… For a deeper dive into the evolving fraud landscape, the full TransUnion H1 2026 Update: Top Fraud Trends report is available for download, featuring data from Botswana alongside countries including Brazil, Canada, Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. …
… The dairy farm, he said was currently undertaking a herd expansion and optimisation programme which would see procurement of 200 cows expected to arrive at the end of June 2026 from Brazil. …
The outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Zone 11 has brought to a standstill the roll out of Phase I of Milk Valley Expansion Project in Lobatse where a consignment of heifers expected to arrive from Brazil has been temporarily halted. …
… We had athletes, their coaches and officials staying there and they utilised our services to move around town.” He added that the visitors he handled, from Latin American countries Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile, asked to be shown around town and to sample traditional Setswan …
TransUnion's 2025 research found suspected digital fraud in Botswana at 0.9% of transaction attempts, the lowest across African nations and below the global average of 3.8%. Account creation showed the highest fraud incidence at 2.6%, followed by login attempts at 0.8% and financial transactions at 0.5%.
Why it matters
Botswana's 0.9% digital fraud rate—lowest in Africa—demonstrates a competitive economic advantage and strong cybersecurity standing.
TransUnion's 2025 research found suspected digital fraud in Botswana at 0.9% of transaction attempts, the lowest across African nations and below the global average of 3.8%. Account creation showed the highest fraud incidence at 2.6%, followed by login attempts at 0.8% and financial transactions at 0.5%.
Lobatse MP Kamal Jacobs says government priority projects for economic resuscitation and employment creation are progressing on schedule, citing the Milk Valley Farm expansion programme (expecting 200 cows from Brazil by June 2026), BMC and tannery upgrades, and meat value-addition facilities as examples advancing domestic production and reducing import reliance.
An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Zone 11 has temporarily halted the arrival of 1,000 heifers from Brazil for Milk Valley Farm's Phase I expansion in Lobatse; cattle movement restrictions were imposed to mitigate FMD risk, though the heifers had already been purchased and quarantined in Brazil.
Botswana's national athletics relays team won the 4 x 400m gold at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26, held at the National Stadium where the country's independence was declared in 1966. The victory united the nation across different backgrounds, with Vice President and Minister of Finance Ndaba Gaolathe among the celebrating fans.