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Botswana proposed and signed the Double Taxation and Avoidance Agreement (DTTA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait in 2018 and enforced it in 2021.However, Kuwait has expressed a lack of readiness to enter into such an agreement at the...

Botswana National Front activist, Tlamelang Kesitlwe, has come out strongly against the government’s endorsement of former Finance Minister Peggy Serame for the position of Executive Secretary of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).The seat,...

Botsino, a cement manufacturing company based in Lose near Mahalapye, is struggling to scale up production due to limited access to key raw materials within Botswana.The company relies on three main inputs: limestone or clinker, gypsum, and fly ash....

Two weeks ago, President Advocate Duma Boko presided over the signing of a landmark $12 billion multi-sector investment agreement between the Government of Botswana and Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings.To many, the deal is nothing short of divine...

Communities from Gaborone West, spanning both the Gaborone Bonnington South and Bonnington North constituencies, are in the final stages of preparations for a unique celebration.They are inviting President Advocate Duma Boko and former President Dr....

Fifty-three (53) private businesses are owed payments for goods and services supplied as of the end of July 2025, Assistant Minister of Health, Lawrance Ookeditse, has revealed.Debts span from as little as P1,100 to a staggering P155.7 million.In...

Botswana faces a growing unemployment crisis as companies shut down due to financial mismanagement, underquoting to win contracts, and delayed client payments.This week, Minister of State Moeti Mohwasa told Parliament that 15 security firms had their...

The clock is rapidly ticking for the Board of Air Botswana to make a decisive call on the fate of its suspended General Manager, Lulu Rasebotsa.Currently serving a 30-day suspension, Rasebotsa's time is down to mere hours—a development that,...

Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, has urged the government of Botswana to honour the late Minister Dr Micus Chimbombi by constructing the Mmathethe–Metlobo–Bray–Verda Highway, which connects the constituencies of...

In a significant development aimed at job creation, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has pledged full support to the Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) by scaling up its vehicle retrofitting...

Several factors have influenced the ruling UDC government’s decision to continue with the assembly of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) and buses in Botswana.Chief among them is that the initiative, originally introduced by the former BDP government,...

Bonolo Khumotaka, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Human Settlements, has once again been relieved of her position and redeployed to the National Planning Commission (NPC) as Deputy Commissioner General.According to information...

Parliament is likely to pass the Medical Aid Funds Bill, 2025, following its second reading by Vice President and Minister of Finance, Ndaba Gaolathe—if the contributions from legislators so far are anything to go by.According to Gaolathe, the Bill...

Fresh developments from the government enclave suggest major changes are underway at the national airline, Air Botswana.The airline’s board is not only working tirelessly to craft a strategy aimed at improving efficiency and returning the airline...

A group of men meets this Saturday under the aegis of the Men’s Conference at Mmamoleane Farm in Lotlhakane West to discuss practical measures to end gender based violence.They have realised that communities are hurting and have resolved to change...