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…
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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…
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’…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Solar plants are having a field day in Botswana
19 May 2023 Sustainability is becoming increasingly crucial for tourists – and this is especially true for those travellers who are…
Flight services bring vital medical treatment to remote areas of Botswana
18 May 2023 Botswana’s remote healthcare revolution supported by flight services In a significant development, approximately 45,000 patients in Botswana’s…
Botswana Oil steadfast on coal to liquids multi-billion project
22 May 2023 State-owned national oil company, Botswana Oil has indicated that plans are underway to secure a partner to…
Spotlight on Vee Mampeezy
Botswana’s pocket-sized music icon, Vee Mampeezy is a shining example of an artist who has risen from humble beginnings to…
Govt responds to crisis over false UN statement six days too late
15th May 2023 If there is any one thing that the government should have learnt from the 2018 dead-elephants saga,…
Mining, tourism displace Basarwa
15th May 2023 Some United Nations (UN) member states have expressed concern that mining, tourism and agricultural activities are displacing…
The surprising career change that’s making people quit their 9-5 – and move to Botswana
May 15, 2023 A day in the life of a trainee safari guide might include elephants, a dawn symphony and…
Botswana Diamond Manufacturers Partner with NDC
May 11, 23 (IDEX Online) – Botswana’s diamond industry is joining forces with the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) to promote…
Banned Botswana runner Amos says selling ‘famous’ Olympic silver medal
May 11, 2023 May 11 (Reuters) – Nijel Amos said he is selling Botswana’s first Olympic medal, his 800m silver…
Botswana finally catches up with the rest of the world, calls time on cheques
3 May 2023 Bank cheques are to be discontinued at the end of the year as the volume and value…