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Pula

2026-08-292026-09-11

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  1. September 2026
  2. Weekend Post

    This situation has highlighted the limitations of relying solely on monetary policy to shield the Pula from external shocks.

    Pula’s stability requires more than Monetary Policy, says Gaolathe
  3. Daily News Botswana

    Fans of Mophato Dance Theatre would have recognized theatrical dance snippets of Inyaya, Borwa, Teemane, and Pula woven into a collage production to create CHABA.

    Mophato transforms town hall into realm of pure
  4. August 2026
  5. The Botswana Gazette

    As Botswana marks 50 years of monetary sovereignty, Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe says the Pula’s future depends on building a broader, more productive and inclusive economy.

    Pula Faces Its Next Test

Today

  1. Pula stability needs economic reform beyond monetary policy

    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.

    7 hours ago · Weekend Post

Thursday 3 September

  1. Mophato Dance Theatre premieres CHABA production

    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

Saturday 29 August

  1. Pula's future tied to broader, productive economy

    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

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