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We know the COVID-19 pandemic has hit tourism hard, but here’s a little reminder that Botswana is here and will…
Botswana Coronavirus Testing
Coronavirus cases statistics in Botswana as of 27 May. For further information and real-time updates, please visit: https://www.gov.bw
Public Notice: Botswana National Parks stop accepting foreign currencies
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) in the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism announced this…
Botswana military guns down two poachers
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has shot and killed two poachers. The BDF said in a statement released earlier today…
Giyani raises $1.2m to advance Botswana project
TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals’ non-brokered private placement financing has closed. The private placement, announced on May 19, was fully subscribed and…
Botswana’s Okavango Delta – Heaven on Earth
We at YourBotswana love to share with the world the beauty of our country. It is on that very premise…
A Heritage Legacy – locally made bags you’ll want to get your hands on!
Botswana is not famed for a solid manufacturing environment, as is evidenced by the country’s hideously high import bill. However,…
Botswana: Tackling tough times and looking to the future
Like virtually every other country in the world, Botswana is attempting to deal with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic in the…
Copper Belt exploration enables diversification
Renewed exploration interest – improvements in exploration techniques have resulted in a pipeline of exploration projects Renewed exploration interest in…
Botswana looks to food for comfort during COVID-19 pandemic
No doubt being under lockdown with very few entertainment options is enough to have even the most resilient of people…
African Bush Camps set to open Khwai Leadwood Camp, Botswana
Scheduled to open in August 2020, the luxury tented camp, set on the banks of the Khwai River and edging…
Botswana lifts 48-day lockdown, introduces inter-zonal restrictions
People across Botswana were on Wednesday evening glued to their small screens with bated breath as they awaited the latest…
Okavango elephant death toll jumps to 48
The number of elephants mysteriously found dead in the Okavango Panhandle has risen to 48, up from the 36 counted…
Botswana among newly elected WHO Executive Board members
The 73rd World Health Assembly has elected Botswana and nine other countries elected by as the new members of the…
Batswana breaking tech barriers abroad
Landing Pads help small companies create world-class products quickly. In 2019, entrepreneurs Dr Omaru Maruatona and Solo Kombani used the…
Elephants found dead in Okavango panhandle
About 16 elephants have reportedly been found dead in Botswana’s Okavango panhandle. The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and…
Russia, Congo, Botswana hold 80% of global diamond reserves
Russia’s Alrosa is the only major diamond company currently producing in Angola via its stake in the Catoca mine (pictured)…
Fluor achieves safety milestone at Botswana mine
Engineering company Fluor South Africa has reached a safety milestone of two-million hours worked without a lost-time injury at Cupric…
Galileo Resources acquires new copper exploration licences in Botswana
Galileo Resources PLC (LON:GLR) has announced it is to acquire 21 prospecting licences inside the Kalahari Copper and Limpopo Mobile Belts…
Kavango Resources outlines next steps for its highly prospective Botswana project
Kavango Resources PLC (LON:KAV) Chief Executive, Michael Foster says he expects his team to make significant progress validating the thesis…
The Covid-19 Chronicles: How Covid-19 has affected children ways to help them cope
In the blink of an eye, our lives were thrown into chaos, the news of mass deaths becoming a daily…
Botswana to introduce new online tax collection system
As Botswana seeks measures to increase revenue collection without increasing tax rates, a new online collection system dubbed Lekgetho Live…
Sefalana enters Australian market
Botswana’s second-largest retail outfit, Sefalana Holding Company Limited Group, has sealed a deal that will see it investing about P74…
One of the most interesting places in Africa: the Okavango Delta
Botswana’s Okavango Delta is the second-largest inland river delta in the world after the Niger inland delta and represents one…
EU to beef up scrutiny of money-laundering risks, adds Panama to list that includes Botswana
The European Commission aims to intensify its scrutiny of states posing money-laundering risks and is looking into creating a new…
Queen awards local teacher Commonwealth Point of Light award
A Jamataka Primary School teacher has been awarded the Commonwealth Point of Light award by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II…
Botswana’s Jao Camp listed in Condé Nast Traveller’s 2020 Hot List of the best new hotels in the world
In the heart of the Okavango, luxurious Jao is set amongst islands fringed with riverine forests and vast, floodplains with…
2020 floods threaten to submerge villages
Chobe MP, Mr Machana Shamukuni is expected to visit Satau this weekend to assess the water situation in the Chobe…
Botswana received COVID-19 medical supplies from tv host Steve Harvey, UAE
Renowned US tv personality, comedian and philanthropist, Steve Harvey and wife, Majorie, have donated five tonnes worth of personal protective…