Botswana’s score dropped by 2.2 points in The Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Index of Economic Freedom (IEF), falling to 67.7 from 69.9 in 2025.

After nearly two decades, Botswana joins 44 African nations in a landmark commitment to youth rights, employment, education, health, and meaningful participation in governance, unlocking new partnerships and resources for the country’s young majority. The Government of Botswana has formally acceded to the African Youth Charter (AYC), Africa’s primary legally binding instrument on youth development. The instrument was received in a formal ceremony by Honourable Lesego Chombo, Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs, marking the...

The Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) former parliamentary candidate for Gaborone Central, Rev. Dr. Rupert Hambira, has thrown a spanner into the works of an already combustible conflict centered on the multi-million Pula Ipelego trust. In a letter seen by this publication addressed to Bakgatla Ba Ga Mmanaana Kgosi Oscar Mosielele, Hambira registers his formal complaint regarding what he terms the loss of his one-hectare piece of prime land adjacent to the Hika La Ngwanyana dam....

A proposal from the Ministry of Minerals and Energy, submitted to the United States’ Foreign Agent Registration Act unit by President Duma Boko’s special envoy, Dr. Farzam Kamalabadi, has revealed details about the country’s multibillion Pula renewable energy projects. 

When the CEO Africa Roundtable convenes at the Gaborone International Convention Centre on 6 July 2026, the conversations in the room will be weighted by something more urgent than institutional ceremony. Botswana is navigating its most consequential economic inflection point since independence, and the Roundtable has designed its programme to meet that moment directly. The event convenes under the theme Towards a $40 Billion Economy by 2036, a target that reflects both the scale of...

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is currently considering its options following a complaint filed against former President Mokgweetsi Masisi by Moshupa Kgosi Oscar Mosielele.