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… Botswana, however, remains in the investment category, being an outlier in Africa.BusinessWeek has established that top Finance ministry officials met with S&P researchers at least three weeks ago, while a meeting with Moody’s was scheduled for last week.
Fiscal authorities brace for credit ratings’ decisionsWeekend Post
A powerful El Niño is gathering strength in the equatorial Pacific, and Africa is once again in its crosshairs. …
Africa braces as a potent El Niño builds in the pacificDaily News Botswana
Batswana, particularly young entrepreneurs, should look beyond small domestic market and tap into opportunities across Africa, Pan African Game Changers (PAGC) founder and president, Dr Precious Gondwe has said. …
PAGC challenges enterprises to look beyond local marketBotswana Sunday Standard
… Now, it has an opportunity to become equally recognised for developing one of Africa’s most capable, adaptable and innovative workforces. …
Botswana’s next great resource is its peopleWeekend Post
… His remarks underscored industrialization, energy security, domestic processing, and stronger African capital markets as essential pillars of the continent’s economic transformation. …
Dangote calls on Africa to finance its own industrializationDaily News Botswana
… The facilities also form part of an ambitious model that President Boko believes can transform the way social infrastructure is delivered in Botswana and across Africa. …
New school to enrol 380 learnersWeekend Post
… Yaone Bogatsu, both members of the 9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026 organizing committee, emphasized the conference’s goal to shift discussions on planetary health and primary care toward actionable, Africa-centered solutions. …
Africa unites for climate-resilient healthcare in 2026 ConferenceWeekend Post
… For four decades, Continental Reinsurance has operated in the shadows of Africa’s insurance market; underwriting risks that global reinsurers preferred to avoid, building offices in cities where competitors saw only instability, and collecting premiums in currencies that could lo …
A Private Equity Exit, a Pan-African Reinsurer, and a Test for BSEWeekend Post
… Sall’s pitch is implicitly about representation: that an organization dominated by Western and Asian powers cannot credibly claim to speak for the world if Africa remains locked out of its top office. …
The high-stakes race to lead the United Nations: Who will shape Global Diplomacy after 2026?Weekend Post
… The bigger vision has always been to create a connection between the African creative and the market. …
Dumela Creative Stock returns to connect African creatives with global marketsTwo ratings agencies conduct sovereign debt assessments in March and September each year; S&P lowered Botswana's sovereign credit ratings in March assessments this year while Moody's downgraded the country last year. Botswana remains in the investment category, an outlier in Africa, and senior Finance ministry officials have recently met with both agencies.
2 hours ago · Mmegi →
Two ratings agencies conduct sovereign debt assessments in March and September each year; S&P lowered Botswana's sovereign credit ratings in March assessments this year while Moody's downgraded the country last year. Botswana remains in the investment category, an outlier in Africa, and senior Finance ministry officials have recently met with both agencies.
2 hours ago · Mmegi →
A strong El Niño building in the Pacific poses a greater than 90 percent chance of becoming historically severe and is expected to bring drought and heat to southern Africa and heavy rain and flooding to parts of the east, threatening harvests, water supplies, and energy generation across the continent.
7 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Pan African Game Changers founder Dr Precious Gondwe has called on young entrepreneurs to move beyond Botswana's 2.5-million-person domestic market and pursue opportunities across Africa and the region, including through strategic partnerships with neighbouring countries to overcome the landlocked position.
9 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's success has been built on disciplined management of natural resources; the country now has an opportunity to become recognised for developing a capable, adaptable and innovative workforce, with the next chapter defined by people development rather than resource discovery.
7 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
At a Capital Markets and Institutional Investors Roundtable in Botswana, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote called on African nations and businesses to lead the continent's industrial development rather than rely on foreign investors, emphasizing that African capital must fund large-scale projects and that the continent must move away from exporting raw materials.
7 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
President Advocate Duma Boko opened a primary school expected to enrol about 380 learners and a clinic in Block 7, Gaborone, built through a private-sector partnership under the African Hero initiative, with government covering staffing and operations rather than construction costs.
5 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Botswana Association of Family Physicians is organizing the 9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026 to foster collaboration among African nations on building resilient primary healthcare systems amid climate and health challenges. The conference aims to bring together African academics and health professionals to address issues including food insecurity, disease outbreaks, and non-communicable diseases through locally sourced research and stronger continental partnerships.
3 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Continental Reinsurance Holdings Limited is scheduled to list on the Botswana Stock Exchange's Main Board on October 5 in an initial public offering worth roughly 2.1 billion pula, marking the first time a private-equity shareholder has exited an investment through a Botswana listing of this nature and testing investor appetite for a pan-African reinsurer.
3 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
António Guterres is stepping down as UN Secretary-General at the end of his second term, and a diverse field of candidates—including former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet—is emerging to compete for the role, each advancing different visions for the organization's future.
31 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
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 →
Dumela Creative Stock, a digital marketplace for African creative content, is relaunching to connect photographers, videographers and sound creators with international buyers. The platform is designed to monetise creative intellectual property and support Botswana's economic diversification agenda, as mining accounts for roughly a third of GDP and over 80 per cent of export earnings.
27 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana's government told Parliament this week that allowing Pitseng Gaoberekwe to be buried in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve last December had set a precedent, framing the decision as "administrative mercy" and an act of restorative justice toward the San people. The government defended the move despite questions about whether it undermined court rulings or violated constitutional separation of powers.
24 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Goitsemang Scarlett Chalumbila completed the MultiChoice Talent Factory program, which bridges education and professional practice in Southern Africa, and now works as a Digital Content Producer at Bullsheep Creative Studios while founding Sewelo Media. The program provided her with hands-on experience and industry mentorship to build a sustainable career in film and media.
17 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana's gambling sector is expected to reach over one billion Pula in revenue by March 2026, driven by licensed operators and online engagement, but an estimated $63 million annually is spent on illegal and offshore betting platforms, creating challenges for financial integrity and money laundering control.
13 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Africa's top private technology companies, valued over $1 billion, are shifting wealth generation away from traditional resource-based industries toward scalable software solutions. These unicorns focus on everyday challenges faced by ordinary Africans and small business owners, such as cross-border money transfers, payments processing, and banking access, rather than luxury goods or Western digital trends.
6 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Two Augusta Westland 109K2 helicopters purchased for $1.36 million by Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism for anti-poaching efforts have never been fully delivered; one was sent to South Africa for refurbishment and has since vanished into cannibalized parts, while the government continues paying a South African firm and neither aircraft has reached Botswana as intended.
3 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
The African Development Bank has provided a $15 million loan to Biovac, a South African vaccine manufacturer, to develop a multi-vaccine facility in Cape Town that will increase Africa's domestic vaccine production capacity and create about 340 jobs.
30 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
Ms. Umuna Maendo, a first-year PhD student at Botswana International University of Science and Technology, has been named the inaugural recipient of the HEROIC Prostate Cancer Precision Health Africa1K Fellowship, which will enable her to join the Ancestry and Health Genomics Laboratory at the University of Sydney under the mentorship of Professor Vanessa Hayes.
30 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
Minister Ramogapi attended a high-level UN-HABITAT meeting to reflect on progress since the 2016 New Urban Agenda and refine priorities for the next decade. He delivered a national statement on Botswana's efforts to ensure well-planned settlements with integrated housing, services, and climate-resilient urban policies, and met with UN-HABITAT's regional director for Africa to discuss technical support for Botswana's urban development priorities.
28 July 2026 · Mmegi →
Botswana's music and entertainment industry generates millions through concerts and sponsorships but loses long-term value because creators rarely register intellectual property like trademarks and brand equity. While the country ranks 58th globally in innovation inputs, it falls to 116th in creative outputs, reflecting a broader African trend where national trademark registries account for less than two percent of global filings annually.
27 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
The University of Botswana will name one of its buildings after the Kengalogile family, who donated land for the establishment of the Okavango Research Institute. The pledge recognises the family's philanthropic contribution and their belief in education as an enduring investment.
27 July 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Experts are calling for an Africa-centred research agenda in the search for an HIV cure, arguing that scientific breakthroughs must be designed to meet the unique realities and healthcare systems of African populations. According to Professor Catherine Koofhethile from the Botswana Harvard Health Partnership, Africa recorded approximately 663,000 new HIV infections and 396,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2023, falling short of global targets, and ending HIV requires a coordinated international response.
27 July 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
According to the 2026 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Botswana has experienced a decade-long deterioration in its anti-corruption performance, putting pressure on the country's reputation as one of Africa's strongest governance performers.
26 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Numeral Group is backing the expansion of South African digital tipping platform Tipped.biz across Africa, addressing the challenge of declining cash use that threatens service workers' supplementary income by enabling customers to tip via personalised QR codes and mobile banking apps.
22 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
According to the Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2026, Botswana's score has dropped 8.6 points over the past decade and now ranks sixth in Africa with a score of 57.8, placing it among five African nations showing severe declines in anti-corruption efforts since 2016. The report flags Botswana as experiencing "Increasing Deterioration," signaling an acceleration of decline since 2021.
22 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
CEO Africa Roundtable founder Kenias Mafukidze announced commitments to establish an investment desk, deliver three bankable flagship projects by 2027, and bring annual CEO delegations to Botswana, as part of a vision to help double the economy from $20 billion to $40 billion by 2036 through diversification away from raw commodity exports toward high-value industries including digital innovation, renewable energy, agro-processing, and tourism.
14 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
Avani Gaborone Resort & Casino has introduced house wines—Cabernet, Rosé, and Sauvignon Blanc—with sales proceeds supporting the protection of Africa's threatened wildlife.
8 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Female Anopheles mosquitoes continue to transmit malaria across Africa, claiming approximately 580,000 lives in 2022 alone—over 95% of global malaria deaths—and disproportionately affecting children under five and pregnant women, despite decades of intervention efforts.
25 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
Netflix has released "The Polygamist," a 22-episode telenovela adapted from Zimbabwean author Sue Nyathi's 2012 novel, which follows four women involved with a wealthy banking magnate and explores themes of polygamy, gender dynamics, and wealth in contemporary Zimbabwe.
23 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
Kamogelo Molatlhwa, founder of the Historic Walk initiative, plans to walk approximately 11,149 kilometres from Cape Town to Cairo starting October 1, 2026, to raise continental awareness about gender-based violence and unite governments, communities, and citizens in confronting the crisis.
18 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →