24 February – 2025 Botswana floods: At least nine people are reported killed following nationwide floods in the past week.[1]
25 February – The government signs a new ten-year agreement with De Beers increasing the former's shares of diamond sales in their joint venture firm Debswana.[2]
May
28 May – Global Venture Partners (GVP) and the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) announce the establishment of GVP’s African headquarters in Botswana.[3]
July
4 July – The Top Achievers programme for high school students is scrapped due to Botswana's financial constraints.[4]
August
25 August – 2025 Botswana medical crisis: President Boko declares a nationwide public health emergency due to shortages of medicine and supplies in hospitals caused by budget shortfalls and reduction of aid from the United States.[5]
September
18 September – Collen Kebinatshipi wins the gold medal at the men's 400-metre final of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, finishing at 43.53 seconds. His teammate, Bayapo Ndori, wins the bronze medal in the same category. Both win Botswana's first medals for the category,[6] prompting President Boko to declare a nationwide holiday for 29 September.[7]
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