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Dikarabo Ramadubu
  • Botswana wins exclusive rights to produce Chinese electric vehicles

    Having successfully trained over 150 technicians, assembled a semi-knockdown e-mobility SUV, and three buses locally, the Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) is set to enter the automobile market, likely before...

  • Govt, De Beers negotiations at final stage

    Negotiations between the Botswana government and its major mining partner, De Beers, regarding the potential increase of Botswana's 15 percent stake in De Beers, or the possible exercise of pre-emption rights to prevent the sale of shares, are...

  • Goodhope-Mmathethe has highest number of voters

    All constituencies of Gaborone, the capital city, account for a total of 81,744 individuals from the 1,036,093 Batswana who have registered to vote in the upcoming October 30th elections.Among the 61 constituencies, Goodhope-Mmathethe leads with the...

  • Revised user fees, service charges raised over P960m

    Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame, reported that the revenue collected from the implementation of the revised user fees and service charges amounted to P961.14 million, compared to P646.58 million collected in 2019/2020, reflecting an increase of...

  • Regulatory systems frustrate Business Botswana members

    President of Business Botswana, Neo Ngwako praised the government for its efforts in consolidating and anchoring the National Transformation Strategy (NTS).However, he noted that the NTS could be further refined to better address key economic...

  • General Galebotswe speaks: Why I left BNF of the UDC

    Retired army commander, Lieutenant General Gaolathe Galebotswe has joined the former members of Botswana National Front (BNF) under the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), who left the party due to the autocratic tendencies of its leadership.As a...

  • Trophy Hunting Import Bill undermines UK’s position in CITES, WTO – Dr Vorhies

    Dr Francis Vorhies, a world-renowned conservation economist, asserts that the proposed UK’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill 2023-24 is both illiberal and harmful to conservation efforts, as well as detrimental to local communities in the...

  • Fuel supply Industry players want ULP93 discontinued

    Fuel industry stakeholders and experts are urging the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) to introduce legislation to discontinue ULP 93, which would support the industry, and for Botswana Oil to maintain adequate reserves.Recently, Botswana...

  • MPs seek clarity on state of public finances

    Members of Parliament from both sides of the aisle took turns this week to grill Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame on the current state of public finances, amid speculation that the government is facing financial difficulties.The questions primarily...

  • Legislators call for talent search countrywide

    Botswana's historic achievement of winning its first-ever Olympic gold medal, thanks to sprinter sensation Letsile Tebogo's victory last Thursday, prompted an unprecedented response from Members of Parliament.They unanimously agreed to bypass...

  • DCEC engulfed by high level political commitment

    Parliament was clearly split into two camps: legislators who supported the Leader of the Opposition, Dithapelo Keorapetse, and those in the ruling party who rejected the proposal to amend the Corruption and Economic Crime Bill.Keorapetse was seeking...

  • Masisi pressured to take stern action against BDP secretariat

    President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi is expected to take decisive action to ensure that those responsible for the disruptions and significant distress caused during the first round of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primary elections will be held...

  • Botswana works on plan to sell beef in Gulf countries

    Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is working to finalise its marketing plan to capture the Gulf Countries market, where there is high demand for Botswana's hormone-free beef.To succeed in this market, it is essential to maximise efficiencies, ensure...

  • WUC ready to deliver on billions spent on water supply projects

    Botswana's sole potable water supplier, Water Utilities Corporation (WUC), is on the verge of achieving a significant milestone by completing multiple projects worth billions of Pula, which will help alleviate the nation's water...

  • Tshekedi Khama rattles Eswatini

    Former Minister of Tourism, Tshekedi Stanford Khama, younger brother to former President Lt. Gen Ian Khama, reportedly plans to offer his expertise to the Eswatini government as a tourism specialist to promote the Kingdom as a top destination.This...

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