AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoSADC Health Reset: Botswana has rejoined the SADC pooled procurement system for essential medicines, aiming to cut costs and fix supply problems that followed shortages and allegations of overpricing. Education Tightening: Government has tightened tertiary sponsorship rules, warning that students whose funding lapses or is withdrawn will not progress without fresh re-sponsorship approval. BDP Reconciliation Under Fire: The BDP’s reconciliation drive is back in the spotlight after the party revoked the reinstatement of former member Samson Guma Moyo, raising questions about how readmissions are handled. Capital Markets Push: Sanlam’s Satrix has expanded into Botswana via a secondary listing of three ETFs on the Botswana Stock Exchange, betting on wider local access to offshore investment. Mining Outlook: Debswana plans to lift diamond output by about 20% in 2026, targeting 18 million carats as the economy looks for a recovery. Sports & Culture: Ghana’s women’s tennis team (Diamond Rackets) has departed for Gaborone for the Billie Jean King Cup Africa Group III, while Botswana’s “African Attire on Fleek” rebrands for a bigger October 3 celebration in Gaborone.
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