Business
TSAONE SEGAETSHO
21 Oct 2026 · 17:08 CAT
Botswana's financial services regulator has placed Minet Botswana (Pty) Limited under statutory management without publicly explaining what prompted the intervention.
Business
TSAONE SEGAETSHO
21 Oct 2026 · 17:02 CAT
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed between the Ministry of Communications and Innovation and Huawei Technologies (Botswana) Proprietary Limited, establishes a framework for cooperation towards the government's digital ambitions under Vision 2036.
Business
TSAONE SEGAETSHO
21 Oct 2026 · 17:01 CAT
Botswana’s government debt is projected to reach 40.6 percent of GDP in 2027 as economic growth slows, according to the World Bank, which also forecasts higher inflation and a large budget deficit this year.
Business
TSAONE SEGAETSHO
21 Oct 2026 · 16:59 CAT
The escalating Middle East conflict has cast fresh uncertainty over Botswana's P160 billion investment arrangement with Qatar's Al Mansour Holdings, which remains without publicly confirmed financing commitments.
Business
Boikanyo Mathonsi
16 Sep 2026 · 09:51 CAT
Botswana met 86 per cent of its electricity demand through local generation in the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, up from 67 per cent during the same period last year.
Business
Boikanyo Mathonsi
16 Sep 2026 · 09:10 CAT
“I expect every board to place stakeholder value and service delivery at the centre of its strategic agenda. We must continuously ask ourselves: what value are we creating? As boards, you must always examine whether you are making a meaningful contribution to agriculture and food security,” he said.
Business
By Economics & Trade Desk
23 Aug 2026 · 08:00 CAT
Modernized infrastructure and community wildlife management areas to unlock Southern Kalahari growth.
Business
By Kabelo Ditsebe · Financial Markets
23 Aug 2026 · 07:45 CAT
Botswana Development Corporation and Botswana Stock Exchange sign landmark agreement to facilitate capital raising for local industrial champions.