Alliance for Progressives Vice President, Wynter Mmolotsi has accused the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) of conniving with Advocate Sidney Pilane to destroy the “original” Botswana Movement...
Botswana still has a lot of catching up ton when it comes to global competitiveness, this is despite moving one notch up in the latest Global...
Botswana Investment & Trade Center (BITC) has introduced a program aimed at promoting locally produced goods and products. It also raises awareness on existing investment opportunities...
The Government of Botswana through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has introduced a new diet in government schools comprising of additional vegetables, fruits...
Ministry of Investment Trade & Industry (MITI) last week launched the AGOA National Response Strategy for Botswana at the Gaborone International Convention Centre. Through AGOA, Botswana...
The First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) has reported a decline in profits for the full financial year ended June 30, 2017. This contraction in the bank’s...
The Botswana Stock Exchange listed coal miner, Minergy has said renewable energy has been proven unreliable for base load electricity supply leaving only the alternatives nuclear,...
Letshego Holdings Limited, Africa‘s largest micro financing entity has registered a significant growth at half financial year. According to the Group‘s financial performance released on Friday...
In anticipation of the transformation of the local beef industry, Government is at an advanced stage to shut down and sell the Francistown abattoir. Currently the...
Botswana Building Society (BBS) members have given management the go ahead to demutualize the entity from a society to a limited company. This will see BBS,...
Indebtedness, cautious commercial banks, low personal incomes are key themes from the Bank of Botswana presentation of the monetary Policy Statement, an indication that many households...
Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO) under the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism has vowed to continue supporting, organizing and coming up with more events...
In what has been accepted as international practice, government last week launched the Research, Science, and Technology and Innovation (RSTI) advisory committee. This committee is expected...
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) 37th Ordinary SADC Summit held last week in Pretoria South Africa has placed industrialization at the top of the regional...
The Ministry of Investment Trade & Industry (MITI) has taken a decision to push women and youth into utilizing the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) program,...
Government through the Department of Information Services under the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration has already spent over P180 million on analogue to...
The Bank of Botswana (BOB) has no contingency planning and crisis preparedness system in place, and this presents a dangerous status quo – Specially Elected Member...
Since the collapse of BCL acquisition talks between government and Emirate Investment House, disheartened Selebi Phikwe residents who had their hoped for the possible reopening of...
The Minister of Finance & Economic Development Kenneth Matambo has finally met his match in Special Elected Member of Parliament, Ms Bogolo Kenewendo. The legislator has...
The world is evolving from old ways of doing business, providing service and ways of day to day life-technology is today’s blueprint to almost every undertaking....
Efforts to develop entrepreneurship and facilitate the ease of doing business in Botswana are evidently bearing fruits as different stakeholder, Gov’t s continue to come on...
Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Kenneth Matambo has told parliament that government has no intension of reviewing the Stock, Bonds and Treasury Bills Act. Matambo...
The African Caucus of Governors of the World Bank Group & International Monetary Fund conference has identified commercial agriculture and agribusiness as key potential sector to...
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) dominated parliament has once again rejected a motion calling for the review of the Constitution of the Republic of Botswana. There...
The residents of Botswana’s second city, Francistown have joined hands to gather resources for their traditional football team Tafic Football club as it readies to compete...
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) partner, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has taken a position on the on the perceived rivalry between Botswana Federation of Public...
As Botswana fast tracks its quest to transform the economy to knowledge based anchored on science and research, government established a number of parastatals to enhance...
Botswana ‘s leading service business professional service provider, Grant Thornton and Business Botswana, have collaborated with the Botswana Investment Trade Centre(BITC) to deliver a mouthwatering private...
Research and innovation are the new diamonds that could propel economic growth for a country like Botswana which is facing the challenge of over dependence on...
A day after the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) terminated their membership to the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC) and publicly endorsed the Umbrella...
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) members aligned to the Vice President, Mokgweetsi Masisi’s camp have made it clear at one of the recent meetings that they will...
Botswana‘s efforts to produce enough food for itself has been noted as bearing fruits, this emerged recently at a number of agricultural gatherings nationwide. A week...
The Bank of Botswana Annual Report for the year ended December 2016, which was released and shared with cabinet early this week on Tuesday has highlighted...
Botswana‘s economic future is persistently put in doubt by some international commentators. As far as national income generation and provision of sustainable jobs are concerned, there...
Trans Kalahari Corridor is still untapped and underutilized by Botswana, South Africa and Namibia, this observation emerged at an interactive lecture between Trade representatives from the...
Debswana Diamond Company, one of the most successful Public Private Partnerships in the world and global diamond mining giant is back to growing profitability – Managing...
Small, Micro, and Medium Enterprise (SMMEs) are the new economic language for developing countries. Encompassing small scale business, community cooperatives, hawkers, roadside traders and medium scale...
It will be an eventful year for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), apart from the much anticipated central committee elective congress slated for winter this year,...
BCL is not likely to resume operation anytime soon, the company provisional liquidator, Nigel Dixon Warren revealed this week Tuesday. Furthermore, Dixon Warren revealed, February 7...
Selibe Phikwe will have created over 2000 job opportunities by March 2017, Selibe Phikwe East Member of Parliament, Nonofo Molefhi told residents on Wednesday. Molefhi who...
The Botswana government is said to have learned a lesson from the sudden closure of BCL mine which lead to severe emotional breakdown amongst axed miners...
BCL which was put under provisional liquidation last year October is not about to resume operation anytime soon. This was revealed by Nigel Dixon Warren the...
The European Union has availed over 4 million pula to Botswana Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and deserving impactful non state actors. The funding is availed under...