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Batswana Say Equality Before the Law Elusive

A new Afrobarometer report has cast a spotlight on growing concerns about equality before the law in Botswana. It reveals that while many citizens...
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Botswana records lowest suspected digital fraud but…

Botswana has recorded the lowest suspected digital fraud rate in Africa according to the findings from TransUnions H1 2026 update. However fraudsters are already...
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Half the population still struggles to eat well

The latest official statistics show an improvement in food security but the country remains far from free of hunger with 47.2 percent of the...
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Steenhuisen confronts Botswana over vegetable ban at high-level BNC talks

Despite high-level diplomatic engagements and commitments to deepen economic cooperation, tensions between Botswana and South Africa over agricultural import restrictions remain far from settled. it...
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Govt borrowing threatens to crowd out private sector

Botswana’s private sector is expected to face even more challenges in 2026. A new report from Business Monitor International (BMI) warns that increased government...
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Botswana loses ground in Africa’s industrialisation race

Botswana has slipped in Africa’s industrialisation rankings, dropping six places over the past 14 years. This decline is linked to weaker manufacturing and a...
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Import dependence persists despite production gains

Botswana remains heavily dependent on imported food staples despite maintaining stable food availability levels and achieving self-sufficiency in some locally grown crops, according to...
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FCC needs over P330 million to revive infrastructure

Francistown City Council(FCC) is currently in dire need of an estimated P335 million to revive its crumbling infrastructure. Heavy rains experienced between February and April...
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Controversial Kanye Sanitation Project faces fresh crisis

The long troubled Kanye Major Village Sanitation Schemes project has entered another period of uncertainty after engineering consultants suspended onsite services over unresolved payment...
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Seretse plots fatal blow for Malambane

Lawyers representing Bakang Seretse have warned the state that they will launch an application for a permanent stay of execution at the High Court...
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