Botswana’s public debt is on track to reach 50 percent of GDP by 2027/28, while debt-servicing costs are rising faster than accounted for in the Ministry of Finance’s budget projections, according to economist Dr Keith Jefferis. Jefferis’ findings, published in...

At Ora Loapi, there has been a growing reflection on the kind of leadership and economic thinking required to reposition the arts beyond symbolism and into sustainable national development. In many ways, the work we are doing today around commercialization,...

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks are once again placing Botswana’s livestock sector under pressure, with potential ripple effects extending beyond agriculture into rural incomes, supply chains and external trade performance. The concern is no longer limited to animal health,...

Former president Festus Gontebanye Mogae was remembered as a disciplined, humble, principled, and deeply grounded leader who never allowed power to consume or define him. Thousands of mourners, including heads of state, former presidents, diplomats, dignitaries, family, friends, and ordinary...

HB Trading BV remained Lucara Diamond Corp’s largest revenue driver in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for the bulk of the company’s diamond sales despite weak production and declining revenue during the period. The miner’s Q1 results show that...