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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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Botswana slaps foreign travellers with steep new visa fees

Foreign travellers, investors and business people heading to Botswana will now dig deeper into their pockets after government introduced sweeping new visa charges in...
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Academic paper accuses the Courts of prioritizing technicalities over electoral justice

A new academic paper published in the Statute Law Review argues that Botswana’s courts have increasingly dismissed election petitions on procedural technicalities at the...
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SPEDU says industrial pipeline has reached P7 billion

The Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) says it has assembled the largest industrial investment pipeline in its history, valued between P5.9 billion and P6.8...
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Doomsday looms for Seretse

After launching a spirited attack against his prosecution by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), businessman Bakang Seretse will on 11th June know...
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AFDB sees gains in Veges Import ban

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pointed to significant gains in Botswana’s controversial ban on the importation of fresh fruits and vegetables. In its assessment...
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