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Vice President and Finance Minister overseeing Botswana's economic diversification away from diamond dependence and fiscal consolidation in 2026.
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Daily News Botswana
Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Mr Moeti Mohwasa has assumed the role of Acting President. …
Mohwasa Acting PresidentDaily News Botswana
… the shift carried a notable significance and reinforced the importance of broadening the economic base, deepening productivity, and creating new sources of growth alongside the industries that had served the country well, Vice President and Minister of Finance, Mr Ndaba Gaolathe …
BIC Drives Dialogue On Future GrowthDaily News Botswana
Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe during a panel discussion at the official opening of the AviaDev Africa conference in Gaborone yesterday. …
Air connectivity vital to economic growthBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Gaolathe’s budget faces second straight crisis of confidence For the second year running, Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s budget is facing a crisis of confidence after international institutions once again projected economic growth far below t …
Gaolathe’s budget faces second straight crisis of confidenceThe Botswana Gazette
Moeti Mohwasa has dismissed speculation that he is being positioned to replace Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, saying the claims are meant to divide the UDC. …
Mohwasa Rubbishes Plot to Oust GaolatheDaily News Botswana
… He has also recorded and released songs about other leaders among them Dumelang Saleshando, Biggie Butale and the current vice president, Ndaba Gaolathe and President Duma Boko. …
Nchunga Drops Tribute Single to MogaeThe Botswana Gazette
… government spending cuts risk worsening inequality at a time when demand for healthcare and elder care is rising GAZETTE REPORTER A worsening economic downturn and government austerity measures announced earlier this year in the budget speech by Minister of Finance Ndaba Gaolathe …
Budget Cuts Trigger Ageing CrisisDaily News Botswana
… Speaking at the United Nations Security Council Resolutions Asset Freeze and Standard Operating Procedures Roundtable in Gaborone recently, Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe said Botswana could no longer rely on its historic reputation for good governance and clean administration. …
Botswana moves to tighten financial sanctions regimeDaily News Botswana
… Acting President, Mr Ndaba Gaolathe, Dr Mogae’s wife, former First Lady, Ms Barbara Mogae and family, as well as the Speaker of the National Assembly Mr Dithapelo Keorapetse were among the first dignitaries to file past the body of former President, lifeless, yet appearing elegan …
Public Bids Mogae AdieuWeekend Post
… The pact, inked by Botswana’s Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe and Rwanda’s State Minister Linda Rugara, signals a shared commitment to regional economic integration. …
Botswana–Rwanda Tax Pact Sparks Investment OptimismUDC 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 →
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 →
Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe told the Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union conference that the new Employment and Labour Relations Act consolidates previously scattered employment and labour relations laws into a coherent framework, but its success will be judged by how workers experience it in practice—particularly in grievance handling, application of employment terms, and fair dispute resolution.
13 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Botswana's economic outlook to stable, affirming confidence in the country's strong credit fundamentals and investment-grade status. The upgrade reflects confidence in Botswana's institutional framework and prudent policymaking, and highlights opportunities from diamond production recovery and non-diamond mining growth.
12 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
After a severe slump, Botswana's diamond industry has recovered—the economy expanded 3.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026 and rough-diamond output surged in the second. Acting president and finance minister Ndaba Gaolathe has urged the country to use this reprieve to diversify away from dependence on diamonds, steering capital toward farms, factories, and tourism rather than relying on another diamond-market recovery.
8 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
President Duma Boko has called on the private sector to transform Botswana's economy through innovation, production and genuine entrepreneurship rather than relying on government tenders. He criticised the dominance of "tenderpreneurship"—middleman business models that inflate prices without adding value—and urged businesses to focus on manufacturing, intellectual property development and utilising local resources.
8 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
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 celebrated its Diamond Jubilee pre-Independence at the National Stadium on Tuesday night with performances from police and prison service bands, speeches from dignitaries including President Duma Boko, Mozambique President Daniel Chapo, and a fireworks display. The event, themed Building Resilience, Driving Prosperity, drew large crowds despite cold drizzle.
1 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe said Botswana needs people who can convert knowledge into enterprise and solutions, and commended Continental Reinsurance Holdings' investment in education for young Batswana as essential to the country's economic transformation.
1 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe unveiled a proposed SOE ownership policy, warning that government will no longer automatically continue owning enterprises simply because they have historically been in public hands.
30 September 2026 · Mmegi →
First Lady Kaone Boko and her Mozambican counterpart Madame Gueta Chapo distributed maternal care packs and educational materials to young mothers in Gaborone West, with Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe reaffirming government commitment to child health and maternal care.
30 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's diamond industry has rebounded after a slump, with the economy expanding 3.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026 and rough-diamond output surging in the second. However, acting president and finance minister Ndaba Gaolathe warned against treating the recovery as a transformation, calling for investment in farms, factories, and tourism rather than reliance on diamond market fluctuations.
28 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana has reduced its projected budget deficit for the 2026-27 financial year to 9.26 billion pula (3.1% of GDP), down from 26.35 billion pula (8.9% of GDP) forecast in February, driven by stronger-than-expected Bank of Botswana revenue and spending controls. Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe cautioned that the result depends on controlling government spending and warned that the improvement should not obscure deeper structural strains on public finances.
28 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe called on the financial sector to finance productive enterprises and allocate risk intelligently as Botswana's economic model shifts toward private enterprise, noting that households currently hold 63 per cent of commercial-bank credit compared with 36 per cent for businesses.
28 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe told Chatham House that Botswana has reached a historical turning point where the development model built on mineral wealth has exhausted its potential, and the country must now build an economy capable of creating value beyond the diamond era.
27 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The government recorded a budget surplus of US$2.51 billion as of June 2026, equivalent to 0.85 per cent of GDP. President Boko said the government is investing in upskilling youth to address unemployment and poverty, and positioning the country to attract foreign direct investment and provide entrepreneurial opportunities in rural communities.
22 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Thalefang Charles, a National Geographic Explorer, has published a photography book titled Mophato: Botswana's Story Told in Dance, which documents the 15-year journey of Mophato Dance Theatre through behind-the-scenes photography, cast interviews, and media reviews of its productions.
14 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Vice-President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe used the 8th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Ministerial Conference in Seoul to encourage Korean companies to invest in Botswana, highlighting opportunities in energy, manufacturing, agriculture, strategic minerals, artificial intelligence and financial services as the country reduces its reliance on diamonds.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe warned that Botswana cannot indefinitely defend the Pula through monetary measures alone while the economy remains heavily reliant on diamonds, as a prolonged global diamond sector downturn has exposed long-recognised vulnerabilities in the country's economic model.
11 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe warned that Botswana cannot indefinitely defend the Pula through monetary measures alone while the economy remains heavily reliant on diamonds. He said the prolonged downturn in the global diamond sector has exposed long-recognised vulnerabilities and that monetary policy alone cannot provide a permanent shield for the currency.
7 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
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's State Visit to Angola is expected to unlock opportunities for mutually beneficial economic and commercial cooperation and deepen ties between the two countries. The Presidents are expected to discuss programmes to strengthen trade and investment linkages in mining, energy, transport, food security, tourism and regional connectivity, and to witness the signing of a Bi-National Commission agreement.
7 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Boko called on African investors and entrepreneurs to directly fund growth through targeted investment channels, saying African business leaders must take charge of industrial transformation. He added that governments must create enabling environments for local investors to prosper.
3 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Mophato Dance Theatre premiered CHABA, a four-day production at Gaborone City Council Town Hall, directed by Andrew Kola and Kalima Mipata. The production, attended by Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, compresses 15 years of dance by Mophato while telling 60 years of Botswana's story from 1966 to present, celebrating the country's cultural heritage and its preservation and development.
3 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe has asked Parliament to increase the ceiling on Botswana's government bond issuance programme from P55 billion to P85 billion, characterizing the move as a matter of financing flexibility rather than an intention to borrow the full amount.
30 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
As Botswana marks 50 years since establishing the Pula, Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe says the currency's future depends on building a broader, more productive and inclusive economy.
29 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe said Botswana is working to diversify its economy and reduce vulnerability to global fluctuations by attracting private investment and developing new industries, while addressing climate change and biodiversity loss as critical financial risks that affect production costs, asset values and investment.
27 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Mophane Primary School in Gaborone West has earned a national reputation as a top performer with a 96.5 per cent pass rate in 2025, drawing pupils from across Greater Gaborone and beyond; the school grapples with severe resource constraints including shortages of furniture and textbooks despite serving about 1,050 pupils across 35 classes.
26 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
International risk analysts warn that Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe's growing reliance on commercial banks to finance government's fiscal gap risks a spillover into the banking sector, potentially exposing lenders to losses and threatening financial stability if public finances deteriorate.
24 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe told the Bank of Botswana's golden anniversary celebrations that the Pula's strength over the next 50 years will depend on a diversified, inclusive economy. He noted that Botswana introduced its own currency 10 years after independence and withdrew from the Rand Monetary Area, marking an act of monetary sovereignty.
24 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe commended Debswana Diamond Company for its annual GM's Walk, saying it is making a tangible difference in communities in the company's zone of influence. This year's walk aimed to raise funds to address water shortages and improve water infrastructure in Letlhakane, with proceeds from last year enabling the Water Utilities Corporation to commission a reverse osmosis plant.
24 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →