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Mining production down 12 % IN Q1 2021 Breaking News During the first quarter of 2021, production in Botswana’s economic nucleus- the mining sector contracted by 12 percent. This is according to Mining Production Index released by Statistics Botswana this week. The country’s central data body revealed that Index of Mining production stood at 74.4 during the first quarter of 2021, showing a negative year on-year growth of 12.0 percent, from 84.6 registered during the first quarter of 2020. The main contributor to the decline in mining production came from the Diamonds sector, which contrib...

Consumers strained, hurt by the higher prices High inflation level shattering down economy Economist cautions of disastrous times ahead BAKANG

Report highlights children’s lack of access to toilets A study on child poverty in Botswana has pointed out that sanitation remains the most common deprivation for children in the country regardless of age. At least seven out of 10 children in Botswana are deprived of sanitation, which is said to be influenced by what is […]

Inflation expected to soar Figures from the government data collecting agency, Statistics Botswana show that by January this year, the food import bill stood at P782 million. This represents 10 percent of the total value of imports for the month which was P7.2 billion. According to the data, the most imported food items during the […]

2021-05-11 12:30:17 GMT2021-05-11 20:30:17(Beijing Time) Xinhua English GABORONE, May 11 (Xinhua) -- It has become the norm among Botswana youth to graduate, get a job and immediately buy a car, even if it means securing a hefty loan. What encourages young Batswanans to quickly procure motor vehicles is the desire to escape long bus stop queues during rush hours. And the desperate need to escape congested and stuffy public minibuses prevalent in the country, that either drive dangerously too fast or at a snail pace. This escape of Botswana's poor public transport system has encouraged ...