The President has never spoken in a more sombre tone…
News
The Botswana Mine Workers Union used this year’s commemoration of…
Realising that exchanging pleasantries in passing at regional events had…
Retired police officers to become a structured support service to…
A contractors’ association holds that direct appointment for government tenders…
Business
Report credits consistent rental collections and improved operational efficiencies for the Group’s operational profit before…
Already filed with the Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA), the merger involves the takeover of…
Banks’ reduced cash holdings, the operating account, and primary reserve requirements at the central bank,…
BoB report attributes the decrease partly to “sluggish demand for rough diamonds and diamond jewellery”…
Botswana’s production fell by 8 percent in accordance with “planned actions” but was still the…
At the heart of the government’s strategy to make tourism Botswana’s next primary driver of…
Orange Botswana sees its sponsorship as signalling its serious intent to fuel the country’s fast-growing gaming culture and digital economy GAZETTE REPORTER In a game-changing move that electrified Botswana’s digital landscape, Orange…
Features
A sweeping reimagining of what agriculture means in Botswana – not just as a sector…
Trying to use permits for both revenue and regulation is counterproductive, writes DOUGLAS RASBASH …
With the case for mass tourism ably demonstrated by several example countries, we turn to…
In a shift away from elitist safari-centric models, Botswana’s new tourism strategy emphasises inclusivity. Better…
Within days of taking office, the new government delivered a doubleton of announcements that left…
Botswana needs a new governance architecture based on functionality, synergy, systems thinking and, importantly, one organised to deliver…
What Botswana needs is not more polarisation but thoughtful deliberation – a commitment to evidence-based decision-making that puts the well-being of its people first. Special Correspondent DOUGLAS RASBASH discusses the matter in…
By Bradley Fortuin In today’s world, we use apps for almost everything—ordering food, paying bills, sending money, and even dating. On dating platforms, swiping left means rejecting a profile, while swiping right…
On August 1st, The Gazette published an article titled The Electric Revolution: Transforming Transport and Boosting Botswana’s Economy, shedding light on the nation’s ambition to establish an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing facility.…
Douglas Rasbash Letsile Tebogo’s historic achievement as the first native African to win an Olympic sprint title marks not just a personal triumph but a symbol of Africa’s potential on the global…
It Seems Anything Goes in Botswana’s Agricultural Sector Whatever we do in the name of pragmatism and deregulation, it should not come at the expense of long-term sustainability and food security, writes…
Universal acceptance of diversity is a positive development because as an immensely influential platform, pageantry can now help many girls and young women realise that there is nothing wrong with the way…
DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights noted with concern and great disappointment, the execution of Mr Phemelo Botogeleng, which took place on Friday 11 June 2021, at the Gaborone Central…
Aissatou Diallo The need for an economically integrated Africa has never been more urgent. With the severe disruption of global value chains due to Covid-19 and related lockdown measures, there is no…
Creatives have applauded the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture Development for extending monthly stipends to them as announced early this week but want further assessment done with their unions. GOSEGO…
In the past decade we have seen people uniting to bring justice to victims of sexual abuse. Organizations like the #metoo movement and #esengmongwangeng movement rose to amplify the voices of the…