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  • Implications of the 2026/27 National Budget for Employment and Unemployment 
    Motswapong, Masedi; Mookodi, Lillian (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2026-11)
    The 2026/27 Budget cycle presents an opportunity to strengthen employment-oriented economic transformation in Botswana. Despite progress in labour market participation, unemployment remains structurally high, reflecting ...
  • Beyond The Budget Speech 
    Marata, Keneilwe Pearl (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2026-10)
    Taking over the reigns from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the historic general elections of October 2024, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) lamented inheriting a government facing severe fiscal constraints ...
  • BIDPA Annual Report 2025 
    Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2025)
    Discusses business activities for the period April 2024 - March 2025, including Audited Statement of Accounts. The report also presents a historical perspective of BIDPA's contribution to government decisions on Social and ...
  • BIDPA Annual Report 2023/24 
    Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2024)
    Discusses business activities for the period April 2023 - March 2024, including Audited Statement of Accounts.
  • BIDPA Annual Report 2022/2023 
    Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2023)
    Discusses business activities for the period April 2022 - March 2023, including Audited Statement of Accounts.
  • BIDPA Annual Report 2022 
    Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2022)
    Discusses business activities for the period 2021/2022, including Audited Financial Statements.
  • BIDPA Annual Report 2020/21 
    Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2021)
    Discusses activities of the year, including Audited Financial Statements
  • Enhancing Social Protection Amidst Fiscal Constraints 
    Mookodi, Lillian (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2025)
    Botswana has long demonstrated a strong commitment to social protection, with established programmes to support vulnerable populations, reduce poverty, and promote social cohesion. Over the years, these initiatives ...
  • Budgeting for Effective Anti-Corruption Initiatives in Botswana 
    Omotoye, Marumo (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2025)
    Corruption remains a significant challenge to governance and economic development in Botswana. To tackle this issue, strategic budgeting is essential to ensure that anti-corruption agencies, such as the Directorate on ...
  • The Impact of Tourism on Economic Growth in Botswana 
    Motsatsi, Johane M. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2026-02)
    The tourism sector has gained much attention to be a strategic sector for Botswana’s economic diversification in the past few years, given the country’s lack of economic diversification. Therefore, this study aims to ...
  • Mitigating Performance Limitations Faced by Parliament's Budgetary Oversight Committees in Botswana 
    Marata, Pearl Keneilwe (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2025-11)
    Parliaments are an integral part of democracy, enhancing the quality of governance through the various functions bestowed upon them such as legislation, oversight, representation, and constituency service. Parliaments ...
  • Multidimensional Energy Poverty for Botswana 
    Lekobane, Khaufelo Raymond; Molefhi, Koketso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2025-09)
    The energy-gender nexus is a topical issue that has gained traction among researchers and policymakers. Access to clean energy and gender equality are two of the most crucial sustainable development goals (SDGs) that ...
  • Tobacco Control in Botswana 
    Gaetsewe, Tshepiso; Khanie, Goitseone (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2025-06)
    Botswana has one of the highest adult tobacco-use rates in the WHO African Region. Despite measures and policies put in place to control tobacco consumption, there is still a widespread use of tobacco products in the ...
  • Child Sexual Abuse in Botswana 
    Samboma, Thabile A. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2022-11)
    ABSTRACT Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Botswana, is a big social problem with proven lifelong effects on the victims. Botswana has established various child protection institutions (CPI) and amended children’s protection ...
  • Understanding the Firm-Level Export Diversification Characteristics in Botswana 
    Kebakile, Pinkie Gertrude (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2023)
    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY prerequisite for sustained economic growth in the country. • The growth and diversification of Botswana’s export bundle is undermined by the exporters’ inability to break into new export markets. • ...
  • Barriers to Effective Whistleblowing in Botswana 
    Omotoye, Marumo (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2022)
    dopting Botswana’s construction industry as a case study, this Policy Brief examines key barriers to effective whistleblowing in Botswana. Data were drawn from 117 construction firms and interviews with regulators of ...
  • Predictors of Human-Wildlife Fatalities 
    Gaodirelwe, Ikanyeng; Masole, Charity; Blackie, Israel R. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2022-10)
    ABSTRACT The paper investigates predictors of the increased probability of Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) fatalities from attacks on humans. The study uses data from 137 HWC victims in the six wildlife districts of ...
  • Ex Gratia Payments for Loss of Human Life Due to Wild Animals' Attack in Botswana 
    Blackie, Israel R. (Associated Printers, 2022-03)
    ABSTRACT Ex gratia payment is paid only to families of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) victims who get killed by wildlife, and not to victims who are injured by wild animals regardless of the severity of the injury, even ...
  • Social Impact Analysis of the Human-Wildlife Conflict on Victims and their Families in Botswana 
    Blackie, Israel R. (Associated Printers, 2022-03)
    ABSTRACT The period between 2009 and 2019 has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) resulting in people being injured and/or killed by the wildlife in Botswana. This national ...
  • Macroeconomic Policy Convergence and a SADC Free Trade Area 
    Harvey, Charles (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 1999)
    Regional free trade areas fail because one member country is perceived as getting more than its share of the benefits. Most non-SACU SADC economies would not be able to export to a newly opened South African market, so ...

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