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Daily News Botswana
President Advocate Duma Boko has highlighted government’s commitment to strengthening economic relations with the European Union (EU) as Botswana seeks to attract foreign direct investment and recover from the current economic slump. …
Government aims to expand EU economic relationsDaily News Botswana
Botswana is seeking to accelerate economic diversification, improve healthcare delivery and attract foreign direct investment following a six-day state visit to China, which secured a P400m grant and medical equipment and consumables valued at approximately P40m. …
China grant boosts Botswanas growth driveBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Botswana opens SA beef market amid FMD, drought risks Botswana has secured access to South Africa for beef and live cattle exports, offering farmers an additional potential market as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and looming drought risks put pressure on the livest …
Botswana opens SA beef market amid FMD, drought risksBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Gov’t steps up FMD vaccinations Botswana is increasing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccinations to protect its cattle industry, with veterinary authorities warning that inadequate control efforts in neighbouring Zimbabwe and South Africa could undermine containme …
Gov’t steps up FMD vaccinationsBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Botswana ranks third in Africa on global capitalism index Botswana ranks as Africa’s third-highest-performing capitalist economy, scoring 72.7 out of 100 in the Global Capitalism Index, although weaknesses in business formation and capital markets point to persist …
Botswana ranks third in Africa on global capitalism indexThe Botswana Gazette
Botswana truck drivers allege bribery and harassment by officials in Mozambique and the DRC, prompting calls for government intervention to protect cross-border transport. …
Truckers Allege Abuse Across BordersWeekend Post
Across Botswana, the skeletons of unfinished promises are easy to find. A school expansion that was supposed to open its doors years ago. …
Botswana’s abandoned projects leave taxpayers holding the billWeekend Post
… What has unfurled since is a tangled contest in which the machinery of Botswana’s state – its spies, its tax collectors and its police – stands accused of being pressed into service in a bruising commercial quarrel over tobacco. …
DIS, BURS, Police pulled into smoldering tobacco feudWeekend Post
The relentless squeeze on Botswana’s wallets eased in September, as the country’s annual inflation rate fell to 7.8 percent, a decline of 1.5 percentage points from the 9.3 percent registered in August, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report issued by Statistics Bots …
Inflation cools sharply as fuel costs loosen their gripWeekend Post
For much of the past decade, the story of Botswana’s foreign reserves was one of slow erosion: a hard-won stockpile, accumulated over generations of prudent diamond stewardship, bleeding away as the pandemic, soft gem markets and widening budget deficits forced the government to …
Botswana’s war chest swells to P63 Billion, a buffer rebuiltBotswana's first trafficking conviction in four years, which resulted in a fifteen-year prison sentence, has helped the country maintain its Tier 2 standing in the US Department of State's 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report.
10 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Botswana's first trafficking conviction in four years, which resulted in a fifteen-year prison sentence, has helped the country maintain its Tier 2 standing in the US Department of State's 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report.
10 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Goitseone Phoko, a Botswana international goalkeeper who signed a two-year contract with South African club Siwelele FC in June after a strong Africa Cup of Nations performance, is negotiating an exit after four months. According to sources, his departure follows the departure of the coach who signed him, Lehlohonolo Seema.
10 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Attendees at a Business Botswana summit agreed that an economy reliant solely on diamonds is unsustainable and called for diversifying economic opportunities. The article notes that despite high unemployment at home, Botswana is exporting jobs to neighbouring countries, citing a condom manufacturing company owned by a Motswana entrepreneur in South Africa as an example.
10 hours ago · Mmegi →
De Beers Group has injected an initial P1 billion into Botswana's Diamonds for Development Fund, a government–De Beers partnership designed to channel capital into enterprise development and build alternative sources of economic growth beyond diamonds.
13 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
A TransUnion Consumer Pulse Survey found that 71 percent of Botswana consumers expect their household income to increase over the next 12 months, despite mounting household pressures, declining confidence in credit access, and rising exposure to digital fraud.
13 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Government is considering easing agricultural lending requirements as foot-and-mouth disease and the threat of El Niño-induced drought increase pressure on Botswana's farming sector. The Assistant Minister of Lands and Agriculture has urged state-owned lenders, including CEDA, to reconsider loan conditions and repayment structures limiting farmers' access to capital.
13 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Two persons were taken in for questioning by Botswana police over comments on posts from a pseudonymous Facebook account, prompting questions about how police can identify anonymous account holders when harm occurs.
13 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Following Parliament's adoption of Botswana's National Health Insurance Policy in August 2026, an opinion piece examines Ghana's two-decade-old National Health Insurance Scheme, which has expanded healthcare access and financial protection but faced challenges in provider payments, financing sustainability, institutional coordination, and service quality.
14 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Signet Jewelers and De Beers are reinforcing their partnership across diamond mining, manufacturing and retail, emphasising Botswana's economic transformation, local craftsmanship and responsible sourcing as they work to revive consumer demand for natural diamonds. Senior executives from Signet, the world's largest diamond jewellery retailer, visited Jwaneng diamond mine as part of celebrations marking Botswana's 60 years of independence.
25 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana is expected to finance its HIV and tuberculosis programmes entirely from domestic resources by the end of 2030 after the Global Fund designated its latest grant cycle as the country's final allocation for the two diseases. Botswana's HIV funding allocation fell from US$22.88 million under Grant Cycle 7 to US$13.12 million under Grant Cycle 8, a decline of 42.6%.
25 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Access Bank Botswana has issued Botswana Depository Receipts (BDRs) allowing investors in Botswana and participating SADC markets to participate in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals offering, described as "The People's IPO," marking a first-to-market structure for the Botswana Stock Exchange.
25 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
UDC backbench MPs are organizing to demand substantial salary and allowance increases, citing Botswana's economic rebound in 2026, and plan to submit a formal proposal to Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe before November's Parliament sitting and President Duma Boko's State of the Nation Address.
25 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Global Fund has warned Botswana that it faces the risk of further cuts to international HIV and tuberculosis funding if it fails to demonstrate that previous government financing commitments were fulfilled, and could reduce funding by twice the outstanding recoverable amount if the debt is not satisfactorily repaid.
25 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The OECD's 2026 Peer Review has found that Botswana has not established key international arrangements required to exchange tax information on multinational companies, leaving the country with a longstanding transparency gap.
25 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
A Diamond for Development Fund has been credited with one billion Pula (USD 73 million), representing a shared achievement between President Duma Boko and his predecessor Mokgweetsi Masisi in securing Botswana's diamond wealth.
25 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Hotel 4:30, a five-star hotel in Gaborone's CBD, has won three awards at the 2026 World Luxury Hotel Awards in Bucharest: Luxury Conference and Event Hotel in Botswana, Luxury New Hotel in Southern Africa, and Luxury City Business Hotel in Botswana.
23 October 2026 · Mmegi →
The fifth Bantu Film Festival in Gaborone is challenging Botswana to move creative industries beyond entertainment toward actual livelihoods, as the country marks sixty years of independence. Founded in 2022, the Pan-African festival refuses to treat film as pure entertainment, with conversations raising questions about who owns the stories being told.
23 October 2026 · Mmegi →
The Assistant Minister of Lands and Agriculture has urged Hukuntsi farmers to prepare for a planned government export dispensation for live cattle and meat products to help them recover financially from the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak. The initiative would allow farmers to sell accumulated livestock, generate income and reduce financial burden while supporting disease-control efforts through regulated allocations and export quotas.
23 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
In an interview at her home near Gaborone, prominent activist Dow reflects on her involvement in the legal case that made her name known internationally, her decision to contest for BCP vice president, and her tendency to step into every space where she believes she can contribute, saying "I am unable not to get involved if I believe I have an opinion or something to contribute."
22 October 2026 · Mmegi →
A restoration programme worth P60 billion is being proposed to repair public assets like schools, hospitals, roads, railways, and water systems that were built with diamond wealth, asking whether Botswana should prioritize maintenance of existing infrastructure before commissioning new projects.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The South African restaurant group Famous Brands plans to reduce its controlling stake in Botswana's Retail Group Proprietary Limited from 51 percent to 30 percent following persistent underperformance and a R40.9 million impairment.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Botswana Stock Exchange has been selected as the regional trading hub for the US$1.6 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery initial public offering, positioning Botswana as Southern Africa's gateway to the share offering, though regulatory hurdles remain.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana is positioning itself for a 25 percent stake in De Beers as a new ownership structure takes shape, with global luxury investors and diamond industry players preparing to pursue majority control of the miner.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
President Duma Boko has rejected concerns that Botswana's closer ties with China could damage relations with the United States, saying national interests will determine the country's strategic partnerships.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Taiwan has condemned Botswana's support of Beijing's position on its sovereignty, with President Duma Boko reaffirming his opposition to Taiwanese independence. Taipei accuses Botswana of endorsing Beijing's political manipulation.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
De Beers has warned of a further slowdown in Botswana's diamond production before the end of 2026, after third-quarter output fell 20 percent year-on-year, with planned Jwaneng maintenance expected to drive production lower in the final quarter.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
President Duma Boko officially unveiled the Botswana End Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Council in Tlokweng on October 22, pledging to mobilise domestic resources and drive strategies toward elimination. Boko said he aims to secure WHO Malaria-free certification for Botswana before his term ends, citing Cabo Verde's 2024 achievement as proof the goal is attainable.
22 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Boko has launched a 28-member Botswana End Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Council to mobilise resources and strengthen national efforts to eliminate malaria. He noted that about 2,500 households could not be reached during spraying operations and approximately 1,000 households in the North-West District refused indoor spraying, and said Botswana aspires to achieve WHO malaria-free certification during his first term.
22 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Duma Boko said Botswana looks forward to deepening cooperation with Australia on fire and disaster management amid the threat of extreme heat and El Niño weather. Boko highlighted Australia's support across education, economic management, institutional strengthening, and over 50 postgraduate study opportunities provided to Botswana.
22 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum Lobbying and Advocacy Mission vice president has called on Botswana to strengthen measures for increasing women's participation in decision-making structures, including Parliament, and to focus on gender mainstreaming rather than parity alone. She said efforts should begin at grassroots level and cited South Africa and Tanzania as examples of countries with improved women's representation.
22 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →