Satellite Collars To Aid Address Human-Wildlife Conflict
As part of Okavango Wilderness Safaris’ impact strategy to help alleviate the human-wildlife conflict in its areas of operation, the…
Cobre to take full ownership of Botswana-focused explorer Kalahari Metals
Kalahari Metals has interests in 12 exploration licences in the Kalahari Copper Belt of Botswana Cobre, an Australian mineral exploration…
Arc Minerals starts two-part exploration programme in Botswana
London-listed Arc Minerals has started a maiden exploration programme at the prospective Virgo copper/goldproject, in Botswana. The first step of the programme involves soil…
Top producer Russia thwarts move to redefine ‘conflict diamonds’
JOHANNESBURG, June 16 (Reuters) – Russia, supported by Belarus, Central African Republic, Kyrgyzstan and Mali, has torpedoed a Western-backed proposal…
Botswana raises repo rate by 50 basis points to 2.15 pc
GABORONE, June 17 (Xinhua) — Bank of Botswana (BoB)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to increase the monetary policy rate,…
Hundreds of Botswana nurses apply to work overseas
An undisclosed number of Batswana nurses, running into hundreds, have reportedly put in applications to work in the United Kingdom.…
Amanda Seyfried wears Almasika for “Black is Brilliant” with Rad and De Beers Group at the 2022 Time100 gala
NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Amanda Seyfried wore an Almasika necklace designed by Catherine Sarr featuring ethically and sustainably sourced natural…
About 20% of Botswana workers living in poverty
The figure wouldn’t have changed much but in 2019, some 20% of the employed population in Botswana was living below…
Team Botswana brings home 7 medals
The CAA Africa Senior Athletics Championships came to a resounding end with Botswana securing seven medals in the competition. The…
Essex NHS trust recruits more than 60 nurses from Botswana
An NHS organisation has offered jobs to a cohort of “committed” nurses from Southern Africa in a positive move to…
Botswana calls for legalisation of ivory trade
Botswana made its case at an international conference held in Zimbabwe’s Hangwe National Park for the development of a policy…
Okavango Craft Brewery wins coveted award at 2022 African Beer Cup
A Botswana Craft Brewery took two medals and the coveted African Celebration Award at the 2022 African Beer Cup, Africa’s…
“Fully embraced”? Botswana’s queer struggles since decriminalisation
The landmark 2019 ruling has been upheld, but Botswana’s LGBTQ community still face numerous challenges. In November 2021, Botswana’s Court…
Botswana joins Innovation Bridge Portal
Botswana joined countries participating in the recently launched ‘The Innovation Bridge Portal’, a revamped digital portal, seeks to assist young…
Morupule Coal secures new supply markets
As the demand for coal is currently at an all-time high, Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) will have its piece of…
Machaba Safaris opens luxury camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
African-based safari operator Machaba Safaris will open Kiri Camp, a luxury tented camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, in June. With…
2020 worst year for Botswana tourism
Official figures show that local tourism suffered its worst year in 2020 as international arrivals dropped by 80.4%. According to…
Tourism ministry accepts 72 lodge applications
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has revealed that it has received about 72 applications for eight tourism sites for lodges in…
Botswana’s only gold mine changes hands
Gold ore mining company Galane Gold announced earlier this month that it had completed the sale of its Mupane gold…
Botswana mining sector on the rebound
The Botswana mining sector is on the rebound, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the sustained…
Studies for Ikaegeng XTL Coal-to-Fuel Plant Project in Botswana Finalised
The feasibility studies for the much-anticipated US$2.5bn (P30 billion) Ikaegeng XTL coal-to-fuel plant have been completed, and plans are underway…
‘Clean as green’ – Qld hydrogen maker’s plan to decarbonise energy
With perfect timing following the election of a Labour Government, Brisbane-based Synergen Met is promising to deliver technology to create…
Sikhulile Moyo named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential for 2022
Sikhulile Moyo, the Botswana-based researcher who helped alert the world about the existence of the highly contagious Omicron variant of…
Tlou Energy begins to connect Lesedi Power Project to Botswana power grid
Work on the transmission line is scheduled for completion in mid-2023, with the sale of electricity starting in the second…
Canadian Outfit shows Interest In acquiring Tati Nickel Assets
Canadian exploration company Premium Nickel Group (PNRG) has shown interest in acquiring certain assets of Tati Nickel, the Competition and…
Botswana, with an import ban on 16 vegetables, plans to ban more over the next two years
Botswana’s long-term ban on vegetables from South Africa and other import nations is here to stay, the country’s minister for…