Okavango elephant deaths investigations continue as latest tests prove inconclusive
The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has ruled out agrochemicals as the cause of mysterious elephant deaths…
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Botswana e-learning initiative wins prestigious UN Public Service Award
In some parts of Botswana, parents looking for regular updates on their children progress in school, or teachers trying to…
Botswana looks to SEZA to improve Ease of Doing Business
The Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) was established to boost economic development by positioning Botswana as a premier investment destination…
Botswana pins hope on new tax bill to clean up ‘tax haven’ image
Botswana continues to make strides in increasing tax transparency through the sharing of information with other countries as a new…
Natural toxins likely killed hundreds of Botswana elephants: govt
Hundreds of elephants that died mysteriously in Botswana’s Okavango Delta probably succumbed to natural toxins, the Wildlife and Parks Department…
BDC eyes Pasdec Automotive for controlling stake
The government’s investment arm, Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), aims to become the majority shareholders in Pasdec Automotive Technologies Botswana, according…
India, Namibia lead SACU preferential trade pact talks
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) – South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini – and India recently initiated virtual discussions…
Botswana has not found more dead elephants midway through survey
GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana wildlife officials investigating a spate of unexplained elephant deaths have found no new carcasses midway through…
Botswana Diamonds to acquire KX36 Diamond discovery
Botswana Diamonds has agreed to acquire the KX36 Diamond discovery in Botswana, along with two adjacent Prospecting Licences and a…
What’s killing Botswana’s elephants? Here are the top theories
THEY WALK IN circles and appear dizzy before suddenly dropping dead, sometimes face-first. No one knows why. Over the past…
SHoP architects shares new images of the almost-finished Botswana innovation center
Back in 2010, American firm SHoP architectswon the Botswana Innovation Hub international competition. The client’s brief was for an iconic…
Botswana ratifies UN nuclear weapon ban treaty
Botswana has become the 40th nation to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – a landmark global…
Botswana and South Africa ranked top African countries to invest in
Africa has remained a challenging market for investment with risks and concerns. Botswana and South Africa have the lowest risk…
Botswana’s Mack Air sets sights on scheduled pax ops
Mack Air (MKB, Maun) is planning to enter Botswana’s scheduled passenger services market and would have done so earlier this…
Botswana Police Service ranks number 1 in Africa… again
The Botswana Police Service has been ranked the best police service on the African continent, according to the World Internal…
Elephant deaths may be due to ‘novel disease,’ Botswana says
New pathogen may may be responsible for hundreds of elephant deaths in Botswana, government warns as six more dead animals…
Government considers resuscitating failed Fengyue Glass Project
The ill-fated glass project which cost Botswana billions before going bust might be making a return as the government considers…
Air Botswana, Botswana Railways could soon be privatised
Over the years, the Botswana government’s efforts to either sell off or privatise ailing state-owned airliner, Air Botswana have stopped…
Botswana is landlocked, yet it exports shark fins!?
Botswana has no coastline, yet it is exporting shark fins worth P17 million (R24 million) to neighbouring countries, including South…
Botswana: A favourable location for leading automotive manufacturers
There is a strong demand for automotive vehicles, therefore domestic and foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are planning to expand…
BotswanaPost brings virtual post box to your phone
The days of snail pace mail delivery service may be coming to an end thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
275 elephant carcasses verified against the 356 cases reported
The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism says 275 elephant carcasses have been verified against the 356 reported…
Government post-COVID-19 recovery plan pins hope on cultural villages
The Botswana government has come up with an Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan (ERTP), which seeks to include the creation…
Botswana issues maiden power generation licences to private producers
Botswana has issued its first licences allowing three private companies to generate power, which will mostly be for export, the…
Renaissance lines up Botswana, amid Mexican gloom
Renaissance Oil Corp. has lined up an entry into Botswana in a bid to diversify its focus away from Mexico.…
Amos wins return of dual meet
Botswana’s 800 metres runner, Nijel Amos last Saturday beat rival, Dylan Capwell of Atlanta Track Club Elite to clinch victory…