AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEnergy & Power: Botswana is set to start construction of its first large-scale solar plant after securing $100m financing for the 100MW Tati Solar Project, aimed at selling power into the Southern Africa Power Pool and reaching commercial operation by 2027. Petroleum Safety Crackdown: Botswana’s energy regulator (BERA) has temporarily shut six filling stations for serious compliance and safety failures, including broken or missing oil-water separators, lack of leak monitoring wells, and inadequate fire protection—an environmental and public-safety push that signals tougher enforcement. Wildlife & Disease Risk for Farmers: North East cattle owners fear Foot-and-Mouth Disease control will falter after a reported shortage of FMD booster vaccines, leaving herds only partially protected—especially worrying where livestock mix with buffalo and damaged cordon fencing raises spillover risk. Conservation & Corridors: Namibia’s Nkasa Linyanti camp (within Nkasa Rupara National Park) highlights the value of unfenced cross-border wildlife movement, including an elephant corridor linking Angola, Namibia and Botswana. Media Governance: Botswana’s proposed media Ombudsman framework is back in focus, aiming to improve accountability and ethical journalism without undermining press freedom.
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