ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) - BOTSWANA'S internet access has increased from 42 percent to 77 percent of the population over the past five years. Since the ...

ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) - THE Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) eager to enhance financial performance this current year, is pinning its ...

The foreign minister's call for more EU-led investment comes amid a 37% trade tariff imposed by the Trump administration on Botswana, one of the hardest-hit nations in Africa.

Botswana owns 15% of De Beers, which sources the bulk of its diamonds from the southern African nation. Anglo owns the rest and is looking to offload the stake following a slump in prices for ...

Botswana is bracing for deeper spending cuts and a widening budget deficit as a prolonged slump in diamond demand pressures its economy, even as the country signals interest in expanding its stake ...

Botswana's government said it's optimistic that Anglo American will find a buyer for its diamond unit De Beers this year. "We are very confident that partners are coming forward," Botswana Vice ...

Botswana has had a rocky history with trophy hunting. In 2014, then-president Ian Khama introduced a moratorium on the practice, worrying it was damaging the country's wildlife credentials in the ...

But Debswana's total sales in the first nine months of 2024 were $1.53 billion, according to the Botswana central bank, down more than 50% from $3.19 billion during the same period in 2023.

As part of the deal, Botswana’s share of the diamonds produced by Debswana, a 50-50 joint venture between the country’s government and De Beers, will increase from 25% to 50%. Botswana will ...

The Botswana Democratic Party’s share of support dropped to 31% in the October 2024 elections, giving it only four out of 61 constituencies. The Umbrella for Democratic Change claimed 36 seats.

Botswana, often held up as one of Africa’s greatest success stories, ranks among the wealthiest and most stable democracies on the continent. But a global downturn in demand for mined diamonds ...

The party that has governed Botswana since it became independent in 1966 received a stunning rebuke in national elections this week, losing its majority in Parliament for the first time, according ...