Botswana’s ruling party won again. This makes 12 consecutive victories.
Urban voters surprised analysts by spurning the opposition party. Last Friday, incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi was sworn in for a…
How Masisi outsmarted Khama to take the reins in Botswana
Mokgweetsi Masisi’s decisive victory in the recent Botswana elections over a coalition backed by his former boss, Ian Khama, is…
President Masisi to develop strategy to involve Botswana citizens in diamond value chain
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says his government is in the process of ensuring that citizens are actively involved in the diamond…
De Beers, Botswana Negotiations Confidential
Ongoing diamond production and sales agreement negotiations between De Beers Group and Botswana government remain confidential, says CEO, Bruce Cleaver.…
Bots raises red flags over SA economy… fears spillover
Botswana’s central bank has expressed concern that South Africa’s technical recession could spill over to neighbouring countries. According to a…
Prince Harry’s Sweet Welcome Message at Botswana Charity Was Just Revealed
Prince Harry recently visited a centre for his charity Sentebale in Botswana and was heralded with a special greeting. He’s…
American investor acquires lucrative Okavango Concession
Jeffrey Lynn Rann, a US-based investor, has proposed to acquire hospitality outfit Afro Ventures Botswana (AVB) and its businesses mostly…
Business Botswana, American Business Council partner to lure US investors
Business Botswana (BB) in conjunction with the American Business Council (ABC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at…
Botswana pushes to penetrate unexploited SA market
Botswana has commissioned a market study on seven of South Africa’s nine provinces in an effort to explore non-traditional markets…
Lucara Looks to Double Life of Botswana’s Karowe Mine
Lucara Diamond Corp. plans to move forward with an underground expansion of Karowe, the Botswana mine that’s made headlines for…
Memories of a time gone by – The 1960s Botswana series
Exciting times for YourBotswana and our valued readers! A friend of Botswana has reached out to us to share his…
President Masisi’s inaugural pledge to Batswana
On Friday, November 1, Batswana across the country were glued to tv screens up and down the country as the…
Botswana’s 5th President, Dr MEK Masisi is inaugurated
On Friday, November 1, Batswana were glued to tv screens up and down the country as the 5th President of…
SADC Mission urges Botswana to review role of Chiefs in politics
The SADC Observer Mission has noted areas of the electoral process that require improvement in Botswana. While declaring the 23rd…
Garden of Eden in Africa: Humanity’s first home traced to Botswana
A study provides a window into the first 100,000 years of the history of modern humans. The real Garden Of…
Botswana activist Alice Mogwe, new FIDH President: “The universality of human rights is under attack – we must fight back!”
The member organisations of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) recently elected their new president, Botswana activist Alice Mogwe,…
Botswana’s leading engineers set the solar-powered car wheels in motion
Botswana’s leading engineers have kick-started the process of manufacturing the country’s first solar-powered car. The process was kick-started by the…
Department of Wildlife and National Parks to review park fees
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) is considering reviewing and grading the country’s protected areas. This is with…
Tlou Energy to become first CBM power generator in SADC
Tlou Energy Limited says it is progressing well with drilling operations aimed at exposing underground resources, placing the company in…
Africa’s MTN cancels $300 million stake sale in Mascom Wireless
South African telecoms major MTN Group Ltd has ditched a plan to sell its 53% stake in Mascom Wireless Botswana,…