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Mmegi: At what moment in your life did you know and realise that conservation was going to be your life and field of work. VINCENT: I grew up in Zimbabwe and spent most of my childhood holidays in Hwange National Park. I knew at an early age that I...

Anyone who listened to Minister of Finance Ndaba Gaolathe’s statement in Parliament last year, on the state of the public coffers would have bet with their lives that the 2025–2026 budget would be a lean affair compared to the historic P102...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Phenyo Butale, recently revealed to Mmegi that the government of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) intends to develop a guiding written foreign policy position for the country, a move that has been preached by...

Under the past administration, government initiated a MICE strategy seeking to position the country as a premier destination for international meetings and conferences. Conservative estimates indicate that hundreds of millions of pula were spent on...

The negative expectations are mainly driven by dampened demand levels in international markets for commodities such as diamonds as well as geopolitical conflicts that have up-ticked the cost of inputs for enterprises.The central bank’s Business...

While there has been some suggestions online that Boko will be an “on the air President” his first seven State visits are not out of the ordinary and their nature due for presidential attention. Presidents are strategic actors who carefully...

The trusts, which are the custodians of wildlife concessions, want to dig their hands deep in the tourism honey pot which they believe can yield greater returns for their communities. Officials of one such trust, the Mababe Zokotsama Community...

This luxe greensward seven-star camp is set to position the area as one of the most exclusive and luxurious safari destinations in Africa, with a focus on providing guests with unparalleled comfort while maintaining a deep commitment to...

He made the warning when responding to a suggestion from Business Botswana officials to lower corporate taxes so as to stimulate activity in the business environment. However, in his response, the minister said government was rather mulling over...

For the 2022/2023 financial year, government expenditure stood at P74 Billion with the largest portion of this amount going civil servants’ salaries and associated expenses, a decades-old trend that has weakened the budgets back. Government has...

Under the law, tender committees in ministries and parastatals have far higher spending thresholds than local authorities and land boards.The PPRA’s recently released Annual Report showed that public entities performed dismally in areas such as...

Can we really proclaim that Botswana is a peaceful country when it is purging itself of human life, clearly undermining that self-proclaimed title? Over the past festive season, police recorded 298 reported offences against persons, with 181 of them...

In 2024, households spent more money on goods and services, while government expenditure also rose supported by the largest recurrent and developmental budget in the history of the country. However, the country’s Gross Domestic Product still...

The latest decision follows a series of extensions allowing local farmers to export live cattle to other countries, primarily South Africa, as the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) has continued to face operational challenges. Live cattle sales were...

The FSC is a multi-agency body, which is responsible for assessing vulnerabilities that could affect the resilience and stability of the local financial system. The Council is chaired by the Bank of Botswana and also includes the Ministry of Finance,...