Westlife Insurance Botswana has announced the Board approval and launch of its 5 year strategic Plan, positioning the company as a diversified, digitally-enabled and customer-centric life insurer. The 2025 audited Annual Financial Statements reflect a profit of P11 million. Further demonstrating the financial resilience needed to sustain and fund the strategy ahead. This result was achieved against a challenging macroeconomic backdrop of contracting GDP, reduced consumer spending and increased policy lapse risks, and is a...

  Letlole La Rona Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Ronil Sekgele Besele as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 01 June 2026. The appointment follows a rigorous and deliberate search process, and the Board is confident it has secured a leader whose profile is directly matched to the demands of running and growing a listed property fund. Mr. Besele brings approximately 20 years of industry experience, of which over 12 years have been...

Cresta Riley’s has once again reinforced its role as a key driver of cultural tourism in Botswana following the successful hosting of the 2026 Ngamiland Cultural Festival, an event proudly owned and driven by the hotel for over a decade. What began as a local cultural celebration has evolved into one of Ngamiland’s most recognised and anticipated tourism and heritage events, bringing together communities, cultural groups, performers, exhibitors, tourism stakeholders, and visitors in celebration of...

The United States has taken a leading position over China in Botswana’s competition for rare earth elements and critical minerals, as Western explorers in the country increasingly pivot toward the U.S. market.

Botswana has been urged to urgently finalise and implement regulations under the Tobacco Control Act (2021) amid growing concerns over rising tobacco and nicotine industry influence, particularly targeting young people through vaping and emerging nicotine products. The call follows the launch of the 2025 Botswana Tobacco Industry Interference Index (TIII) Report, which highlighted both Botswana’s global leadership in tobacco control and the urgent need to operationalise existing legislation. The high-level launch attracted a broad coalition of public...