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A platform that stimulates economic activity The Orange Phikwe National Marathon has reached a major milestone, celebrating 10 years of growth as one of Botswana’s leading road races while cementing its role as a powerful driver of sports development, tourism and economic activity in Selebi-Phikwe. Over the past decade, the marathon has evolved from a community sporting event into a national attraction, drawing thousands of athletes, fitness enthusiasts and spectators from across Botswana and the...
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) has reaffirmed its commitment to national development and economic resilience through a sponsorship valued at P101,242.64 in support of Operation Thibelo, the National Foot and Mouth Disease response initiative. The contribution will strengthen communication and coordination among the teams working on the field to contain and manage the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak. As part of the sponsorship, BTC provided 20 tablets, 20 mobile devices, 20 SIM cards and...
A new P1.5 million digital centre was officially launched at Sankoyo Primary School yesterday, marking an expansion of digital infrastructure into Botswana’s rural communities. The facility was officiated by First Lady Kaone Tumalano Boko, alongside the Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs, Honourable Lesego Chombo, and the Minister of Communications, Knowledge and Technology, David Tshere. Funded by the Universal Services and Access Fund (UASF) through the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), the centre aims to...
For one full day in the first week of this month, the Gaborone International Convention Centre became more than just a venue. It transformed into a proving ground for an idea that Botswana’s leadership has bet the next decade on: that a nation can reshape its own economy right before the eyes of the investors, financiers, and CEOs it needs to build that future. The inaugural Botswana CEO Roundtable, held under the banner “Towards a...
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The Korean Economic Institute of America (KEI) has thrown its weight behind Botswana amid a trade conflict that saw the United States impose steep and punitive tariffs on Botswana on April 4, 2025. KEI, a powerful economic lobby based in the US and registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to represent South Korea’s commercial interests, weighed in with an economic assessment of the tariff impacts on American goods and the fairness of the...