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https://static.africa-press.net/botswana/sites/38/2026/04/sm_1776327726.780537-768x403.jpg600315Africa-Press – Botswana. Botswana’s economic outlook has darkened sharply after new data from Statistics Botswana showed mining output plunged by nearly 58% between the third and fourth quarters. The figures are drawn from the Index of the Physical Volume of Mining Production (IMP), Q4 2025, published on March 31, 2026, which tracks the performance of […]