President Boko officiated the 500MW Maun solar PV plant on 16 April 2026, shifting Botswana’s energy mix from coal to renewables at the Okavango Delta’s
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Eyes on 410 Million Kg: Zimbabwe Positions Its Tobacco Crop Against Brazil, Tanzania and India
Zimbabwe targets 385–410 million kg of tobacco in 2026, positioning against Brazil, Tanzania and India to defend its share of shifting global demand.
From Informal to Formal: Gold-Mobilisation Workshops Lift Artisanal Deliveries in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s gold-mobilisation workshops teach artisanal miners to formalise and sell through Fidelity Gold Refinery, lifting official deliveries 10.5%.
Cabanga TV is live: watch how Chicken Inn conquered Zimbabwe and Africa
EcoCash, a millionaire cattle farmer, a tobacco farm that employs women and Zimbabwe's best travel company are among the stories now free to watch. HARARE, 17 October 2026 - Chicken Inn started in Zimbabwe and went on to feed customers across the continent. The story...
Botswana to Open Moscow Embassy, Woos Russian Investors for Rare Earths
Botswana flags a Moscow embassy and invites Russian investment in rare earths and diamonds — a bid to widen partners and its resource base amid the diamond
Afrophobia as a Growth Constraint, Not a Social Footnote
Anti-migrant hostility is a growth constraint for South Africa, not a footnote — how closures, lost skills, security and diplomatic costs compound.
Ten systems that turn a crew into a multi-site operator
The leap that breaks cleaning firms is the first extra site, not the first extra crew. Ten systems let one standard survive across locations the owner cannot watch.
More cleaners is not the same as more company
Turning away work tempts a founder to hire. But adding people without systems magnifies every weakness. What scales a cleaning company is the operating model, not the headcount.
Botswana’s Diamond Stockpile Doubles as Prices Slump
Botswana’s diamond stockpile has swelled to about 12 million carats — nearly double the permissible level — as a gem-price slump constrains output and revenue.