On paper, the equation appears simple. Pension funds as at October 2025 held more than P166 billion in funds while government has, since 2017-18, been running multi-billion Pula budget deficits.One side is looking at stable returns for members and...
In line with progressive calls from different Bretton Woods institutions to slow spending and consolidate the fiscus, government has cut headline expenditure but the forgone opportunity appears to be investment in the country’s future.The cuts...
With food prices soaring and unemployment rampant, Olerato Montsho’s story is a stark reminder of Botswana's crippling food insecurity crisis."I'm forced to buy whatever is cheapest," says Montsho* her eyes welling up with tears. "My son is...
The Botswana government has in mind a consortium with partners such as the Oman Investment Authority and/or Angola's Endiama to spread the risk of any acquisition. Even so, taking control of a loss-making business would still require significant...
On Tuesday morning, I stood at Ben Thema Primary School and watched you arrive, small bodies wrapped in oversized uniforms, some clutching lunch tins tightly, others holding onto their teachers as if the world might shift beneath their feet. It was...
By the end of it, the video will have crossed over millions of views and by our local standards that is truly platinum viewership. The exchanges are brutal and the insults fly freely, at times the arguments unfold with a child visible in the...
Standard Chartered, the country’s oldest bank, expects to exit the country in the next 12 to 15 months. As Mmegi reported earlier this week, while the bank initially sought bidders for its Wealth and Retail Business unit, suitors said they...
KANAKU - In the sun-kissed plains of Mopako Ranch, a majestic Tswana horse named Never Satane has been stealing the show, leaving a trail of awe and adoration in its wake. This breathtaking stallion has become the darling of Kanaku, captivating...
In the midst of the global turmoil around the economy, politics and powerplays, it’s almost easy to forget the optimism with which countries around the world adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2015, under the banner of the United...
And maybe, just maybe, it's not so difficult after all. Maybe, and please hear me out, maybe we should be proactive agents of self-preservation and crack open the proverbial window lest we suffocate.Maybe, just maybe, it's high time we let in...
With the government wage bill projected to surge to P38 billion in the next financial year, global fiscal watchdogs have resounded old alarms, repeating their concerns over the sustainability of public spending.Botswana’s wage bill stands at least...
It is against this backdrop that President Advocate Duma Boko recently launched the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP) Labs, describing them as the “engine rooms” of Botswana’s journey toward high-income status. Speaking at the...
I had a moment of realisation the other day. In fact, it was my son who pointed it out. I was scrolling through social media on one phone and reading an article on my other phone. The television was on in the background and I was actually following...
El-Halabi, in her capacity at the World Health Organisation (WHO), was officiating at a reporting workshop on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which was part of the sessions for journalists and science communicators at the tenth Science Forum South...
The book charts an extraordinary life: from humble rural beginnings in Mosalakwane (on the outskirts of Bobonong), born to peasant parents, to the heights of global jurisprudence – hearing appeals in Papua New Guinea, shaping rights jurisprudence...
Even after conquering the mammoth Moshoeshoe Walk in Lesotho, which also involves climbing hills, Swaneng Hill has been my best hike this year.The Swaneng Hill Challenge was established to promote a healthy lifestyle boost cultural and historical...
In Botswana's Ngwaketse District, a silent crisis is unfolding. Gopong Primary School, nestled in a small village near Lobatse, is in desperate need of support. Over 100 pupils, some as young as six, are struggling to access basic human rights...
The solemnity of 8115 Vilakazi Street must have something to do with its walls. Bullet ridden from frequent casual shots taken as part of intimidation campaigns by apartheid patrols, and also burnt by the same police, the red-bricked house is a...
The Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has unveiled bold plans to gain a greater foothold in the market. The country’s smallest mobile telecomms player by market share, is coming for everything from data services, to network coverage,...
Globally, the night-time economy is a multi-billion-dollar engine of activity, supporting millions of jobs across transport, hospitality, healthcare, energy, security, entertainment and urban services. Its appeal lies in its simplicity: extend...
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