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…
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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…
Botswana’s relationship with media improving – US report
Relations between the Botswana government and the private media have improved since president Mokgweetsi Masisi ascended to the State House…
UB joins race to find COVID-19 cure
As the world continues to grapples with the Coronavirus pandemic, various countries are in a race against time to find…
BIUST, BDF design drone aimed at disinfecting public spaces
The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) in conjunction with the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has designed a…
BTC to provide a free e-Learning platform to BGCSE students
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) is set to offer free access to its inclusive e-learning platform, Classmate Online Solution until…
Meghan Markle opens up about ‘Camping’ with Prince Harry In Botswana during final Royal Engagement
Meghan Markle has reportedly opened up about how she and Prince Harry prefer to spend their time when visiting different…
BotswanaPost revives home delivery project despite lukewarm reception
BotswanaPost is reportedly reviving its multimillion pula home mail delivery project. Initially piloted five years ago, despite the pilot has…
Botswana to engage other partners to accelerate heavily-delayed digital migration
Botswana plans to engage other partners to accelerate the distribution of set-top boxes to the public in its endeavour to…
Botswana film Okavango to screen at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
Documentary Okavango: River of Dreamsby Botswana-based wildlife filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, has been selected to screen in the Documentary…
Leeds Beckett University to provide Botswana law degrees
Students in Botswana will gain law degrees from Leeds Beckett University as part of a ground-breaking new partnership. The university’s…
EU Ambassador and his EU counterparts visit Maun to explore economic and social development opportunities
This week, the EU Ambassador to Botswana, Jan Sadek and the Ambassadors from the European Union Member States France, Germany…
BFA resumes talks about the anticipated Botswana Football Academy
Botswana Football Association (BFA) has signed heads of agreements with a company called INEOS Football Botswana Limited to develop and…
BotswanaPost launches “Endangered Birds of Botswana: The Cranes” Stamp Issue
BotswanaPost has in partnership with Hoisting Solutions have launched the fourth stamp issue for the year 2019 – “Endangered Birds…
Botswana under UN pressure to sign cultural rights treaty
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes has expressed disappointment at Botswana’s failure to sign the…
WUC issues tender for smart metres
Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) this week issued a request for expressions of interest for the provision of connectivity for the…
Steve Harvey to help Botswana’s production of global standard content
American comedian cum radio and television host Steve Harvey on Wednesday held live networking sessions with the youth of Botswana…
Economy to grow by over 4 percent going into 2020
Botswana’s economy is expected to grow by 4.8 per cent in 2020 after registering a 4.2 per cent growth this…
Botswana’s private coal mine produces first saleable coal
Botswana’s privately owned coal mine has produced its first saleable coal that has been exported to South Africa and Namibia,…
Nine years into Botswana’s poverty eradication programme
With its documented history of being one of the poorest nations to becoming one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa,…
Government puts tantalisingly close dual citizenship on ice pending further consultations
While consultations for the Citizen Amendment Bill dealing with dual citizenship have been put on hold for further consultations, the…
Kenya Airways to resume direct flights between Nairobi and Gaborone
Kenya Airways is expected to resume direct flights between Gaborone and the Kenyan capital, Nairobi shortly. The airline suspended the…
Cupric Canyon Capital awards Fluor Khoemacau contract
NYSE-listed Fluor Corporation has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Cupric Canyon Capital for its…
Two new ministries set to improve ease of doing business
The Botswana government is in the process of establishing two additional ministries. Addressing a Kgotla meeting in Mahalapye on July…
China issues Botswana multi-million grant towards roads
Botswana and China recently signed two agreements under the two countries’ bilateral cooperation as grant assistance for the development of…
Proposed superhighway set to reduce telecommunications cost
The SADC superhighway, a proposed fibre project for the region, is poised to enhance competition in local economies and drastically…