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The preliminary results of the first national energy use survey show that Ngwaketse West is the country’s least electrified region, with just 14.3% of residents enjoying access.

Justice Singh Lakhvinder Walia has granted leave for the Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) to file its notice of opposition out of time against Statistics Botswana's (SB) appeal. The application stemmed from SB's late delivery of the notice of opposition to BOPEU's appeal against the judgement of Justice Zein Kebonang on November 3, 2022.

Barely six months after the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that a Motswana has a 27.4% chance of dying from non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

Diamond exports fell by about 61% in September, causing the country’s trade balance to break a six-month streak of surpluses and slip to a P3.9 billion deficit, Statistics Botswana figures show.

Moody's Investors Service, the globally recognized credit rating agency, has recently issued an updated sovereign credit rating for Botswana. The agency has

A UK based research entity, Fitch Solutions Group recent forecasts indicate that Botswana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will increase slightly, from 4.5 percent this year to 4.8 percent next year.

Botswana has reportedly received below average 2023 cereal harvest this year sparking fears that hunger is likely to ravage a number of households. 

In terms of what the World Bank itself recommends, the country shouldn’t still be using the universal threshold - which yields a much lower (and more

The inflation rate, which measures the pace of price rises, was 1.2 percent over the 12 months to August 2023, down from 1.5 percent in July, the Botswana

Consumers should expect a further decline on the inflation figures come the 15th of September 2023 when Statistics Botswana releases the Consumer Price Index