Inside Botswana’s trillion-Pula illusion
Sunday Standard
Inside Botswana’s trillion-Pula illusion
For the past two years, Botswana has been promised close to P1 trillion in investments, but so far many of the names attached to the extravagant promises are raising more questions than confidence.
A Sunday Standard data driven investigation into more than P800 billion in promised capital and signed MOUs has revealed a widening gap between headline capital commitments and verifiable economic delivery.
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The post Inside Botswana’s trillion-Pula illusion first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter
7/5/2026 8:38:45 PM