The latest data from Statistics Botswana indicates that in the 12 months to December 2025, the average prices of milk and related products such as cheese were up 8.8 percent, meat 8.5 percent, fish 9.3 percent and hot beverages such as coffee, tea...
The Gambling Authority (GA) crackdown follows a surge in complaints from punters who allege that betting platforms often go offline at critical moments, particularly when consumers attempt to cash out winnings. Others have reported delays that...
The listed diversified company said group profit before tax for the half year ended October 2025 is expected to be between 10% and 12% lower than the same period in 2024. “The Board of Sefalana has informed its shareholders that Sefalana’s Group...
In a candid update to stakeholders this week, the rail utility said due to the challenges, freight tonnage is reported to stand at 521,000 tonnes against a period target of 935,000 tonnes and operational costs continue to exceed income generation,...
Pula Steel has emerged from an extensive legal wrangle after the Court of Appeal approved the P18.3 million sale of the pioneering steel plant to Sherashiya Pty Ltd last March. Prior to that, operations at the Selebi Phikwe-based plant had been...
The vote, this week, enjoyed bipartisan support with 340 members of the House voting in favour of the deal, whilst 50 voted against the bill. The future of AGOA has been in the balance in the years leading to this month’s vote, with fears of a...
Available data shows that consumers consider price as the main determining factor when buying a car and Chinese models have, over the years, grown better at also integrating competitive pricing with advanced technology and comfort.Local consumers are...
The budget has incurred rolling deficits since the 2017-2018 financial year, largely as a result of declining mineral revenues and stubbornly high spending. The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the situation, forcing government to dig deep into its...
According to Mmolotsi, the industry, which currently employs over 58,000 people, is set to expand its offerings and attract more visitors, with a focus on diversifying beyond traditional wildlife tourism.When addressing the Francistown City Council...
In its latest Article IV mission report, the IMF argues that Botswana must urgently broaden its revenue base and rein in costly tax exemptions if it is to stabilise its fiscal position as mineral revenues soften and recurrent spending remains...
The DCI rose by 12.2% in 2024, putting on more than P6 billion and again swimming against the three percent contraction in the economy that year.Available figures show that in 2025, the DCI began the year in fits and starts, before picking up from...
December is traditionally the midpoint of the country’s cropping season, when farmers should have ploughed and planted, awaiting crop maturity in the months towards May.The new Lemang Dijo programme, which provides various inputs such as tillage...
Tsodilo wholly owns the Gcwihaba Metals Project in the north-west of the country where the discoveries were made.In a statement to the Toronto Stock Exchange where Tsodilo is listed, the company said recent results from a drilling programme had...
Popularly referred to as Stanchart, the London-based global group, first set up in Botswana in 1897 as the country’s first commercial bank.In a statement earlier today, bank executives said the decision to explore a sale of the full franchise...
The economy will almost certainly be shown to have experienced a contraction for 2025, when the fourth quarter GDP figures are revealed on March 31. The economy has not incurred successive economic contractions in any two years since Independence, a...
Data from the industry regulator, Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), showed that amongst the four licensed telecoms operators, market ground is tilting in favour of Orange, which has been steadily increasing its customer base.The...
Presenting the laundry list of issues at a press briefing held amidst the Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU), Nicholas Motiki, the BHCTTWU executive secretary, said the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the...
The pula’s movements against both currencies has become a major debate point, after changes to the exchange rate framework last July triggered economy-wide price hikes. The changes made by the Ministry of Finance were designed to protect the...
A statement from the Ministry says Gaolathe and AfDB group president, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, will discuss extending the Bank’s technical support and capacity-building assistance to accelerate the BETP. They will also explore “innovative financing...
By law, authorities revise the Pula exchange rate framework twice a year, in June/July and December, basing their decision on factors such as the levels of the foreign exchange reserves, inflation in trading partner countries and others.July changes...
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