The Detailed Design of Botswana Meteorological Satellite Transportable Ground System
Following the realisation of the adverse effects of climate change on human lives and properties, Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural…
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Botswana to receive first batch of 401,280 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Botswana is set to receive the first batch of 401,280 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Saturday as the Government…
Botswana builds backhaul for digital transformation
With an eye to the continuing drive to boost services to citizens and businesses, Botswana has floated a tender for…
Dickey’s continues aggressive international expansion in Africa
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is continuing its aggressive international expansion. The Dallas-based Texas barbecue restaurant chain announced Tuesday that it entered…
Gaming Lab on the horizon for Botswana
The Gambling Authority (GA), in collaboration with the Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH), is currently working on establishing a gaming lab.…
Good rainy season expected in Botswana
The Department of Meteorological Services (DMS) has forecast normal to above normal rainfall in the coming 2021 – 2022 cropping…
Drones are delivering medical supplies in Botswana
A collaborative project in Botswana is getting essential and emergency healthcare products to remote communities quickly by using drones The…
Qatar Airways eyes more commercial partnerships in Africa
Qatar Airways, one of the world’s largest carriers, says it is looking to enter into commercial agreements and build alliances…
Botswana copper miner Khoemacau giving attention to ESG silver lining
Khoemacau Copper Mining of Botswana, which is ramping up to nameplate throughput of 3.65-million tonnes a year, is also giving…
Pula depreciates against major currencies
A money markets update by the central bank has indicated that the local currency – the Pula depreciated by 0.4%…
Sandfire Resources hits ‘stand out’ intersection of 45 metres at 2.2% copper and 42.6 g/t silver from 439 metres in Botswana
The A4 deposit is continuing to develop as a key potential source of satellite feed for the Motheo Copper Mine,…
Botswana: African Development Bank approves $137 million loan for post-pandemic economic recovery
Botswana: African Development Bank approves $137 million loan for post-pandemic economic recovery The Board of Directors of the African Development…
Coronavirus – Botswana: United States provides additional $4 million for urgent COVID-19 assistance in Botswana
The United States Government — through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) — has announced an additional $4…
Botswana’s luxury airline: Fly Okavango set to launch in November
The launch of an airline flying overseas visitors directly to the Okavango Delta is expected to have a positive impact…
Botswana receives over 404,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines
The Botswana Government has announced it has received 404,494 doses purchased from Sinovac Biotech Company through a bilateral arrangement. “Communication…
GlobalData: Global diamond production to grow by 1.4% in 2021
Global rough diamond production is expected to recover by 1.4% to reach 112.99 million carats (ct) in 2021. This comes…
America asks Botswana to take in Afghan refugees
The United States of America has appealed to Botswana to give refuge to Afghanistan citizens who were displaced when Taliban…
Botswana Citizens flock to SA to get COVID jab
More and more Batswana are travelling to South Africa for COVID-19 vaccinations amid a slow roll-out and vaccine shortages in…
Botswana scouts for new mobile service providers
The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) has floated a tender for an international mobile telecommunications spectrum (IMT) licence for the…
Botswana lifts ban on alcohol sale, public gatherings
Botswana has lifted the sale of alcohol and public gatherings following the declining number of COVID-19 infections cases and deaths,…
Botswana’s tourism sector seeks to boost business through direct UK/US flights
The Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) has engaged a series of foreign aviation operators to introduce direct flights…
A foundation turns Botswana rural village women into solar engineers
This endeavour, which began in 2018, is undertaken in collaboration with Barefoot College International. Barefoot College International is an institution…
Paratus Botswana bolsters network with $6m fibre backbone
Multinational telecommunications company Paratus Botswana has invested over $6-million in independent fibre connectivity in Botswana as a seamless add-on to…
Botswana lifts 2021 economic growth forecast to 9.7%
Botswana now expects economic growth of 9.7% in 2021, compared with the 8.8% forecast in February, helped by higher diamond…
Botswana’s Minergy Coal revives LSE listing plans
Botswana’s only privately-owned coal miner Minergy Limited has revived plans to list its shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE)…
Botswana assures unauthorised immigrants of COVID-19 vaccinations
The Botswana government has sought to assure thousands of undocumented immigrants they will not be left out of the country’s…