Letlhakeng District Council plans to raise its own revenue through a solar farm, a commercialised agricultural cluster and a modern commercial centre.
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SADC fertiliser harmonisation — built-market implications for SADC firms and investors
A regional cereal and fertiliser reserve and a Regional Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Bank cannot exist as abstractions. Both require physical infrastructure, climate-controlled warehousing for fertiliser and grain, cold-chain storage for vaccines, and both depend on...
Public Works Dominate Local Budgets as Councils Tackle Unemployment
Mabutsane Council put P25.9 million of its P34.6 million May 2026 budget into the Ikageng programme and P5 million into community projects, a public-works tilt against unemployment.
EU-SADC programme portfolio across SADC: built-market implications and what comes next
Infrastructure development sits inside a list of six sectors named this week by SADC and the EU, wedged between digital transformation and natural resources management in a communiqué that reads, on first pass, like a routine diplomatic summary. For a...
Local Councils Juggle Social Protection with Infrastructure Plans
Kgatleng and other councils tied child-grant registration to revenue drives while weighing roads and sewage – the everyday arithmetic of local government.
Maun Mega-Solar Deal Lights Up Energy Diversification
A 30-year government-to-government power deal will build a 500 MW solar plant with storage in Maun, pushing Botswana toward its 2030 renewable target.
SADC Accelerated Regional Integration: Built-Market Implications and What Comes Next
More than 14,000 megawatts of new generation capacity have come onto the SADC grid, and renewable energy's share of the regional mix has risen from 25% to 38%, according to figures the Council of Ministers reviewed in Pretoria on 13 March 2026. That is a genuine...
Masunga Sports Facility Opens Doors to Community and Enterprise
The Masunga Sports Complex has opened to public bookings, with councillors proposing solar lighting and lower fees to lift utilisation.
Dormant University Hotel Gets a Second Life from Private Capital
Sky Clouds (Pty) Ltd has signed a March 2026 lease to refurbish the University of Botswana’s 80-room hotel and 15 conference rooms, injecting over P4 million.