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Mmegi
Estimates from the Ministry of Finance show that the Department of Veterinary Services, the traditional spearhead against FMD, actually suffered a marginal budget cut for 2026-27 financial year.For the current financial year, the Department was allocated P496 million, down from a …
Fiscal stress forces FMD ‘crowdfunding’Daily News Botswana
… The Ministry of Finance allocated 177 billion yuan in 2026 to fund this initiative, focusing on industries and employment, which matches the scale of the previous year. …
Under Xi China builds on anti-poverty gains with rural revitalization driveWeekend Post
… Ministry of Finance projections indicate primary budget deficits of 8.2 percent of GDP in 2025/26, 7.9 percent in 2026/27, and 5.9 percent in 2027/28. …
Botswana faces rising risk of debt crisis within a decadeMmegi
… Now the latest audit pulls no punches on the direct tendering method, which has in the past been challenged by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) and the Ministry of Finance.The forensic audit also reveals a more troubling story: contracts quietly steered, rules b …
Audit flags Boko’s preferred direct tenderingThe Department of Veterinary Services, which leads the country's foot-and-mouth disease response, received a marginal budget reduction to P496 million for the 2026-27 financial year, down from about P500 million in 2025-26.
Veterinary Services faces budget cuts while leading critical foot-and-mouth disease response affecting the nation's most economically important ranching zone.
8 June 2026 · Mmegi →
The Department of Veterinary Services, which leads the country's foot-and-mouth disease response, received a marginal budget reduction to P496 million for the 2026-27 financial year, down from about P500 million in 2025-26.
8 June 2026 · Mmegi →
Under President Xi Jinping's leadership, China's eight-year poverty alleviation campaign lifted nearly 100 million rural residents above the national poverty line; the nation now focuses on all-around revitalization for the roughly 450 million people in the countryside, with solar panel projects in rural areas like Yunnan Province providing income and environmental benefits.
29 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Econsult warns Botswana faces a potential debt crisis within five to ten years if current government borrowing trends persist, driven by persistent budget deficits where spending consistently outpaces revenue. The report notes significant delays in implementing fiscal reforms needed to restore fiscal resilience despite the 2026 budget being anticipated to chart a course toward fiscal consolidation.
20 May 2026 · Weekend Post →
A forensic audit commissioned by Boko found repeated use of non-competitive procurement, weakly justified direct awards, emergency procurement, and tender manipulation across multiple entities, with overuse of direct appointments and reliance on emergency procurement without clear basis, departing from open and competitive tendering.
11 May 2026 · Mmegi →