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Portia Nkani

2026-04-272026-07-28

In coverage

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  1. July 2026
  2. Botswana Sunday Standard

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    Unions block govt meeting over per diem row
  3. Botswana Sunday Standard

    .submit(); } else { ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post Botswana faces harder times first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Portia Nkani

    Botswana faces harder times
  4. June 2026
  5. Botswana Sunday Standard

    ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post Grandparents fight back against cyber scammers first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Portia Nkani

    Grandparents fight back against cyber scammers
  6. Botswana businesses cite fiscal strain and rising costs

    1. Botswana Sunday Standard

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      Botswana loses ground in Africa’s industrialisation race
    2. Botswana Sunday Standard

      Field('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post Gaolathe’s budget faces second straight crisis of confidence first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Portia Nkani

      Gaolathe’s budget faces second straight crisis of confidence
  7. Botswana Sunday Standard

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    Botswana slaps foreign travellers with steep new visa fees
  8. May 2026
  9. Botswana Sunday Standard

    inField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post Auditor General Flags P1.6 Billion in Troubled State Loans first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Portia Nkani

    Auditor General Flags P1.6 Billion in Troubled State Loans
  10. April 2026
  11. Botswana Sunday Standard

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    Govt formalises same-sex relations

Tuesday 21 July

  1. Public sector unions block government leadership meeting

    Public sector trade unions have halted a planned government meeting on leadership transformation, citing a dispute over new controls on local per diem allowances and insisting the matter be subjected to formal collective bargaining negotiations.

    21 July 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard

  2. World Bank warns Botswana diamond revenue declining sharply

    The World Bank reports that Botswana's diamond revenues, which once covered more than two years of government wages, now cover only four months, as declining revenues, widening budget deficits and delayed reforms constrain the government's fiscal position.

    21 July 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard

Monday 22 June

  1. Botswana's elderly learn to identify and avoid online scams

    As cybercriminals increasingly target vulnerable members of society, Botswana's senior citizens are learning how to fight back. Mascom Wireless recently conducted a cybersecurity workshop for elderly residents of Pitsane Village to equip them with knowledge to identify and avoid online scams.

    22 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard

Monday 8 June

  1. Botswana drops six places in Africa's industrialisation rankings

    According to an African Development Bank report, Botswana's position in Africa's industrialisation rankings fell from ninth in 2010 to 15th in 2024, a decline linked to weaker manufacturing and a more specialised export base.

    8 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard

  2. Gaolathe's budget faces second consecutive growth forecast gap

    Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe's budget is facing a second straight crisis of confidence, with international institutions again projecting economic growth well below treasury forecasts, prompting questions about whether government budgeting is based on optimism rather than economic reality.

    8 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard

Monday 1 June

  1. Botswana increases visa fees for foreign travellers and investors

    The government has introduced new, higher visa fee charges affecting foreign travellers, investors, and business people entering Botswana for work, business, study, and tourism, in regulations signed by the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs.

    1 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard

Monday 11 May

  1. Auditor General flags P1.6 billion in unpaid state loans

    Botswana's parastatals including the Botswana Meat Commission, Air Botswana, and Botswana Postal Services have failed to honour repayment obligations on government loans totalling more than P1.6 billion, with the Auditor General raising concerns over weak oversight and broken repayment agreements.

    11 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard

Monday 27 April

  1. Botswana amends Penal Code to decriminalize same-sex relations

    The government has amended the Penal Code by deleting provisions historically used to criminalize consensual same-sex conduct. According to Statutory Instrument No. 41 of 2026, published in the Government Gazette on March 27, the Attorney General ordered the rectification of Section 164 of the Penal Code Act by deleting paragraphs (a) and (c).

    27 April 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard

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