Masisi, opposition build rapport and start on a clean slate
President Mokgweetsi Masisi this week met with leaders of the opposition leaders and apologised for anything his government and party…
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Air Botswana extends routes, signs agreement with Mozambique airline
Air Botswana has extended its route network by signing a special prorate agreement (SPA) with Mozambique’s national airline, Lam Linhas…
No funds for Lobatse Leather Park just yet
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry is still seeking development funds for the long-anticipated Lobatse Leather Park almost five…
Fragment of impacting asteroid recovered in Botswana
On Saturday, 23 June, a fresh meteorite was recovered in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). The meteorite is one…
Dual Citizenship – tantalisingly out of Batswana’s grasp
In February 2017, the Mmegi newspaper reported that the Botswana government was to amend the Citizenship Act and allow dual…
America’s Legendary R&B musos, The Temptations to grace Gaborone’s GICC
Believe it or not, YourBotswana’s received word of American R&B legends, The Temptations’ imminent gig at the GICC. Word has…
2018 Global Peace Index released – Botswana still ranked among world’s most peaceful nations
The 2018 Global Peace Index (GPI) has been released, once more ranking Botswana as one of the world’s most…
Nhabe has potential to grow hybrid rice, export local products to China
It has come to light that the Nhabe region has the potential to grow and export hybrid rice. This was…
Two meteors lit up the sky in China and Botswana a day apart
Two meteors recently hit Earth just 27 hours apart. The first of the two, which fell on June 1 over…
IMF and Botswana discuss policies to increase economic growth
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Gaborone during May 22 – June 6, 2018 to hold discussions…
Harry & Meghan ‘fell in love’ doing humanitarian work in Botswana
It’s no secret that Prince Harry has described Botswana as his second home, something that is cemented by his and…
Air Botswana sale price triples to US$121 million
Air Botswana may soon have a sale price of over P1 billion (US$121 million), as the Minister of Transport and…
Botswana turns power exporter after decade of imports
Botswana is exporting power for the first time in 10 years, a far cry from the days when Africa’s biggest…
Ghosts of the great salt lake – a must-see documentary about the Makgadikgadi hyenas
Highly recommend watching, this is a documentary about brown hyaenas in the Makgadikgadi. With accurate commentary and beautiful visuals, it…
Air Seychelles seals partnership with Air Botswana
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles and Air Botswana, the national airline of Botswana have signed…
S&P Global Ratings affirms Botswana’s “A-/A-2” sovereign credit rating for 2018 and stable outlook
Standard and Poor’s (S&P Global Ratings) has affirmed Botswana’s 2018 sovereign credit ratings of ‘A-’ and ‘A-2’ for long and…
Good week for Botswana diamonds as Lucara digs up another giant diamond and Pangolin finds first diamond
Lucara Diamond Corp. has found another huge diamond at its mine in Botswana. The company unearthed a 327-carat top…
Bots, Zim forge ahead with US$600m rail project
Botswana and Zimbabwe will push ahead with an ambitious 1.500km rail project, at a cost of us$600 million. Mozambique is also…
Scramble for the Okavango Delta ensues
The demand for tourism land in the Okavango Delta has over the years generated much interest in the local media.…
Botswana to jumpstart Zimbabwe’s ailing economy
The Botswana government has decided to resuscitate the P500 million-credit facility extended to Zimbabwe’s Short Term Emergency Recovery Programme (STERP)…
Gaborone City Council’s ambitious P1.2bn facelift plan for Main Mall
[metaslider id=4232] A group of young experts have reportedly submitted an ambitious plan to revamp Gaborone City Council’s headquarters and…
Gaborone commuters raise concerns over hike in taxi fares
Commuters in Gaborone have expressed concern over the hike in Botswana’s public transport fares announced at the beginning of…
Botswana’s youthful minister becomes internet sensation across Africa
Botswana’s newly appointed 30-year-old Minister Bogolo Joy Kenewendo is being celebrated on social media by many Africans, who say her…
Botswana among unhappiest countries on Earth – UN report
The United Nations (UN) World Happiness Report 2018 has ranked Botswana as one of the unhappiest countries in the world.The…
Quantum Global ranks Botswana fourth top African destination for investment
Botswana has been ranked the fourth most attractive economy for investment flowing into Africa, according to the latest Africa Investment…
Botswana ranked third on social protection, poverty eradication
Botswana has been ranked the third top African country when it comes to spending on social protection services and…