Botswana ranked number 1 emerging economy
The Economist has ranked Botswana the world’s number 1 Emerging Market out of the 66 assessed. Botswana attained this based…
De Beers Offers 100% Deferrals at May Sight
De Beers is allowing rough-diamond customers to skip all purchases at next week’s sight, as shutdowns of manufacturing and retail…
Rhino anti-poaching update: no further incidents since lockdown
The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has given an update on rhino poaching in northern Botswana since…
US star Chris Brown gives local comedian props after seeing him belt out “don’t wake me up”
Local comedian, Motsetserepa woke up to a frenzy of excitement across social media and may have just been catapulted into…
Botswana economy set to shrink by 13.1 percent due to COVID-19
The Botswana government said Friday it expects the economy to shrink by 13.1% this financial year due to the effects…
Botswana’s queen-led Okavango Delta tribe few know about
The Culture Botswana 2.0 Facebook page is amazing at educating Batswana and the rest of the world about our people…
#botswanaiswaiting
We know the COVID-19 pandemic has hit tourism hard, but here’s a little reminder that Botswana is here and will…
Chobe Game Lodge gets silver award for responsible tourism
Chobe Game Lodge has been awarded a silver award for responsible tourism. In this category, the judges were looking for…
Botswana about to feel full effects of decades-long “tenderpreneurship,” nepotism
There can be no doubt that Botswana is going to need people with meritocratic workers and business acumen to rebuild…
Transport & Communications Ministry to split, giving way to ICT-focused ministry
The government is working on splitting the Ministry of Transport and Communications into two different ministries, it has emerged. Last…
BIUST, BDF design drone aimed at disinfecting public spaces
The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) in conjunction with the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has designed a…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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’s ‘Okavango’ picks up 5 New York Cinematography Awards
Dereck and Beverly Joubert recently picked up five 2020 New York Cinematography Awards (NYCA) for their film, Okavango. The New…
Missionary, Robert Moffat was superbly impressed with the architecture of Bangwaketse traditional huts
Around the time that his caravan of ox-wagons rolled onto Kgwakgwe in 1824, Robert Moffat had developed a really strong…
Memories of 1960s Maun: a boat regatta in the Swamps
The attached video is of some self-organised entertainment for the Maun resident’s, a boat regatta in the Swamps. There was…
What Botswana needs to do to restore its economic sparkle
What does Botswana do for its second act? Once the model African economy, Botswana boasted the world’s fastest growth rate…
Dr. Peter Lin’s break down information on coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dr. Lin helps separate fact from fiction on the Coronavirus, explaining how the virus spreads, based on the most-current information…
Tackling human-wildlife conflict through community engagement
In rural Botswana, human-wildlife conflict is affecting the livelihoods of local communities. BirdLife Botswana is engaging local communities to address…
Banded mongoose study reveals how its environment influences the spread of infectious disease
A new study explores the ways that landscapes can influence animal behaviour, fostering dynamics that either encourage or limit the…