Batswana breaking tech barriers abroad
Landing Pads help small companies create world-class products quickly. In 2019, entrepreneurs Dr Omaru Maruatona and Solo Kombani used the…
Elephants found dead in Okavango panhandle
About 16 elephants have reportedly been found dead in Botswana’s Okavango panhandle. The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and…
Russia, Congo, Botswana hold 80% of global diamond reserves
Russia’s Alrosa is the only major diamond company currently producing in Angola via its stake in the Catoca mine (pictured)…
Kavango Resources outlines next steps for its highly prospective Botswana project
Kavango Resources PLC (LON:KAV) Chief Executive, Michael Foster says he expects his team to make significant progress validating the thesis…
The COVID-19 Chronicles: How COVID-19 has affected children ways to help them cope
In the blink of an eye, our lives were thrown into chaos, the news of mass deaths becoming a daily…
Sefalana enters Australian market
Botswana’s second-largest retail outfit, Sefalana Holding Company Limited Group, has sealed a deal that will see it investing about P74…
One of the most interesting places in Africa: the Okavango Delta
Botswana’s Okavango Delta is the second-largest inland river delta in the world after the Niger inland delta and represents one…
Queen awards local teacher Commonwealth Point of Light award
A Jamataka Primary School teacher has been awarded the Commonwealth Point of Light award by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II…
Botswana’s Jao Camp listed in Condé Nast Traveller’s 2020 Hot List of the best new hotels in the world
In the heart of the Okavango, luxurious Jao is set amongst islands fringed with riverine forests and vast, floodplains with…
Botswana received COVID-19 medical supplies from tv host Steve Harvey, UAE
Renowned US tv personality, comedian and philanthropist, Steve Harvey and wife, Majorie, have donated five tonnes worth of personal protective…
Botswana’s relationship with media improving – US report
Relations between the Botswana government and the private media have improved since president Mokgweetsi Masisi ascended to the State House…
Black rhinos evacuated from Botswana kill zone
Botswana’s critically endangered black rhinos are being evacuated from prime tourist areas to a secret location to spare them from…
UB joins race to find COVID-19 cure
As the world continues to grapples with the Coronavirus pandemic, various countries are in a race against time to find…
Afriwise, Loadnet manufacture sanitiser bio-booths to combat COVID-19
Two local companies have manufactured sanitising bio-booths that can be installed in public spaces to help contain Coronavirus. Tlokweng-based Afriwise and…
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…