Kavango receives assay results from Ditau Camp prospect
Aim-listed Kavango Resources has received assay results from the two holes drilled at the Ditau Camp prospect in Botswana from…
De Beers lowers full-year output expectations on weaker demand
Diamond miner De Beers has revised its full-year production guidance downward to about 31-million carats, leaning towards the lower end…
Botswana Diamonds raises funds for Thorny River
Botswana Diamonds has raised £250,000 with new and existing investors at a price of 0.5p per placing share. The placing…
Combat Blindness in Madison ends cataract backlog in Botswana, turns 35
Madison-based Combat Blindness International, which has supported 360,000 cataract surgeries in 15 countries over 35 years, achieved a first last…
Batswana dancers cha cha cha their way to Latin Dance victory in Greece
Fresh from winning gold in Russia, a team of Batswana dancers have gone and done it again! Botswana dance team;…
BDC outlook remains stable – Moody’s
Global credit ratings giant, Moody’s, has affirmed Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) ratings and has classified the company as stable, thanks…
Expanded HIV testing, ART coverage increased viral suppression, decreased new HIV infections in Botswana
In Botswana, an intervention in 15 communities to test for and treat HIV infection in all adult residents was effective…
Botswana workers – going nowhere fast
Given Botswana’s escalating unemployment rate, many employers continue to enjoy bargaining power over the desperate job seekers, resulting in declining…
Construction to start on SADC Botswana log depot next year
Construction will start next year on a regional logistics depot in Botswana. Construction work on a multi-million dollar Southern African…
Botswana the 19-medal champ at CAA Championships
Botswana athletes have deservedly emerged triumphant at this year’s CAA Southern Region Senior Championships in Mauritius last weekend, bagging between…
Khoemacau plans to increase copper output to over 150,000 tonnes per annum
Khoemacau Copper Mining plans to increase its output to over 150,000 tonnes of copper and 6Moz of silver per annum.…
Botswana to award 100 MW solar plant plant tender
Botswana is set to is set to award a tender for 100 MW of solar capacity plant to an independent…
We pay homage to Botswana Presidents – past to present
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has been in power since the first democratic elections in 1966, and continues to draw…
Two new ministries set to improve ease of doing business
The Botswana government is in the process of establishing two additional ministries. Addressing a Kgotla meeting in Mahalapye on July…
China issues Botswana multi-million grant towards roads
Botswana and China recently signed two agreements under the two countries’ bilateral cooperation as grant assistance for the development of…
Botswana among 10 best African countries for doing business 2019
Five SADC countries are ranked in this year’s Doing Business index. The index, released in May, is a ranking system…
Glamping retreats – new way of promoting regional integration in SADC tourism
Travelling and tourism in the SADC region are on the increase. According to theTravel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017, the…
MultiChoice promotion slashes premium subscription
MultiChoice has announced it’s slashing its DStv’s Premium monthly subscription from P670 to P600. The promotion covers August 1 to…
Botswana’s 10-year old Thuto Africa schools chess champion
Botswana’s Thuto Mpene is the Under 11 Africa schools individual chess champion. The 10-year-old chess genius recently clinched a gold…
Proposed superhighway set to reduce telecommunications cost
The SADC superhighway, a proposed fibre project for the region, is poised to enhance competition in local economies and drastically…