Drought-hit Botswana sets aside over 90 million USD for relief measures
Botswana has set aside 97 million U.S. dollars for relief measures following a decision by the government to declare the…
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Botswana to export beef into the Chinese market from October
The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) will start selling beef to the lucrative market in China from October 2019. Botswana has…
Bank of Botswana cautions the public against pyramid schemes
Bank of Botswana has cautioned members of the public against some businesses conducting illegal deposit taking activities through pyramid schemes.…
StanChart rolls out US Dollar dispensing ATMs
Last Thursday Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited announced the roll-out of US Dollar dispensing ATMs in locations across Botswana. To…
BTC Foundation injects P1.7 million into creative arts
The Botswana Telecommunication Corporation (BTC) foundation recently announced its sponsorship of Botswana’s creative sector to the sum of P1.7 million.…
Kalahari Energy Botswana awarded preferred bidder status for the construction of a 97MW Coal Bed Methane (CBM) fuelled IPP-owned power station
Kalahari Energy Botswana through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sekaname (Pty) Ltd, has been notified by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green…
Botswana implored to adopt the MICE Strategy for development
Meetings, Incentives, Congresses, Exhibitions (MICE) can make Botswana a leading tourism destination, an African diamond capital and contribute to sustainable…
BMC privatisation set to end the beef exporter’s monopoly
Botswana has appointed a local consultancy, Minchin & Kelly to guide the privatisation of Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) in a…
Botswana farmers want BMC privatised
Local farmers have pleaded with the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security to privatise Botswana Meat Commission (BMC). Speaking…
Botswana’s mining-friendly approach pays off
Just when it looked like Botswana had hit ‘peak diamond’, Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond announced in April that it had recovered…
Botswana launches SADC/EU trade-related facility programme
Botswana on Tuesday launched the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Trade Related Facility programme. The SADC Related Trade Facility is…
SOS set to gradually lose international donor funding
With the aftermath of the global economic meltdown still being felt the world over, the ripples continue to affect the…
Botswana teams up with World bank on renewable energy
Botswana has partnered with the World Bank to develop a renewable energy strategy aimed at allowing the country to be…
Botswana cancels 100 mw PV tender, plans new procurement exercise for June
State-owned electric utility Botswana Power Corp. (BPC) has cancelled a tender for 100 MW of solar capacity it launched in…
Botswana hosts IAAF mile run
Botswana is one of the 24 countries in the world that has been chosen by IAAF to host the mile…
People of Botswana decided suspension on hunting lifted
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC), European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) and the Dallas Safari Club…
MOD Resources receives ‘encouraging’ funding proposals for Botswana copper play
MOD Resources says it has received ‘encouraging’ proposals from several parties interested in potentially supply debt to its T3 copper…
Giyani receives EMP approvals for Botswana manganese prospects
Giyani Metals on Friday announced that the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in Botswana had approved the environmental management plans…
Another life lost in a Human-Elephant Conflict incident
As the world continues to rail against Botswana following the government’s decision to lift the hunting ban, news about yet…
Kopore eyes deep copper target in Botswana
After months of activity in Namibia, Kopore Metals has crossed the border and resumed exploration in Botswana with the re-entry…