WATCH | Will Smith touches down in Botswana and promises ‘more to come’ from trip to Africa
Will Smith has touched down in Botswana – and even though he’s not alone with Jas Davis shooting footage for…
Neophyte finds niche among hot-shot birders in Africa
20 June 2023 When the lions left a kill, circling vultures converged. When the elephants hid from the sun, the…
Canada’s neocolonialism in Africa continues its efforts to expand
17 June 2023 One Canadian company has begun drilling for oil on sacred and protected lands, but so far coming…
Legal gender recognition: An unexplained delay by the Botswana government
16 June 2023 High Court in 2017 ruled on the issue. Legal gender recognition has pleased the courts The High…
Botswana and 3 other SADC governments scrap roaming charges
16 June 2023 The governments of Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana have announced that they will remove mobile roaming charges…
PNRL raises P343m for BCL revival
14 June 2023 Premium Nickel Resources Limited (PNRL), whose local subsidiary is reviving the BCL Ltd assets, has secured 33.9…
How to plan a safari in Botswana, according to experts
6 June 2023 A beginner’s guide to safari vacations in Botswana An African safari ranks high on the wish list…
Five-year South African diamond prospecting licence awarded
12 June 2023 JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – London Aim- and Botswana-listed diamond exploration company Botswana Diamonds has been granted a five-year prospecting licence on ground containing…
Revamped CPS to house first ever city policing
8 June 2023 The Ministry Defence and Security and the Botswana Police Service (BPS) will soon launch the ‘City Policing’…
CISI partners with the Botswana Stock Exchange to promote professional development
8 June 2023 The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has partnered with the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) to…
Mount Burgess Mining confirms copper zone within Kihabe-Nxuu Polymetallic Project in Botswana
8 June 2023 ASX-listed explorer Mount Burgess Mining (ASX:MTB) is confirming a zone of copper mineralisation at the Kihabe deposit…
Paratus Botswana finishes work on metro fibre network in Gaborone
8 June 2023 Paratus Botswana has completed its new metro fibre ring around Gaborone. The fibre network will provide fully…
Botswana safari: an insider’s guide to the adventure of a lifetime
What to see, do, and where to stay when you’re planning the ultimate escape Not many places in Africa still…
Policy positions Botswana to trade globally
6 June 2023 The newly launched National Quality Policy (NQP) is set to position Botswana to competitively participate in regional…
South32 hires RBC for Botswana copper bid
6 June 2023 Australian diversified miner South32 has picked investment bank RBC Capital to help it put together a bid…
Longmont Rotary brings learning garden to Botswana village
Project will help children and parents grow their own crops near the Kwhai River A Longmont man’s interest in wildlife…
Vision Ridge closes Botswana’s sole iron ore mine
1 June 2023 India’s Yashomann Industries unit Vision Ridge Investments has closed the Ikongwe Mine in Botswana, due to a…
Botswana ranked most financially literate African country
1 June 2023 Botswana has been ranked the most financially literate country in Africa with 52% of its population covered,…
Indigenous communities get the raw deal – report
28 May 2023 The Indigenous World 2023 report for Botswana by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs has detailed…
Botswana’s absence from W.H.O. health list may accelerate hiring of nurses
22 May 2023 The absence of Botswana from the 2023 World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Health Workforce Support and Safeguards list…
Botswana says it is still keen on De Beers partnership, confident of new deal
May 30, 2023 GABORONE, May 30 (Reuters) – Botswana wants to maintain its partnership with De Beers and is confident…
Euro film festival opens in Gaborone
27 May 2023 | 16:09 The European Union Delegate in partnership with Alliance Français opened this year’s film festival with…
Botswana and Namibia select Veridos technology for cross-border digital ID
24 May 2023 German secure ID firm Veridos continues making moves in Africa. On the heels of a recent MOU aimed at simplifying cross-border…
Australia’s Sandfire starts copper production at Motheo mine in Botswana
25 May 2023 The newly commissioned mine in the Kalahari Copper Belt will start copper shipments mid-year, contributing to the…
Can coal-hungry Botswana ramp up solar to meet renewables target?
23 May 2023 What’s the context? Sunny Botswana gets 99% of its electricity from coal – but new policies aim…
De Beers reports lower sales value
22 May 2023 De Beers, the biggest diamond producer by value, has reported lower rough diamond sales in its latest…