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Tuesday, August 04, 2026

High loan costs force Batswana to shelve borrowing

Despite banks being in a better place to lend money than they were last year at this time, credit uptake has almost stalled to zero due to high interest rates that have made borrowing too expensive to afford for many households. The negative credit growth is something that hasn’t happened in the past 30 years.

Timothy Lewanika | 04 August 2026

BERA, business community engage in electricity tariff review

Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has revealed that it has convened a consultative engagement with Business Botswana and its members to discuss the recent electricity tariff review and its implications for businesses across Botswana.

staff writer | 07 August 2026

Real court battle over Palapye District Council begins

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 07 August 2026

What to watch on DStv this August

correspondent | 05 August 2026

Where is the reward? Moagi questions state's P4.7 million corruption case

Larona Makhaiza | 05 August 2026

High loan costs force Batswana to shelve borrowing

Timothy Lewanika | 04 August 2026

Debswana, Boteti District Council boost food security

staff writer | 04 August 2026

Lands Ministry accused of defying Boko's Bonno project

Larona Makhaiza | 04 August 2026

Maele suspends BUAN Vice Chancellor

The Minister of Higher Education, Prince Maele, has suspended Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) Vice Chancellor Professor Ketlhatlogile Mosepele with immediate effect, in a dramatic move that throws the leadership of the institution into uncertainty.

Where is the reward? Moagi questions state's P4.7 million corruption case

Former minister Lefoko Moagi has argued that the State has failed to establish a case to answer, contending that the mere discovery of a bank card allegedly linked to the P4.7 million corruption syndicate is insufficient to implicate him.

Powering growth: Khoemacau is the country's largest copper producer

Khoemacau, Absa join forces for SMEs

Khoemacau Copper Mining and Absa Bank Botswana have entered into a strategic partnership to strengthen access to finance and enterprise development support for citizen-owned SMMEs participating in Khoemacau’s Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme (CEEP).

High loan costs force Batswana to shelve borrowing

Lands Ministry accused of defying Boko's Bonno project

Kanye West legislator Victor Phologolo has accused the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture of defying President Duma Boko’s directive to issue title deeds needed for the construction of 61,000 houses across 61 constituencies in the country.

Sealing partnerships: President Duma Boko met with Paul Kagame recently in Gaborone PIC BW PRESIDENCY

Botswana moves on Rwanda: From strategic engagement into real business

Botswana Investment and Trade Centre is not waiting for opportunities to arrive — it is actively building them.

An eye for the deal

What goes on in the mind of those who hold billions in capital under management? What extra pair of eyes do they have to identify blue chip assets before they hit the exponential curve? TIMOTHY LEWANIKA talks to Bame Pule who heads Africa Lighthouse to understand what goes on in the mind of those managing billion pula balance sheets and assets

Passenger, 75, dies in crash en route to funeral

A 75-year-old woman who was travelling to attend a funeral in Mochudi had her journey tragically cut short after she was killed in a road traffic accident on Sunday morning.

The dispute dates back to the cancellation of the tender award by the Public Procurement Tribunal. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Court rejects bid to jail gov't officials for contempt

The High Court has dismissed Tawana Joint Venture’s latest bid to have senior government officials held in contempt of court over the delayed Ncojane Water Project, ruling that the application was brought before the procedure required by law had been exhausted.

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BERA, business community engage in electricity tariff review

Real court battle over Palapye District Council begins

What to watch on DStv this August

Where is the reward? Moagi questions state's P4.7 million corruption case

High loan costs force Batswana to shelve borrowing

Debswana, Boteti District Council boost food security

Lands Ministry accused of defying Boko's Bonno project

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Maele suspends BUAN Vice Chancellor

Where is the reward? Moagi questions state's P4.7 million corruption case

Khoemacau, Absa join forces for SMEs

High loan costs force Batswana to shelve borrowing

Lands Ministry accused of defying Boko's Bonno project

Botswana moves on Rwanda: From strategic engagement into real business

An eye for the deal

Passenger, 75, dies in crash en route to funeral

Court rejects bid to jail gov't officials for contempt