2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (26+ words) Deficit due to drop; more spending cuts due'Mmegi Online Deficit due to drop; more spending cuts due Mbongeni Mguni | Tuesday January 27, 2026 08:52...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (510+ words) Lewanika Timothy - Botswana's residential property financing has been mute for a full year, with fresh data revealing that mortgage lending has stalled , raising questions about whether banks have lost appetite for housing finance or whether households themselves can no longer…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (282+ words) Mbongeni Mguni - The country's exports of goods exceeded imports in the second quarter of the year, the first time the feat has been achieved since the second quarter of 2023 when the now prolonged diamond downturn began. Preliminary figures from Statistics…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (413+ words) Lewanika Timothy - The rate at which prices for everyday goods and services rise, otherwise known as inflation, has been hovering below the central bank's target of three to six percent, putting pressure on businesses that are disincentivised to produce more…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (307+ words) Lewanika Timothy - Government will tighten spending further following a difficult first half of the year marked by a sharp drop in diamond revenues, Finance Minister, Ndaba Gaolathe, told Parliament last week. He said they have already managed to slow down…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (446+ words) Lewanika Timothy - Economic activity outside the mining sector is expected to suffer knock-on effects of slowed government spending coupled with delayed payments to suppliers, as the economy's cash crunch takes a turn for the worst, BusinessWeek has learnt....