international success and the business side of book-to-screen adaptation.
30 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Township Rollers, despite securing sponsorships worth millions of pula to pay debts, now faces two new FIFA transfer bans effective July and August 2026, following unpaid dues to former coach Abdelaziz Karkache (P1.2 million) and other creditors.
16 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Botswana Fencing Federation, financially constrained, missed the Commonwealth Games and Junior World Championships but continues to provide international exposure to athletes, sending fencers to the World Senior Championships in Hong Kong and the African Championships in June. The federation aims to improve its representation at future competitions while maintaining local activity through tournaments.
16 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Following the Mbuya Nehanda ferry capsizing on Lake Kariba that killed 94 people, an opinion piece questions whether Botswana's institutions expose failures, learn from them, and prevent future disasters, citing a pattern of repeated transport tragedies from Matsha to Kariba.
30 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →