Absa Bank Botswana Celebrates 75 Years, Supports Agricultural Innovation

Absa Bank Botswana marked a monumental milestone in 2025, celebrating 75 years of unwavering service to the nation. The anniversary was not just a reflection on decades past but a powerful statement of continued commitment to the future, especially in the …

Botswana signs $12bn Investment deal with Qatar

Botswana’s President Duma Boko has announced a partnership with Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings to address immediate national concerns, with the Gulf corporation committed to $12 billion in investments across multiple economic sectors. The agreement, struck in …

Procurement Without Purpose: Why Development Has Not Delivered for Botswana

The recently released report on Botswana’s Development Manager (DM) Model is more than a technical post-mortem of a flawed procurement system. It is an indictment of something deeper: the absence of developmental thinking in our national infrastructure …

Rainbow School Produces Botswana’s Best in IGCSE Physical Education

Rainbow School in Gaborone continues to shine in academics and sports after student Kaloso Mosweu was named Botswana’s top achiever in Physical Education in the Cambridge IGCSE November 2024 examination series LEATILE ZACHARIAH Rainbow School in Gaborone …

Botswana President Urges Chakwera to Swiftly Accept Defeat if Voted Out

Lilongwe — Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has advised Malawi’s President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera to demonstrate statesmanship by swiftly accepting electoral defeat should Malawians decide to vote him out in the forthcoming elections. President Masisi …

Visa-free Sadc travel on cards… as government touts no-passport trips between Zimbabwe and Botswana

Botswana bags podium finishes at MXoAN

A seven-member squad flew the flag high, battling against over 200 riders in what was a record entry for the continental showpiece. Botswana wrapped up the weekend fifth overall out of the eight participating nations, tallying 159 points. South Africa were …

Mhotsha to tee-off at Botswana Ladies Open

Mhotsha will be at the Stanbic Bank Gaborone Golf Club for the Botswana Ladies Open tournament. Invited as a guest of honour, Mhotsha decided to make it extra special by stepping on the tee-box and taking the first shot. She told MmegiSport that it is a …

Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children

At the turn of the century, HIV was so rampant in Botswana that politicians and doctors viewed it as an existential threat. One in eight infants were reported to be infected at birth, while rates of mother to child transmission either through pregnancy, …

Botswana secures historic $12 billion investment agreement from Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings

In a strategic move to counter a deepening economic downturn and accelerate long-term development, Botswana has signed a $12 billion investment agreement with Qatar's Al Mansour Holdings. The deal, encompassing multiple high-impact sectors, positions …