Super-App: How MTN and Ant International Are Building MoMo’s Next Layer
Africa has more mobile-money accounts than almost any region on earth, and yet most of them still do one thing: move money from A to B. The gap between a wallet and a financial platform is where the real value sits, and it is the gap MTN is now trying to close. On 9...
Cheetah Cement to Build 800kt/y Plant, Creating 515 Jobs
Botswana imports cement to build a country it wants to make from its own ground. For an economy that has spent decades trying to convert mineral wealth into something more durable than royalty cheques, the gap between what the land yields and what the construction...
Lock It In: RBZ Launches 90-Day ZiG Term Deposits to Soak Up Liquidity in Zimbabwe
Excess liquidity is the quiet enemy of a young currency. Money sitting idle in transactional accounts is money that can pivot to the parallel market the moment confidence slips, and Zimbabwe has watched that pivot undo more than one stabilisation effort. The 2026...
Blue Economy growth agenda across SADC: the evidence and archive — and what comes next
Every regional policy claim eventually rests on a document somebody can point to, and the useful newsroom question about the 3rd Africa Blue Economy Week, held in Luanda from 22 to 25 July, is not what officials said from the podium but what the underlying record...
The Retail Value Pack Guide
Content - Magazine Editions · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · Global Issue · June 2026 When prices rise, a Botswana shopper does not stop buying; they start counting, and the seller who understands that keeps the sale. The Retail Value Pack Guide is a practical guide...
Insourcing Explained: Mohwasa Makes the Job-Security Case to Parliament
Minister Mohwasa told parliament that insourcing brings job security and better service quality, making the case for bringing outsourced work back in-house.
Counting the Cost: Councils Register FMD-Hit Farmers for Relief
Councils have begun registering households hit by foot-and-mouth disease, building the record that any credible relief or compensation must rest on.
Boots on the Fence Line: Ikageng Workers Redeploy to FMD Zones
The Local Government Ministry has redeployed Ikageng workers to help control foot-and-mouth disease in affected zones, turning an existing labour programme toward an animal-health front.
Pool or Perish: Boko Urges a United African Front Against Ebola
President Boko has urged African states to pool resources against Ebola, arguing that no single budget or border can hold a contagious frontier alone.
Credible by Design: Boko Stakes SADC Stability on Free and Fair Elections
President Boko told the Electoral Commissions Forum that democracy holds only when election management is credible and properly resourced – a stake in SADC stability.
Two Capitals, One Agenda: Botswana and Lesotho Forge a Bi-National Commission
Botswana and Lesotho upgraded their cooperation to a Bi-National Commission, pledging coordinated policy and a business forum to give the structure economic content.
Public Schools Stuck Waiting for Balls and Nets
Regional directors said public schools resumed sports but equipment requests remain pending, while private schools continue despite shortages.
Schools Keep Meals Flowing Amid Supply Chain Snags
Kanye District councillors said the school feeding programme runs fairly despite delays in beans and samp supplies, with P6.5 million budgeted.
Government Swings Back to Insourcing to Restore Service Quality
Minister Moeti Mohwasa explained an insourcing policy to improve public service, create secure jobs and reduce reliance on contractors.
Inclusive Afro Tech Celebrates Diversity in Electronic Music
The GIMC Afro Tech festival foregrounds inclusivity, with wheelchair-using DJ Kabila and female DJs on the bill, testing whether electronic music can widen its circle.
Rural Council Bets on Solar and Agro-Clusters to Break Fiscal Dependence
Letlhakeng District Council plans to raise its own revenue through a solar farm, a commercialised agricultural cluster and a modern commercial centre.
Botswana Taxes Netflix and the Cloud: Digital VAT Arrives
From 1 June 2026, BURS requires foreign digital-services providers to register for VAT, with a four-month grace period and an expected P450 million in extra revenue.
Credit Tightening Reversed: Central Bank Forces Banks to Hold Rates
Policy held steady, yet prime lending rates climbed anyway. The Bank of Botswana’s answer was to lift its policy rate and tell commercial banks to stop.
South Africa as the Template: What the Continent Should Copy — and What It Shouldn’t
The Borderless Harvest capstone: South Africa as Africa’s most complete agricultural template — institutions to copy, failures to avoid, where neighbours lead.
The Standards Game: How SABS and Certification Shape Trade
South Africa’s SABS-anchored certification underpins its exports; Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt show how standards open African markets — or shut producers out.
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