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Was President Advocate Duma Boko misled when he suggested at the weekend Botswana National Front (BNF) leadership forum in Francistown that the country faces a fuel supply crisis, or was he merely politicking?In his speech, widely published...

Plans to deliver the multibillion-pula Zotus City Development at Junction 44 near Ghanzi remain intact, despite delays linked to legal, regulatory and institutional processes.The project, spearheaded by Zotus Group and facilitated by the Botswana...

Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, has informed Parliament that Botswana continues to collaborate closely with South Africa to strengthen security and regional stability through the Binational Commission (BNC).The platform...

The newly unveiled National Development Bank (NDB) strategy is being hailed as a turning point in Botswana’s economic journey, with success to be measured not only in financial returns but in its ability to empower citizens, expand opportunity, and...

Fewer people are getting married worldwide, and in key markets such as China, the decline has been dramatic. This social transformation is having a tangible impact on diamond sales at global giant De Beers Group.Speaking during the company’s...

Botswana’s emerging diamond entrepreneurs are facing a rare and demanding test of readiness under the glare of tough questions, global standards, and unforgiving market realities.De Beers’ Diamond Entrepreneurship Programme (DEP) is no routine...

Thirteen years after its collapse, the ghost of the failed Fengyue Glass Project has risen again to stalk the government.Once hailed as a flagship joint venture between the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) and China’s Shanghai Fengyue, the...

Residents of Metsimotlhabe, Mogoditshane and Tsolamosese continue to endure deteriorating internal roads, with the government admitting that meaningful repairs depend on the council acquiring road-construction machinery.Local Government and...

Already living on the edge with dangerous wildlife, residents of the Okavango Delta villages of Kauxwi and Ngarange now face another threat: endless delays in the completion of their long-promised clinics.Frustrated by years of waiting, Kgosi Disho...

Kgosi Ian Khama IV of Bangwato cuts a striking figure in Botswana’s public life, part adventurer, part power broker, and increasingly “a political disruptor’’ whose questions now threaten to shake the very state machinery he once built.Known...

Residents of Francistown will finally benefit from a fully developed and well-maintained game park that is expected to unlock economic opportunities for various stakeholders while generating much-needed revenue.Once fully operational, the Francistown...

The Industrial Court is yet to set a hearing date in a highly unusual labour dispute involving four former farm workers suing former cabinet minister and Ambassador Dorcas Makgato for unpaid terminal benefits totalling P74,000.At the heart of the...

The first 15 months in office have not been easy for Deputy Speaker Helen Manyaneng, particularly the current parliament and the State of the Nation Address (SONA) session.Despite her consistent efforts to preside firmly and uphold parliamentary...

Minister of Lands and Agriculture Dr Edwin Dikoloti has told Parliament that the Ministry currently has 19 physical planners deployed across land boards, with Kweneng receiving the highest allocation.Ngwato has four planners, Kgatleng three, Malete,...

Botswana’s monopoly power supplier, Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), continues to face cash-flow challenges, with outstanding invoices amounting to more than P3.7 million owed to small contractors dating back to 2020.According to the Minister of...