Botswana officially launches investor-friendly one-stop service centre
The Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Hon. Vincent Seretse (pictured below) has officially launched the Botswana One Stop Service…
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Regional drug barons invade Botswana
Despite intensified efforts to stem the tide of drugs surging into the country; international drug barons reportedly continue to target Botswana.…
Government approves Botswana minimum wage hike for 2017/18
The Botswana government this week released a notice confirming that it has approved a 6% hike of the minimum wage…
Lobatse Leather Park to create 10,000 jobs
The multi-million-pula Lobatse leather industry park project is expected to create at least 10,000 jobs upon commencement of its operations…
New Botswana Science & Technology Park takes shape
The project through which the Botswana government is developing a Science and Technology Park is reportedly taking shape. Once officially…
Construction of P309 million Shakawe hospital underway
President Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama recently launched the 309 million Pula 70-bed Shakawe Primary Hospital project.…
Progress on the procurement of Gaborone city interchanges
Thirteen companies have shown interest in constructing three interchanges in the capital City, Gaborone. Eight of the companies are…
Sleek Foods wins tender to supply KFC
Local Company, Sleek Foods has won a tender to supply giant fast food franchise, Kentucky Fried Chicken-KFC with locally produced…
Timeline of the Isaac Makwala controversy at the 2017 World Athletics Championships
This year has proven very eventful for Botswana’s athletes as they continued to surprise, delight and impress us all with amazing…
Thamalakane River Lodge Management address claims of being closed to locals
Following last week’s furore on Facebook purporting to the closure of Thamalakane River Lodge to Batswana, we are happy to…
Government honours former president, Sir Masire
The state of the art medical facility at the University of Botswana in Gaborone has been renamed the Sir Ketumile…
Botswana amends citizenship law to attract more investors
Botswana has amended its immigration laws to attract more investors into the country to contribute significantly to the economy. The…
Botswana signs gender protocol
Image Source: SADC LinkedIn article President Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama this week signed and acceded to the…
Botswana Tourism Organisation wins World Travel & Tourism Council Destination Management Award
Congratulations to Botswana through the Botswana Tourism Organisation – BTO on winning the much deserved World Travel & Tourism Council…
Queen spotted donning Botswana sorghum brooch
Image source: The British Monarchy The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended the annual Royal Maundy service this week, where…
Botswana Supports UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Slumber Tsogwane says Botswana supports the United Nations Declaration on the…
Rise of Malls – a response to growing demand
Real estate experts have attributed the mushrooming of countless shopping malls up and down the length and breadth of Botswana…
Maun Educational Park to be refurbished to attract tourism
Botswana’s Minister of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism, Tshekedi Khama says the revamping of the Maun Educational Park will…
Wilderness entices Africans to go on safari
Only this week I was involved in a very emotionally charged debate on the extortionate amounts of money safari operators…
Botswana passport 4th most powerful in Africa
The annual passport index compiled by Arton Capital recently released its 2017 findings. Its interactive online tool easily curates and…
Parliament universally adopts dual citizenship motion
A motion requesting the government to introduce dual citizenship in Botswana was universally adopted in Parliament last week. Yourbotswana commends…
Botswana dual citizenship moves one step closer
When a friend posted a newspaper article titled “Botswana to allow dual citizenship” on Facebook this week, I nearly fainted from…
Gaborone 5th most livable African city
It may come as no surprise to most, but here it is in black and white; Botswana has been declared…
David Oyelowo gets surprise visit from president of Botswana
David Oyelowo, who stars as Sir Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana in “A United Kingdom,” says his character’s…
Ease of doing business – Botswana shows slight improvement
According to the Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All report released on the 25th of October, Botswana has reportedly…