Customs Lines: How Kenya Designated New SEZ Zones Under the EAC Act
A special economic zone is only as special as its customs line. Without a clearly defined customs area, the tax holidays and duty deferrals that draw investors to an SEZ have no enforceable boundary, and the zone becomes a policy promise rather than an operating...
Customs Lines: How Kenya Designated New SEZ Zones Under the EAC Act
A special economic zone is only as special as its customs line. Without a clearly defined customs area, the tax holidays and duty deferrals that draw investors to an SEZ have no enforceable boundary, and the zone becomes a policy promise rather than an operating...
Pool-House Reform Opens the Door to More Homeowners
Public housing schemes tend to fail at the same join: they build the houses but withhold the ownership. A tenant who can occupy a state-built home but never own it is a tenant forever, with no stake to maintain and no asset to build on. The reform of Botswana's...
Champion at the Wheel: How Carl Tundo Took Charge of the Safari Rally Project
Kenya has never lacked for racing talent; what it has lacked is a national rally franchise run with the discipline of a business. For years the World Rally Championship's return to the country generated headlines without a clear operational owner. That gap is what the...
Dikoloti Warns Farmers: FMD Controls Vital for EU Beef Access
Botswana's beef industry carries a quiet paradox. Its premium markets are not at home or even mostly in the region — they are in Europe, thousands of kilometres away, reachable only because the country has spent decades building a disease-control and traceability...
Customs Lines: How Kenya Designated New SEZ Zones Under the EAC Act
Kenya’s Commissioner of Customs designated SEZ customs areas under the EAC Customs Management Act, drawing the boundary that makes zone incentives enforceable.
Pool-House Reform Opens the Door to More Homeowners
On 5 March 2026 Minister Ramogapi added a tenant-purchase option and dropped plot-size and eligibility limits to Botswana’s pool-house scheme; 277 sold, 248 in
Champion at the Wheel: How Carl Tundo Took Charge of the Safari Rally Project
Kenya named WRC champion Carl Tundo CEO of the Safari Rally Project from 5 June 2026, betting cockpit credibility can run a global sporting property.
Dikoloti Warns Farmers: FMD Controls Vital for EU Beef Access
Acting Minister Dikoloti has told Digawana farmers that strict FMD protocols are essential to regain Zone 11’s green status within 3–6 months and protect
Continuity: How Kenya Retained Mayaka on the National Industrial Training Board
Kenya reappointed Samuel Mayaka to the National Industrial Training Board for three years from 9 June 2026, a quiet vote for continuity in skills policy.
Bank of Botswana Lifts Policy Rate to 3.5% to Calm Credit Markets
The Bank of Botswana’s policy rate rose from 1.9% to 3.5% in 2025, with prime at 7.19%, amid diamond-driven liquidity strain. What the move means for borrowers
Fresh Faces: How Kenya Reconstituted the Social Health Authority Board
Kenya’s Health CS Aden Duale appointed Khatra Ali Abdi and Dr Angeline Chepchirchir to the Social Health Authority board for three years from 5 June 2026.
Court Rejects Bid to Halt PSBC Secretary Appointment
The Lobatse High Court has dismissed a union bid to block Andrew Motsamai as PSBC Secretary, clearing the way for Botswana’s public-service bargaining-council
Konza’s New Chair: How Abdul Bahari Ali Inherits Kenya’s Smart-City Bet
Ruto named former MP Abdul Bahari Ali non-executive chair of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority from 5 June 2026, steering Kenya’s smart-city bet.
P558m Road Contract to Spur Rural Mobility
Government has awarded SteelBase Construction a P558.2m contract for a 60km Digawana–Ntlhantlhe road. What the price signals and what all-weather rural
Six Pacts: How the Ruto-Ramaphosa Summit Deepened Kenya–South Africa Trade
Kenya–South Africa trade rose to US$650m as Presidents Ruto and Ramaphosa signed six pacts on trade facilitation, standards, TVET and women’s empowerment.
Kazungula Bridge Authority Formalised, Strengthening Botswana–Zambia Ties
Botswana and Zambia have formalised the Kazungula Bridge Authority — hosted in Botswana, with Zambia keeping the executive director role. Why governance, not
Finance Bill 2026: How Kenya Aims to Raise KSh 3.5 Trillion from a Digital Tax Net
Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026 targets KSh 3.533 trillion by taxing digital services, standard-rating EVs, shortening return deadlines and widening withholding.
P4m Investment Breathes Life into UB Hotel and Conference Centre
Sky Clouds (Pty) Ltd has leased Gaborone’s dormant 80-room UB Hotel, investing over P4m to restore conference capacity. What the revival signals for the city.
Price Pressure: How Fuel and Food Pushed Kenyan Inflation to 6.7 Percent
Kenya’s headline inflation rose to 6.7% in May 2026 from 5.6%, driven by transport and food, with non-core at 16% against a contained 3.2% core rate.
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