AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTourism Industry Advocacy: HATAB outlines how it represents airlines, camps, lodges, conservation, hotels and tour operators, citing wins like pushing back on local per diem rules and helping clear tourist visa delays. Youth & Entrepreneurship: Japan-funded Empower Africa opens to 7,000 youth and women across 11 Anglophone countries, including Botswana, with training in entrepreneurship, AI, leadership and investment readiness. Investment Interest: MeTL Group president Mo Dewji met Botswana’s leadership and the Bank of Botswana and BSE, saying he’s now eyeing fresh opportunities in renewables and financial services under BETP. Business & Markets: Botswana’s BTC launches an Investor Day roadshow in Gaborone, Francistown and Maun to engage its 39,000+ shareholders. Mining & Exploration: One Bullion starts its 2026 diamond drilling at the Vumba Gold Project, targeting structural corridors; Verity also secures renewed prospecting licences for copper-silver and nickel-copper-PGE projects. Agriculture & Trade: Lesotho expects 10,000 FMD vaccine doses from Botswana, with priority given to the hardest-hit areas. Legal & Governance: The Law Society of Botswana loses an FMD-related counsel challenge, while Alphonse Ndzinge seeks a separate trial in the P250m NPF case. Security: Botswana Police arrest suspects over a P375,000 Maun robbery involving two Zimbabweans and a local man. Sports & Economy: Botswana prepares the Ballin N Da Bush Safari Classic (Sept 28–30) with a US$100,000 prize purse, aiming to build a wider basketball ecosystem.
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