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“On May 6, 2026, the Government of Botswana announced an increase in regulated retail fuel prices.”
Reliable contemporaneous reporting shows Botswana’s energy regulator, BERA, announced an increase in regulated retail fuel prices on May 6, 2026. Because BERA is the public authority responsible for setting those regulated prices, treating that notice as a Botswana government announcement is reasonable. Some peripheral sources mention other dates, but they do not undermine the core fact.
“Botswana's national utility has suspended electricity supply to South Africa under an existing power-supply agreement.”
The evidence does not support any suspension of Botswana electricity exports to South Africa. Available official and news sources instead describe the main cross-border relationship as Eskom supplying Botswana, with Botswana often operating as a net importer during shortages. No credible primary source confirms an existing Botswana-to-South Africa supply agreement that BPC suspended.