FMD Response Shifts from Culling to Vaccination in Zone 6b
Botswana's beef industry has long been protected by an instrument that quietly punishes the people it is meant to defend: the cull. For decades, the standard response to a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak has been depopulation — the slaughter of exposed herds to...
Seven Things to Settle Before a Cleaner’s First Morning
Most trouble between a household and the person who cleans it does not begin with a broken vase or a missed morning. It begins weeks earlier, in everything that was assumed rather than said. From 1 September 2026 that habit carries a legal cost: under Botswana's...
Real Estate Tagged a Money-Laundering Hotspot, P1.1bn in Dirty Money
Rising property prices are usually read as a sign of confidence — a market voting for a city's future. In Botswana, a mid-April 2026 national risk assessment has supplied the uncomfortable counter-reading: some of that rise is not confidence at all, but laundered...
What Botswana households check before they hand over a key
From 1 September 2026, the woman who cleans your house in Gaborone is covered by the same labour law as the person sitting in an air-conditioned office in the CBD. The household that hires her is now, in law, an employer. That single change turns a casual arrangement...
Political friction is becoming a regional business risk
Nigeria’s suspension of parliamentary engagements with South Africa shows how political disputes can move quickly into the channels that support trade, investment and cross-border confidence. Nigeria’s decision to suspend official parliamentary engagements with South...
Nigeria’s China trade story is really about productive capacity
An $8.2 billion trade signal matters less as a bilateral ranking than as a test of whether Nigeria can convert large trade flows into deeper domestic manufacturing and supply capability.
Critical minerals have turned the Lobito power gap into a strategic asset
The United States’ focus on energy constraints along the Lobito Corridor shows that copper and cobalt logistics cannot scale without equally serious investment in power.
Egypt is selling resilience, but investors need the mechanism
Claims of economic resilience become useful to business only when they can be traced to sectors, foreign-exchange capacity, investment flows and the ability to absorb external shocks.
Chad’s stable rating rests on a narrow growth engine
S&P’s B-/B affirmation points to higher hydrocarbon and mining production, infrastructure investment and services—but the same concentration that supports growth also defines the frontier-market risk.
BDC to Inject P1.39bn Across Strategic Sectors
Botswana Development Corporation will deploy P1.39bn over two years across agriculture, health, manufacturing, energy, finance and tech. The strategy and the
Botswana Launches State-Owned Explorer to Unearth Critical Minerals
Botswana is creating a state explorer to probe the ~70% of its territory left untested, chasing critical minerals beyond diamonds. The strategy and the risks.
Nigerian Energy Expert Joins BPC Board to Drive Maduo 26
BPC has appointed Nigerian energy expert Akinwole II Omoboriowo as vice chairman to drive its Maduo 26 efficiency and export strategy. What it means for
Digital & Innovation Hub Taps Phetlhu to Lead Tech Transformation
BDIH has named Kabo Phetlhu, former lead of Debswana’s Future Smart Connected Mine strategy, as CEO. What an execution-first hire signals for Botswana
Deadline Extension Buys Time for Corporate Law Compliance
CIPA extended the deadline for firms to file constitutions from 16 March to 30 September 2026 and now requires disclosure of beneficial ownership.
BoFiNet Names Dr Gaone Seleka CEO to Drive Digital Infrastructure
BoFiNet has appointed Dr Gaone Seleka as CEO to expand Botswana’s fibre backbone and cross-border connectivity. What it signals for operators and
Pool-House Reform Opens the Door to More Homeowners
On 5 March 2026 Minister Ramogapi added a tenant-purchase option and dropped plot-size and eligibility limits to Botswana’s pool-house scheme; 277 sold, 248 in
Dikoloti Warns Farmers: FMD Controls Vital for EU Beef Access
Acting Minister Dikoloti has told Digawana farmers that strict FMD protocols are essential to regain Zone 11’s green status within 3–6 months and protect
Bank of Botswana Lifts Policy Rate to 3.5% to Calm Credit Markets
The Bank of Botswana’s policy rate rose from 1.9% to 3.5% in 2025, with prime at 7.19%, amid diamond-driven liquidity strain. What the move means for borrowers
Court Rejects Bid to Halt PSBC Secretary Appointment
The Lobatse High Court has dismissed a union bid to block Andrew Motsamai as PSBC Secretary, clearing the way for Botswana’s public-service bargaining-council
P558m Road Contract to Spur Rural Mobility
Government has awarded SteelBase Construction a P558.2m contract for a 60km Digawana–Ntlhantlhe road. What the price signals and what all-weather rural
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