Latest news in Botswana? September 12th, 2026
12-09-2026
- S&P Sovereign Credit Rating Affirmed: S&P Global Ratings affirmed Botswana’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at ‘BBB-/A-3’, maintaining a negative outlook due to fiscal pressures tied to diamond market dynamics. S&P Global
- Regional Tourism Agreement with Angola: President Duma Boko concluded bilateral discussions with Angolan President João Lourenço, agreeing to joint initiatives to boost the Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area and enhance cross-border eco-tourism.
- Labor and Wage Negotiations: Relations between trade unions and public sector administration remain in focus, with the National Amalgamated Local Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union taking legal action against the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) over working conditions and dispute mechanisms.
- Mining Finance: Lucara Diamond Corporation completed the trading and listing of senior secured bonds valued at approximately 4 billion Pula on Euronext ABM to continue funding the underground expansion of the Karowe diamond mine.
- Public Health and Agriculture: The Ministry of Agriculture expanded its mass livestock vaccination drive in Kgatleng and surrounding districts, targeting over 55,000 cattle to safeguard beef exports and prevent regional livestock disease outbreaks.