BDC seeks utilitarian to reverse losses

The Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), once a pillar of Botswana’s industrial and commercial development, now finds itself at a crossroads. The corporation posted a staggering P167 million loss for the fiscal year ending June 2025, a figure that has sent shockwaves through both government circles and the financial community. With nearly half of its loan book, 47 percent, classified as non-performing, BDC is scrambling to chart a path back to solvency, betting its survival on...

Khama prepares for BCL inquiry as Gov’t revisits mining fallout

Former President Ian Khama is gearing up for what could become one of Botswana’s most politically sensitive public inquiries in recent memory. He plans to mobilize former cabinet ministers and senior government officials to defend the decision to close BCL Mine, as President Duma Boko’s administration moves forward with a Judicial Commission of Inquiry. Nearly a decade after the collapse of BCL Mine sent shockwaves through Selebi-Phikwe, the debate over whether the government made the...

Botswana moves to cut poultry imports with revamped financing push

Botswana is making a bold move to reshape its agricultural landscape, particularly its poultry sector, which has long been overshadowed by imports and limited local production. The government has declared agriculture no longer a “sector of last resort” but a strategic pillar for economic transformation. In a recent unveiling of a revamped poultry financing initiative, Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Tiroyaone Ntsima laid out a vision that positions poultry farming as a cornerstone of economic...