Botswana
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:52:12 GMTMPs Divided Over Healthcare Solutions and Economic Reforms
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The 2026/27 budget deliberations in Parliament have revealed a division among lawmakers, with government defending its heavy investment in healthcare and economic diversification while the opposition warns of recycle...
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:26:27 GMTMPs Evoke a Move Towards Job Creation and Fiscal Discipline
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The ongoing parliamentary debate on the 2026/27 Budget has highlighted a significant shift in Botswana's economic strategy, moving away from government-led spending toward a private-sector-led model designed to tackl...
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:25:54 GMTGovernment Plans to Increase District Councils
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Parliament has heard that consultations are ongoing to create additional District Councils in the next four years.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:57:51 GMTAITB DG Engages Botswana Counterpart Over Possible Collaboration
[Liberian Observer] Liberia's push to reform its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector gained new momentum this week as the Director General of the Agricultural and Industrial Training Bureau (AITB), Abraham Billy, recently co...
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:45:16 GMTSaleshando Calls for Bold Financial Reform
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Leader of the Opposition and MP for Maun North, Mr Dumelang Saleshando, has called upon government to break away from routine budgeting that sustains deficits and instead embrace bold, evidence-driven reforms that pr...
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:58:30 GMTFence Around Lentswelemoriti Escalates Tension Between ZCC Council and Residents
[Botswana Daily News] Lentswelemoriti -- Tension is escalating between Lentswelemoriti residents and a faction of the St. Engenas Zion Christian Church (ZCC) council over issues of consultation and land ownership.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:19:22 GMTSADC PPDF Approves U.S.$1.83 Million for Landmark Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Project
[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Project Preparation and Development Facility (PPDF) has approved US$1.83 million in funding to advance the Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Project, a landmark regional initiative designed to ta...
Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:38:17 GMTBDF Gets P5bn to Settle Pension Matters
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Government has allocated P5 billion for the next financial year to settle outstanding BDF pension transfer values.
Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:37:45 GMTA35 Road Under Construction
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Parliament has been informed that the construction of the A35 Gumare-Sepopa Road is being carried out in half-width sections.
Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:37:58 GMTFind Alternative Transport for Learners
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Local authorities have been instructed to find alternative modes of transport following government's resolve that donkey carts are unsuitable for ferrying learners. The decision stemmed from concerns that donkey cart...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:01:19 GMTResidents Eager for Concourt Establishment
[Botswana Daily News] Mmathethe -- Consultations on the establishment of Constitutional Court were met with high expectations, as Mmathethe residents expressed eagerness for the court's immediate takeoff.
Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:34:59 GMTState President Receives Largest Share of Budget Allocation
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Ministry for State President, Defence and Security has been allocated the largest share of the proposed Ministerial Recurrent Budget. The P13.05 billion stake is an increase of P502.77 million or 4.01 percent ove...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:24 GMTLand Issues Dominate Habu Consultations
[Botswana Daily News] Habu -- Some residents of Habu have expressed support for the proposed Constitutional Court, hoping it will address what they describe as longstanding injustices related to land ownership.
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:07:17 GMTFiscal Discipline and Revenue Reform Core of 202627 Plan
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Fiscal consolidation, discipline and the rebuilding of financial buffers are at the core of fiscal strategy for the 2026/2027 financial year as government moves to strengthen debt sustainability and restore economic ...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:07:17 GMTThe Mares in Camp for Cosafa
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The senior women national team, The Mares has reported for camp on Sunday to prepare for the COSAFA women's championships.
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:01:55 GMTKhoemacau Expansion to Drive Jobs
[Botswana Daily News] Toteng -- The expansion of the Khoemacau Copper Mine is set to transform Botswana into a key global copper exporter and inject substantial employment and training opportunities into the local economy.
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:43 GMTMoswaane Urges Objective Thinking Over Partisan Judgement
[Botswana Daily News] Selebi Phikwe -- The Assistant Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Mr Ignatius Moswaane has called on stakeholders to work in unison in the interest of the proposed Constitutional Court.
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:07:17 GMTCourt Remands Kgoro Gang Rape Accused in Custody
[Botswana Daily News] Lobatse -- The trio accused of gang raping a 13-year-old minor at Kgoro in Good Hope District on July 11, 2025 have been further remanded in custody.
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:07:17 GMTPrivate Sector to Be At the Centre of Economic Transformation
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Government has placed the private sector at the centre of Botswana's economic transformation.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:14:21 GMTAngola, Botswana, Eswatini Hollywoodbets Cosafa Women's Championship Profiles
[Cosafa] The HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women's Championship 2025 will be staged in Polokwane, South Africa from February 18-March 1, 2026. It will feature 11 teams and we bring you profiles of three of those sides, Angola, Botswana and Eswatini.
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:01:35 GMTPoor Start for Botswana Badminton Team
[Botswana Daily News] Tlokweng -- Team Botswana started the All Africa Senior Badminton Championships on a low note after the men's team lost 5-0 to Nigeria.
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:07:17 GMTFiscal Outlook Downward As Government Tightens Consolidation Measures
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Vice President and Minister of Finance, Mr Ndaba Gaolathe has announced a downward revision of Botswana's medium-term fiscal outlook, citing persistent global and domestic economic headwinds that continue to strain t...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:07:16 GMTModutlwa Sets Ambitious Targets for Botswana Bowling
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Former national team bowler, Marea Modutlwa has made history by becoming the first woman to lead the Botswana Bowling Association during its elective congress held in Gaborone on Saturday.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:26:40 GMTGhana and Botswana Point to a New Model for African Mining
[Ghanaian Times] It is often said that Africa holds close to a third of the world's known reserves of the minerals essential to the energy transition and emerging industrial technologies. The figure appears so frequently in policy papers and investor...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:19:36 GMTBotswana Braces for Economic Windfall
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- In May, the world will watch the fastest athletes pass a baton, with stopwatches and finish lines as their primary target. But for Batswana, the baton being passed is one of economic hope, brighter and more ambitious...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:14:14 GMTRelief for Farmer As Authorities Choose Vaccination Over Depopulation
[Botswana Daily News] Jackalas 1 -- Two previous Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks, one in 2013 and another in 2022, left Ms Rebecca Dube of Jackalas No. 1 devastated and almost pushed her back into poverty.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:38:04 GMTJwaneng Athletics Club Stages 2026 Edition in Lobatse
[Botswana Daily News] Kanye -- The diamond mining town of Jwaneng may lend its name to the event, but Botswana's athletics spotlight shifts to Lobatse this weekend as the Jwaneng Athletics Club (JAC) stages its much-anticipated Track & Field...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:31:39 GMTMaun Steps Up for Cleaner Town
[Botswana Daily News] Maun -- The push for a cleaner Maun gained momentum on Friday as North West District Council (NWDC) launched the #KeepMaunClean campaign, linking environmental responsibility to tourism growth, business appeal and community prid...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:31:07 GMTMakopong Community Rallies to Shield Zone 13 From FMD Threat
[Botswana Daily News] Makopong -- Residents of Makopong in Kgalagadi South have launched a grassroots border protection initiative to safeguard Botswana's livestock industry from the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak currently escalating in neigh...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:58:23 GMTSeametso Puts Botswana On World Map
[Botswana Daily News] Kanye -- A number of Bangwaketse crowded Gangwaketse main kgotla to welcome Mr Botswana 2025 Moitshepi Seametso, who was recently crowned Mr Friendship International Africa 2025/26 in Bangkok, Thailand.