Africa’s $12.4 billion safari industry devastated by the coronavirus pandemic
SafariBookings.com, an online marketplace for African safari tours, has conducted a second survey which involved 443 safari tour operators to…
Botswana lawmakers in mandatory quarantine as parliament endorses 6-month state of emergency
Botswana has resolved to place its entire cabinet and members of parliament in quarantine after a health worker screening lawmakers…
Botswana COVID-19 cases
20 April The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Lemogang Kwape has announced that five more people have tested positive…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (07/04/20)
Botswana opposition gives 6-months State of Emergency the green light The leaders of Botswana’s various opposition parties say given the…
Latest: Botswana Coronavirus Update (06/04/20)
Botswana has two more confirmed COVID-19 cases Botswana has recorded two more cases of corona virus, bringing to six the…
Okavango Delta among Condé Nast’s 2020 50 most beautiful places in the world
Global mass media company, Condé Nast has released its 2020 50 most beautiful places list and our very own infamous…
Tourism sector faces cashflow crisis due to COVID-19
20,000 jobs at risk as tourism sector shuts down Tourism operators in cash-flow crisis Operators contemplate shutting down The world…
Dublin diamond explorer receives six new licences in Botswana
Government awarded permits that cover an area of 4,319sq km for a period of three years Dublin-based Botswana Diamonds has…
Botswana military kill five poachers in anti-poaching operation
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) this week announced they have killed five poachers during anti-poaching operations. The BDF said in…
Okavango 2020 flood levels the highest for five years
With the whole world, including Botswana currently grappling with the Coronavirus pandemic, it’s easy to overlook good news. This week,…
Government reveals COVID-19 stimulus package – employee retention a priority
The government will introduce a wage subsidy to help companies in the retention of employees during the extreme isolation period,…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (04/04/20)
Batswana defy extreme isolation order, travel home to their villages President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday imposed a nationwide extreme…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (31/03/20)
COVID-19 claims its first victim in Botswana A Ramotswa woman who died on March 25 and buried on March 28…
Botswana under 28-day “extreme isolation” in the wake of three confirmed COVID-19 cases
Botswana President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi this morning declared a state of emergency in the wake of news of three positive…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (30/03/20)
Local Government Ministry sets up COVID-19 Rapid Response Team The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development announced yesterday that…
Botswana Coronavirus Testing
Coronavirus cases statistics in Botswana as of 27 May. For further information and real-time updates, please visit: https://www.gov.bw
Public Notice: Botswana National Parks stop accepting foreign currencies
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) in the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism announced this…
BTC to provide a free e-Learning platform to BGCSE students
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) is set to offer free access to its inclusive e-learning platform, Classmate Online Solution until…
Consultations to begin on the transformation of Maun Educational Park into a science park
Stakeholder consultations regarding Maun Educational Park are on the horizon, the spokesperson for Kgosi Tawana age regiment, Douglas Mokenane has…
Giyani secures finance for manganese project
Giyani Metals Corp. has received a letter of interest confirming in- principal project finance support for its K.Hill manganese project…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (27/03/20)
Holiday hotspot Kasane quarantines over 22 Twenty-two Batswana and foreign nationals resident in Botswana returning from other countries have been…
Botswana receives COVID-19 medical supplies from Alibaba boss, Jack Ma
The Assistant Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Dumezweni Mthimkhulu last night received a donation of medical supplies…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (26/03/20): 420 Batswana and residents in quarantine
420 Batswana and foreigners resident in Botswana who arrived at Ramokgwebana border on Tuesday have been quarantined across four facilities…
Government establishes COVID-19 relief fund
The Government of Botswana has established a relief fund to prepare for the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic in Botswana,…
Coronavirus chronicles: A Norway based Motswana’s perspective
Globalisation has for many years meant that capital, services and people can move freely between countries and continents. The same…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (25/03/20): Chinese coronavirus suspect causes chaos
Ministry of Health assures the public of safety A Chinese man was on Tuesday at the centre of scenes of…