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SA’s Agricultural Business Chamber fuels warnings of a potential trade war

Botswana’s abrupt reinstatement of a ban on key vegetable imports from South Africa has drawn a fierce rebuke from one of the region’s leading...
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Academics call for broad public consultation in UDC led constitutional reform

Local scholars have outlined a detailed blueprint of how a future Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government could overhaul Botswana’s Constitution warning that past...
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Govt Pumps P53 Million Into Private Coal Bed Methane Project

The Government has significantly ramped up its backing of the private-sector-led coal bed methane (CBM) industry as it increased its proposed investment in Botala...
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Mishandling of Constitutional reforms led to BDP downfall-scholars

A trio of academics argues that the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) sowed the seeds of its own electoral defeat by mishandling the long-awaited constitutional...
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Botswana faces drug resistant TB crisis despite World Bank warnings

Botswana may have overlooked early warning signs that could have prevented the distribution of substandard tuberculosis (TB) medicines, according to documents reviewed by Sunday Standard. The World...
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Defective TB medicines trigger urgent patient review

A batch of tuberculosis medication used across Botswana has been found to be substandard, prompting the government to re-assess dozens of patients after surveillance...
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Botswana seeks P413 million IFAD loan

Botswana is seeking a P413 million (USD 31.52 million) loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to finance a large-scale livestock commercialisation...
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BSB board suspends CEO while concealing executive car crash by COO

Botswana Savings Bank (BSB) board is suppressing details of a late night motor vehicle accident involving one of its top executives, even as it...
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Infrastructure gap puts Botswana on the back foot in the AI boom, World Bank cautions

As the global economy races toward an AI-driven future, the World Bank warns that countries such as Botswana remain on the margins of global AI...
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Canadian miner completes BCL mine takeover

NexMetals Mining Corp. has completed the long-awaited contingent payment to the BCL Liquidator officially settling the outstanding balance on the Selebi and Selkirk mining...
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