The projected economic growth trajectory remains insufficient to address structural unemployment

The growth outlook is insufficient to alter unemployment dynamics, some argued

National treasury officials said the costing for the deployment of soldiers in crime-affected areas — as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa, his Sona, had not yet been done

Over the next three years, growth is projected to average 1.8% and reach 2% by 2028

A year after the president’s first State of the Nation address as the leader of a coalition government, performance has been good and bad

By law, powers and functions are devolved to local government but the ruling Zanu-PF’s ideology is to control municipalities

The Botswana Democratic Party suffered a humiliating defeat in last week’s parliamentary elections

Exorbitant electricity tariffs and longer stages of load-shedding have forced consumers to urgently seek off-grid alternatives

By growing the revenue base and collecting revenue owed by people who can pay for these services, municipalities will be in a position to fund non-revenue generating social…

The Covid-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented widening of the budget deficit and a spike in debt stock but a commodity price surge gave the treasury room to breathe.

Economists predict the finance minister will speak about the basic income grant, the effect of the July riots on the fiscus, and bailouts