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The numbers read like progress. Intra-SADC trade in manufactured goods has climbed from 19% to 22% of the regional total, according to figures presented to the SADC Council of Ministers meeting in Pretoria on 13 March 2026. Renewable energy's share of the...
The Bank of Botswana reported headline inflation rose from 4.0% to 4.2% in March 2026, driven by higher transport and food costs, but still comfortably inside the target band.
Kasane has long been a place tourists pass through rather than build in. Chobe Connect, a March 2026 investor conference, sets out to change that.
Botswana and Zambia signed a February 2026 addendum to establish the Kazungula Bridge Authority, hosted on Botswana’s side, to run the bridge and its one-stop border post.
Botswana’s February 2026 budget projects 3.1% growth while warning debt could pass 40% of GDP as diamond revenues fall – and asks the private sector to carry diversification.
Botswana announced in January 2026 that it will open an embassy in Moscow and invite Russian investors into rare earths and diamonds, widening its roster of partners.
Munya Chimba is not just a business leader - he is a force reshaping logistics and retail across Southern Africa. From starting as an accounts clerk to establishing SITT Group, Chimba’s journey is a blueprint in strategic vision, operational excellence, and bold...
By December 2025 authorities expected Botswana’s economy to shrink 0.9% for the year on continued diamond weakness, flagging copper, coal and tourism as the buffers.
In December 2025 the finance minister announced GDP would contract 0.9% for the year, revising February’s 3.3% growth forecast as diamond demand stayed weak.