In-Depth

BDC to play Shark Tank with Qatari tycoons

If you had typed “Al Mansour Holdings” in youy Google browser two months ago, the search engine would probably have responded with a “no...
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A Dream Deferred: Strategic Pathways for Botswana’s Economic Transformation

Foreword Botswana stands at a pivotal moment in its history. With prudent investment in its financial reserves, the country had the opportunity to achieve unprecedented...
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Boko in a do or die gamble to bring Botswana diamonds home

President Duma Boko has officially moved Botswana’s diamond strategy from the realm of spreadsheets to bold experimental theatre. In a move that has left traders...
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Botswana losing digital power play despite superior skills

In homes across Botswana, young people huddle over laptops and smartphones, logging into virtual classrooms and racking up digital skills, propelling the country to...
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Why Botswana is Africa’s emerging crypto and tokenization giant

In a country famed for exporting diamonds and the world’s juiciest beef, Botswana’s new hottest commodity is invisible and doesn’t moo or sparkle. While a...
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Botswana’s red tape is fueling a billion Pula medical flight

When most Botswana private patients are diagnosed with cancer, they face more than just a medical crisis, but a financial one.  There is months...
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Masisi wrestled De Beers, Boko rolled out the red carpet

Whenever De Beers, Duma Boko and Mokgweetsi Masisi enter the same sentence, sparks fly. In what has become a national debate pitting hero against villain,...
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Botswana’s shameful trend of public shaming

A cockroach on a restaurant wall. A rusted drainpipe. A box of thawing frozen meat. These are not just signs of poor hygiene, they...
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The Great Drain: How Botswana Was Milked Dry

On a chilly June morning, a single headline sent shockwaves through the nation: "Government Has Only P700 Million Left in the Coffers." This, in a country...
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Glittering stones, glaring omissions

In a hyper-modern industrial enclave with a sleek urban silhouette on the margins of Gaborone’s hustle and bustle, the gleaming headquarters of Botswana’s diamond...
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