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Friday, February 06, 2026

The Finance Ministry is proposing the introduction of a new rate for personal income tax, which will see those earning P33,333 per month and above paying at 27.5%, rather than the current top tax rate of 25%.

Mbongeni Mguni | 06 February 2026

Making plans: The Finance Ministry has made proposals for new tax rates

Coming up: Production has finally started at Maatla’s coal project PIC: MAATLARESOURCES.COM

Production kicks off at Maatla Resources’ Mmamabula Coal Project

HMS Bergbau AG, a German-based commodities trading and marketing company, has snapped up a majority stake in Maatla Resources and announced the start of production at the Mmamabula Coal Project in the eastern coalfields.

Pauline Dikuelo | 06 February 2026

Watching the numbers: The central bank is tasked with defending the value of the Pula

Pula weakens against rand as market pressures persist

The pula continued to lose ground against the South African rand in 2025, with economists warning that official exchange rates no longer fully reflect conditions in the foreign exchange market.

Lewanika Timothy | 06 February 2026

Bank Gaborone champions SME resilience in tough business climate

As Botswana’s Small and Medium enterprises (SME) battle rising costs, limited access to finance and a subdued economic environment, Bank Gaborone has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting entrepreneurs through responsible, risk-aware lending and business advisory.

Larona Makhaiza | 06 February 2026

Burning bright: Tlou has fully tested its flaring rates and other capacities

Tlou nears grid link-up

Tlou Energy, the country’s most advanced Coal Bed Methane developer, says construction of its delayed Lesedi substation is now at 90 percent, with completion necessary to achieve grid access for gas fired power for the first time in the country’s history.

Mbongeni Mguni | 04 February 2026

Coming soon: Shumba Energy plans to develop the Tati Solar project this year

Tati Solar project eyes takeoff

Shumba Energy expects to mobilise construction for the 100-megawatt Tati Solar Project in the first three months of this year.

Mbongeni Mguni | 04 February 2026

NDB secures P133m facility to boost grain production

National Development Bank (NDB), the state-owned agriculture lending entity, has secured a loan facility from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) aimed at strengthening seasonal financing for farmers in Botswana’s key grain-producing regions of Pandamatenga and Mosisedi.

Timothy Lewanika | 03 February 2026

Botswana faces tighter fiscal space, weaker buffers

FRANCISTOWN: The Vice President of Botswana, Ndaba Gaolathe, has warned that the country faces tighter fiscal space, weaker buffers, and a narrow growth base that isn't translating into jobs and rising household incomes.

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 03 February 2026

Private sector urged to seize AfCFTA opportunities

With geopolitical disruptions and inconsistent trade relations amongst nations, African economies have been called on to rely on one another to weather the storms. SADC Executive Secretary, Elias Magosi, said last week that shifting U.S. tariff regimes to the prolonged war in Ukraine are destabilising global value chains.

Laone Choeunyane | 03 February 2026

FNBB, Absa named amongst top employers in Botswana

Top Employers Institute (TEI) has named First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) and Absa Bank Botswana, the country’s largest and second-largest banks, amongst the country’s other top employers.

Opelo Rakereng | 03 February 2026

NDB explores commercial banking model

Mbongeni Mguni | 30 January 2026

Youth demand greater action on unemployment

Opelo Rakereng | 30 January 2026

Shoe Town exits Botswana market

Lewanika Timothy | 30 January 2026

US maverick rallies local entrepreneurs

Laone Choeunyane | 30 January 2026

Forex powers banks' non-interest earnings

Mbongeni Mguni | 28 January 2026

WUC extends debt amnesty as arrears hit P1.6bn

Opelo Rakereng,Lewanika Timothy | 27 January 2026

'Face to face with the man who tried to kill me'

When Bheki Bakganedi walked into court and saw her former boyfriend again, her heart sank before her mind could even catch up. For the first time since the day she was left unconscious on the ground with a brutal head injury, she was standing just metres away from the man accused of assaulting her. The Monitor staffer SHARON MATHALA visited the Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivor who says she is lucky to be alive

BPS has reportedly suspended a ‘vigilante’ female police officer who allegedly mobilised a mob to assault a group of suspected thieves, an incident that led to a murder case.

Vigilante cop suspended for mob assault/murder

The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has reportedly suspended a ‘vigilante’ female police officer who allegedly mobilised a mob to assault a group of suspected thieves, an incident that led to a murder case.

Maid 'from hell' charged for assaulting a 1-year-old

A 30-year-old Boitumelo Nchimako appeared before the Broadhurst Magistrate's Court this morning, charged with cruel punishment.

Couple perishes in suspected 'passion killing' crash

A couple died in a road accident over the weekend, in what law enforcement officers suspect to be a love-related 'passion killing' following a domestic dispute.

P32m SPEDU tender forfeited to the State after corruption probe

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) has recovered P32.2 million following a corruption investigation into a Selibe-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) infrastructure tender.

Dimajwe duo arrested after missing assault victim found buried

Two young men from Dimajwe village have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man who went missing days after he was allegedly assaulted at Majwanamatshwaana Lands on the outskirts of Palapye late last year.

Of borrowed wheels and brand new GD6

What began as a simple favour of borrowing a sibling’s car to run errands has turned into a life-changing moment for 34-year-old Koketso Motshegwe of Mochudi.

Mabogo dinku a thebana

According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...

Mmegi Editor | 06 February 2026

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