Botswana is revising its approach to state-owned enterprises through a proposed SOE Ownership Policy designed to tighten public finances and support economic diversification. Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe said the policy would establish clearer performance expectations, stronger governance, and closer monitoring of fiscal risks in government shareholding.
2 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana is revising its approach to state-owned enterprises through a proposed SOE Ownership Policy designed to tighten public finances and support economic diversification. Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe said the policy would establish clearer performance expectations, stronger governance, and closer monitoring of fiscal risks in government shareholding.
2 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Non-interest income at Botswana's banks rose 33.7 percent in 2025 to P5.2 billion, now representing 43.8 percent of total banking income. The increase was driven mainly by higher fee and commission income from greater transaction volumes on digital platforms and increased foreign-exchange activity.
2 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Bank of Botswana will seek P3.1 billion from domestic investors on September 24, taking government securities financing past the halfway mark for the 2026/27 financial year. Treasury bill issuance has already reached its annual target while bond sales remain behind schedule.
2 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
HB Antwerp has blamed the failure of a proposed 2023 strategic partnership with Botswana and inability to access ODC rough supply for its decision to significantly downsize local operations.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana feedlot operators JS Beef and Primelots are invoking World Organisation for Animal Health mechanisms to seek a science-based market route for cattle, citing deepening financial and animal-welfare losses from FMD restrictions.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Namibia detected foot-and-mouth disease in 10 cattle in the Kharas region, within its WOAH-recognised FMD-free zone, raising concerns over livestock and meat-product controls along Botswana's newly opened transit route for Ngamiland beef to Angola.
2 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Central Medical Stores data shows average availability of vital, essential and necessary medicines at 42 percent, with the Ministry of Health targeting 97 percent availability by December.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority has asked the World Health Organisation to engage Indian authorities over recalled TB medicines found deficient in critical treatment components.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
On Botswana's Diamond Jubilee independence anniversary, celebrations across communities featured gatherings, song, dance, and traditional festivities centred on the sharing of meat. Cattle hold a special place in Botswana's social and cultural life as a sign of wealth, status, food, gift, bride-price, hospitality symbol, and centrepiece of celebration.
2 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Schickhardt Gymnasium Herrenberg of Germany beat Legae Academy 3-0 in the final of the German Cultural Exchange Soccer Tournament on September 26, concluding a two-week football and cultural exchange in Botswana.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Twenty-year-old forward Losika Ratshukudu made an impression in his second appearance for Botswana's national team on Monday at Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi in Rades, coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute and displaying composed, calculated play that offered a glimpse of the national team's promising future.
2 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Ntebogang Motlakaloso has retired from international football after 19 years and 175 caps for Botswana, including a Nations Cup title and a stint in Singapore.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Sekao Boifang Jack and George Chiswaniso won the overall CAVB Zone VI Beach Volleyball Series championship after consistent performances across five legs.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana's elite knockout competition returns after a six-season absence with African Hero providing P4 million in sponsorship, with champions set to earn more than league and FA Cup winners.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana won both the men's and women's titles at the FCB Padel Club Regional Tournament Grand Finale held in Gaborone on 26–27 September 2026, though Zambia secured the overall country championship.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Environment and Tourism Minister Wynter Mmolotsi has told Khama in a strongly worded letter that the government's decision to offer elephants to people of Serowe District is not subject to his authority to reverse. The clash reflects tension between Khama's conservationist philosophy and the government's position that wildlife can be sustainably utilised to benefit communities, following the government's decision to issue complimentary hunting licences for 23 elephants across eight districts as part of Botswana's 60th Independence celebrations.
2 October 2026 · Mmegi →
The Minister of Environment and Tourism has confirmed that elephants will be issued to Serowe District through a ministerial licence, as part of the country's 60th independence celebrations and the government's wildlife utilisation policy.
2 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Research by economists and conservation specialists affiliated with Leibniz University Hannover, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, BirdLife International and the Foundation for Sustainable Development found that vultures provide ecosystem services worth more than US$250 million a year across Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, according to a study titled "Total Economic Vulture: The Value of Ecosystem Services Provided by Vultures in Southern Africa."
2 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
A partnership between Botswana Stock Exchange-listed Chobe Holdings and University of Botswana Tourism and Hospitality students brought third-year students together with Chobe Game Lodge and Lesoma village residents to refurbish the community's Kgotla wall on September 16, with students donating paint and labour.
2 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Xigera Camp has become the first and only property in Botswana to receive a Michelin Key, earning two keys in the 2026 selection among 657 properties worldwide. The Michelin Guide award recognises an "exceptional stay" based on assessments of character, architecture, interiors, service, comfort, connection to destination and value.
2 October 2026 · Mmegi →
An opinion piece argues that entrepreneurship education delivers better value when brands fund teacher development and classroom capability rather than prizes and pitch-night competitions, and that entrepreneurship is often taught too late to young people.
2 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →