Central Bank Sets 30 April for Next Rate Decision
A date on a calendar is not usually news. When it is the date the country's interest rate could change, it becomes a marker worth circling. The Bank of Botswana has confirmed that its Monetary Policy Committee will next meet on 30 April 2026 — the next scheduled point...
Local Procurement Plans Need a Nationality-Risk Audit
Procurement teams audit for price, quality and delivery. They rarely audit for the one exposure that anti-migrant disruption makes material: how much of a supplier’s ability to deliver rests on migrant-owned subcontractors and migrant workers whose position has...
Why a narrow cleaning niche beats a broad one
In a crowded market, the cleaning business that tries to do everything for everyone competes only on price, and price is a race no small operator wins. The one that solves a single, recognisable problem better than anyone else can charge for expertise instead. That is...
Five waste-recovery services a cleaning company can add
Every cleaning contract already handles waste; the question is whether the business captures any value from it or simply carries it to a skip. Adding waste-recovery services is one of the few ways a cleaning company can grow revenue without chasing new clients,...
Where cleaning ends and waste recovery begins
The line between cleaning up a mess and recovering something valuable from it is thinner than it looks. A cleaning crew that empties bins, a waste collector who sorts them, and a recycler who turns the contents back into raw material are increasingly parts of one...
Hope on the Horizon: Government Sees Growth Returning in 2025
In February 2025 Botswana’s finance minister forecast a 3.3% growth rebound, pinned to an expected recovery in diamond prices.
Entrepreneurship Programmes Win Hearts Amid Economic Hardship
As Botswana voted in October 2024, some supporters credited government entrepreneurship programmes with helping them start businesses, even as the macro picture worsened.
Mining Reform Puts Citizens at the Heart of Resource Ownership
A draft 2024 bill would put citizens into the cap table of the mines. If the state declines its equity, companies would have to sell a 24% stake to Batswana instead.
Central Banker Doubts 4.2% Growth as Diamond Sales Collapse
A senior Bank of Botswana official has warned that the country could miss its 4.2% growth target, with Debswana sales down 48% in the first quarter of 2024.
Looking East: Botswana Seeks Kremlin-Backed Capital for Mining
In October 2023 the government announced plans for a Moscow embassy and invited Russian firms into rare earths and diamonds, a capital push that carries clear geopolitical risk.
P1 Billion Diamond Fund Aims to Build Local Cutting and Polishing
De Beers and Botswana pledged P1 billion in July 2023 for a diamond-beneficiation fund to build local cutting and polishing and create jobs, tied to skills development.
Holding the Line: Monetary Policy Bets on Falling Inflation
With inflation near 10%, the Bank of Botswana held its key rate at 2.65% in April 2023, betting price pressures would ease back into the 3 to 6% target band.
Tightrope Walk: BoB Holds Rates as Inflation Nears Double Digits
With inflation near 9.9 percent, the Bank of Botswana left its policy rate at 2.65 percent in April 2023, betting that price pressures would ease rather than entrench.
Royalties and Dividends Set to Slide as Diamonds Falter
Government estimates in March 2023 showed mineral royalties sliding from P6.1 billion to P4.5 billion and dividends from P15 billion to P11.3 billion.
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