News Botswana Business: Diamond slump pushes Botswana to weakest credit rating since 2001
The downgrade comes despite signs of economic recovery. Botswana’s economy expanded 8.2 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, rebounding from a revised 5.2 percent contraction in the previous quarter, according to the Central Statistics Office.
News Botswana Business: Botswana Minerals turns away from diamonds
Explorer shelves long-time pursuit of gems, switching focus to in demand copper as lab-grown product undermines diamond market ...
News Botswana Business: Botswana Minerals looks to raise almost £1.2m to further copper prospecting
Dublin-headquartered company changed its name from Botswana Diamonds earlier this month to reflect pivot to minerals ...
News Botswana Business: Botswana businesses seek partnership with Nigerian counterparts
Nigerian investors have been encouraged to take advantage of the wealth of opportunities available across the African continent in order to expand their business frontiers. Giving this charge was ...
News Botswana Business: Corporate games debut in Botswana
In a thrilling announcement, the Gaborone International Health Expo has teamed up with Kalafhi Medical Centre, Diagnofirm and Amble Promotions to launch the first ever inter-company Olympiad to be held in Botswana later this year.
News Botswana Business: Botswana mining growth seen flat amid dim diamond outlook
Botswana expects output from its mining sector to be flat this year, as the diamond industry loses its sparkle due to a contraction in consumer spending and weaker demand for diamond jewellery, a finance ministry official said on Wednesday.
News Botswana Business: Wilderness Botswana injects millions into the wild
Wilderness Botswana has reiterated its commitment to contribute significantly and sustainably to the impact it can make for communities, industry and the entire country. In its Impact Report, 2023 ...
News Botswana Business: De Beers unfazed by competitors fancying their chances in Botswana deal
De Beers Co-Chairman, Bruce Cleaver, has said the company’s market share in the diamond industry enables it to play a significant role in shaping the industry, making it an ideal partner to the Government of Botswana, as the two entities are engaged in protracted talks amid interest from other players.
News Botswana Business: Namibia-Botswana to use identity cards as documents for cross-border travel between the two countries
The President, HE Dr. Hage Geingob, and Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi last week launched the usage of national identity cards as documents for cross-border travel between the two countries.“The authorization of the use of national identity documents to cross our national borders is a clear demonstration of our steadfast commitment to promote relations between our countries and foster social cohesion among our citizens, as well as...
News Botswana Business: FNBB half year after tax profit up 19 % to P536 Million
First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) the country’s largest commercial bank by all measures continued to deliver robust financial results. On Thursday the Botswana Stock Exchange listed banking giant released its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and dividend announcement for the six months ended 31 December 2022.
News Botswana Business: Botswana says it has no power to save drug mule facing execution in Bangladesh
Rustenburg - Botswana has no power to change Bangladeshi laws to save its citizen, facing drug trafficking charges in the South Asian country. Lesedi Molapisi, 30, of Ramotswa in Botswana, is facing possible execution in Bangladesh, she was arrested on arrival at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka in January. She arrived on Qatar…
News Botswana Business: Botswana food import bill rose to P1.1 billion
The latest figures released by Statistics Botswana this week shows that food import bill for Botswana increased to P1.1 billion in November 2022, from P987.9 million recorded in October during the same year
News Botswana Business: Botswana Insurance Market is Booming by Size, Revenue, Trend and Top Growing Companies 2023-2028
In COVID-19 outbreak, Chapter 2.2 of this report provides an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy and the Botswana Insurance industry. Chapter 3.7 covers the analysis of the impact ...
News Botswana Business: Botswana has no power to save drug mule accused from execution in Bangladesh
Botswana has no power to change Bangladeshi laws to save its citizen, facing drug trafficking charges and possible execution in the south Asian country.
News Botswana Business: Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog
Botswana has won its bid to host the permanent secretariat of the Kimberley Process (KP), the grouping that certifies that diamonds are not used to fund rebel groups, but its members remain divided over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
News Botswana Business: Botswana’s metal bands thrive online during pandemic
Tshomarelo “Vulture” Mosaka used to think connecting with his leather-clad fans could only ever happen as he growled lyrics at one of Botswana’s underground heavy metal concerts — until the pandemic ...
News Botswana Business: Botswana's president in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi is in mandatory self- isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 in routine testing, a government spokesperson said on Monday.
News Botswana Business: Botswana president tests positive for Covid
President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana, which with South Africa was the first country to detect the Omicron variant of coronavirus, is isolating after testing positive for Covid, the government said ...
