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As the primary interface between government and communities, various local authorities across the country, particularly in rural areas, shoulder a huge burden of expectations.However, as part of its belt-tightening exercise, the Finance ministry...

The often-repeated allegations of expensive flights, fancy dinners, gifts and bribes paid by influential NGOs to African delegates in exchange for support against ivory trade proposals are resurfacing ahead of the key Convention on International...

In a response to Business Monitor enquiries recently, the regulator revealed that it had allocated 5G radio spectrum to the country’s three mobile operators although thus far, only one has launched the advanced connectivity.Mascom, the country’s...

While the situation remains “volatile and unpredictable,” Defence and Security ministry officials said the multi-dimensional approach would be used alongside the military in calmer areas, while forces remained on high alert.Since their deployment...

On Wednesday the dollar, the currency in which global oil is transacted, reached P13.42 according to the Bank of Botswana website, possibly an all-time high according to available records.The peak came after weeks of strengthening during which the US...

The long-awaited project is being done as a Private Public Partnership (PPP) and the winning bidder will be required to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to enter into agreements with the Ministry of Minerals and Energy and Botswana Oil...

RDC Properties closed the P980 million purchase of the Tower Property Fund on December 28 last year in a deal that added 46 properties located in South Africa and Croatia to the local group’s portfolio.The deal ballooned the group’s investment...

On Thursday, Statistics Botswana released second quarter Gross Domestic Product figures showing that the economy expanded by 5.6 percent over the period, helped by diamond trading activities, as global industry demand continued to warm up.In fact,...

While Shumba’s leases are estimated to hold about 4.5 billion tonnes of coal, the company in recent years has shifted its priorities to developing renewable energy initiatives, including a 100MW solar plant near Tati. This week, Shumba directors...

Debswana’s recent move to establish its own mining services firm carries echoes of a decision four years ago by one of its shareholders, De Beers, to enter the synthetic diamonds industry, analysts say.By investing millions of US dollars into...

Ministry of Finance technocrats expect the budget to return a P355 million surplus in the 2024–25 financial year, the first in eight years and a break from a series of deficits that ran down savings and increased government debt.According to the...

The proposals are contained in a lengthy submission to the Ministry of Finance, which this week kicked off consultations for the 2023–24 budget.Business Botswana representative, Joseph Willie told a Budget Pitso held on Tuesday that the lobby group...

The four countries, situated in western Africa, want the upcoming meeting of CITES scheduled for November in Panama to upgrade elephants in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe from Appendix II to Appendix I, the highest level category for...

The four countries, situated in western Africa, want the upcoming meeting of CITES scheduled for November in Panama to upgrade elephants in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe from Appendix II to Appendix I, the highest level category for...

The ministry has the most number of parastatals affected by the rationalisation programme announced by President Mokgweetsi Masisi in March. Kgafela’s ministry will be left with five parastatals out of the current 11 when the rationalisation...