Botswana at structural crossroads: Navigating path to resilient future
Friday, February 06, 2026 | 80 Views |
With a projected real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contraction of nearly 1% in 2025 and a fiscal deficit widening to over 7.5%, the message is clear: the era of resource-dependency has reached its natural limit.
Amidst these challenges, the government has achieved remarkable milestones that demonstrate a resilient spirit and a clear-eyed vision for the future.
When the State cannot rely on its own machinery to pursue suspected wrongdoing, repairing that machinery must become a national priority.The establishment of a Special Investigations and Asset Recovery Task Force may help government respond to the immediate challenge. However, Botswana cannot afford to leave the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) struggling whilst building...