What is truly scary about the IMF’s income distribution figures, is that Botswana now has a more unequal distribution of income than South Africa.
Two weeks ago Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took a political gamble in opening the country’s retail sector to international competition.
If the high-grade deposit in Botswana is verified, the trans-Kalahari rail link could become a reality, writes Roman Grynberg.
According to the 2012-2013 report, the world’s most competitive country is, believe it or not, Switzerland. Huh, you shrug, Switzerland?
President Jacob Zuma signed a bilateral energy agreement with Botswana President Ian Khama on August 31 to buy coal from that country.
Not a soul who goes to the supermarket will have failed to notice the rapid rate of price increases of almost all foods in the past 18 months.
Botswana, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, is now doing with its diamond mining industry what SA failed to achieve for a century.
It is no secret that China plans to shift labour-and energy-intensive industries offshore.
The decision to deliver coal deposits to either the Indian or Atlantic ocean has international implications, writes Roman Grynberg.
Lowering taxes for new miners may not be enough to counter the lack of infrastructure, writes Roman Grynberg.