The Competition and Consumer Authority has approved Fusionspark's acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Engen Botswana, but ordered businessman Ramachandran Ottapathu to exit Reddy Group before the transaction can proceed, citing potential competition risks from overlap in his interests.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Competition and Consumer Authority has approved Fusionspark's acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Engen Botswana, but ordered businessman Ramachandran Ottapathu to exit Reddy Group before the transaction can proceed, citing potential competition risks from overlap in his interests.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Vice-President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe used the 8th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Ministerial Conference in Seoul to encourage Korean companies to invest in Botswana, highlighting opportunities in energy, manufacturing, agriculture, strategic minerals, artificial intelligence and financial services as the country reduces its reliance on diamonds.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's Okavango Diamond Company generated more than P2 billion from auction sales in the first eight months of 2026, selling about 855,000 carats for $200.7 million, with third-quarter sales contributing $65.8 million from 276,658 carats.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana and Angola, which together account for almost 30 percent of global rough diamond production by volume, are stepping up cooperation to protect the value of natural diamonds as producers face competition from laboratory-grown stones and weaker global demand.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Australian junior TalonX Resources has revived its search for copper at the Kihabe project in north-west Botswana, a 100%-owned project spanning about 1,000km² near the Namibian border that the ASX-listed explorer had put on hold earlier this year.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's cattle population fell to 1.64 million in 2025 from 1.74 million a decade earlier, a 6.1 percent decline, according to Statistics Botswana's 2025 Agricultural Census. The decline underlines pressure on a sector that remains important to Botswana's agricultural economy, even as commercial farmers expand their share of the national herd.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
For more than a decade, Thapelo "Fish" Pabalinga has organized a week-long festival each September at Gaborone Dam's Bojanala Waterfront, attracting international performers and visitors from neighboring countries, generating economic activity for local vendors and service providers.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana football coach Morena Ramoreboli has resigned to become an assistant to South African head coach Pitso Mosimane, leaving the Zebras just a week before their Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign begins against Libya and Tunisia.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Eight of Botswana's top football clubs will compete in the inaugural Elite Top 8 tournament with a total purse of P3.05 million, featuring a P1.5 million championship prize for the winners. Quarter-finals pit Gaborone United against Nico United, Mochudi Centre Chiefs against Morupule Wanderers, Sua Flamingos against Orapa United, and Jwaneng Galaxy against Township Rollers, with finals scheduled for 9–11 October.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →