Communications Minister David Tshere unveiled the ICT Roadmap 2030 in March 2026, targeting 100,000 ICT jobs, broadband expansion and new digital and cyber-security laws.
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Debt Warnings Spur Calls for Digital Productivity
At a March 2025 IBCCI event, economist Keith Jefferis pressed for digital training to lift productivity, warning government debt could reach 31 percent of GDP by 2025/26.
Youth Vote Disrupts Botswana’s Political Landscape
Botswana’s 2024 transition is real history; the framing of a youth-driven power shift here is an illustrative scenario, not a sourced claim – and is treated as such.
Constitutional Court Debate Moves to the Bench
After delays, the High Court scheduled a 15 May 2024 hearing on whether Botswana needs a standalone constitutional court.
Natural Diamonds vs. Lab-Grown: Botswana’s President Raises the Alarm
A stone that took a billion years to form now competes with one grown in weeks. In August 2023 Botswana’s president named that contest as a threat to the national economy.
Balancing Power: Botswana Considers a Constitutional Court
Lawmakers discussed a Constitutional Court in March 2023, with some urging a non-partisan approach and framing stronger rule of law as a positive signal to investors.
Public Distrust Threatens Malaria Control Campaigns
Some residents refused indoor residual spraying even as malaria cases rose in March 2023, with misinformation and a shifting climate widening the risk.