Botswana: A favourable location for leading automotive manufacturers
There is a strong demand for automotive vehicles, therefore domestic and foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are planning to expand…
BotswanaPost brings virtual post box to your phone
The days of snail pace mail delivery service may be coming to an end thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
275 elephant carcasses verified against the 356 cases reported
The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism says 275 elephant carcasses have been verified against the 356 reported…
Botswana issues maiden power generation licences to private producers
Botswana has issued its first licences allowing three private companies to generate power, which will mostly be for export, the…
Concor paves the way for remote Botswana mine
Tackling the demanding conditions of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, Concor Infrastructure is nearing completion of a 35 km access road for…
Renaissance lines up Botswana, amid Mexican gloom
Renaissance Oil Corp. has lined up an entry into Botswana in a bid to diversify its focus away from Mexico.…
Okavango Craft Brewery launches in Maun
Maun’s first licensed microbrewery has been launched. Established in 2019, Okavango Craft Brewery produces beer that contains millet grown by…
Poaching forces Botswana to dehorn, translocate rhinos
Botswana has begun dehorning its wild rhinoceros population in a bid to save them from poachers. Botswana wildlife officials say poachers…
BotswanaCraft celebrates 50 years
Gaborone’s iconic BotswanaCraft has hit 50 years since it was first established in June 1970. A collaborative effort between the…
Botswana can and must repeat its past economic miracles
According to ‘The Global Competitiveness Report 2019’ of the World Economic Forum, Botswana is getting one or two important things right…
Could there be something to Madagascar’s COVID-19 herbal remedy?
As COVID-19 spread across Africa and leaders put their countries in lockdown, Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina in April launched a herbal…
Botswana: BPC will designate an IPP for its 100 MWp solar PV project in September
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) plans to designate the company responsible for generating 100 MWp of electricity from two solar…
Botswana engages South Africa as elephant deaths mystery deepens
Botswana through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has engaged South African authorities to probe the mysterious death of…
Lucara revises plans for Karowe’s P6bn underground project
Lucara Diamond is reworking its $514 million (P6.2 billion) plans for an underground mine, moving key works to next year…
Copper exports make surprise return
Botswana exported P280.3 million in copper in March, marking the first major sales of the base metal since major producer,…
Botswana’s top 5 must-visit safari lodges
From desert to delta, there are few countries that offer such natural diversity as Botswana. Botswana is the crème de…
Chobe Safari Lodge celebrates 60 years
Famous for its outstanding tourism and precious gems, this year Botswana’s essential qualities collide just outside Chobe National Park –…
You loved him because he took you seriously: A tribute to Thuso ‘Thuzosky’ Letlhoma
When I joined Radio Botswana I already knew Thuzosky aka Thuso Letlhoma from the airwaves, as Radio Botswana’s morning show,…
Anthrax ruled out as Okavango elephant death toll exceeds 100
DEVELOPING STORY: The elephants recently discovered mysteriously dead in the Okavango panhandle have reportedly tested negative for anthrax. This was…
A Tribute: Legendary king of Botswana radio waves Thuzosky dies
Radio Botswana veteran journalist and radio presenter, Thuso Letlhoma has died. The well-respected and much-loved journalist lost his long battle…
Botswana military guns down two poachers
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has shot and killed two poachers. The BDF said in a statement released earlier today…
Botswana’s Okavango Delta – Heaven on Earth
We at YourBotswana love to share with the world the beauty of our country. It is on that very premise…
A Heritage Legacy – locally made bags you’ll want to get your hands on!
Botswana is not famed for a solid manufacturing environment, as is evidenced by the country’s hideously high import bill. However,…
Copper Belt exploration enables diversification
Renewed exploration interest – improvements in exploration techniques have resulted in a pipeline of exploration projects Renewed exploration interest in…
Botswana looks to food for comfort during COVID-19 pandemic
No doubt being under lockdown with very few entertainment options is enough to have even the most resilient of people…
Botswana lifts 48-day lockdown, introduces inter-zonal restrictions
People across Botswana were on Wednesday evening glued to their small screens with bated breath as they awaited the latest…