Ecoexist on the lifting of the hunting ban
On 22nd May 2019 the Government of Botswana lifted the moratorium on hunting. Here is a message from Ecoexist on…
8 enthralling activities do on the Okavango
The Okavango Delta is a large inland delta and is without a doubt, one of Botswana’s most popular safari destinations.…
Opinion: Botswana and lifting the hunting ban
The Botswana government’s recent decision to lift the hunting suspension was met internationally with shock and horror, followed by a…
Botswana, Russia eyeing pact on visa exemptions
Botswana and Russia are due to sign an agreement that will see the mutual exemption of visa requirements for citizens…
Kalahari Energy Botswana awarded preferred bidder status for the construction of a 97MW Coal Bed Methane (CBM) fuelled IPP-owned power station
Kalahari Energy Botswana through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sekaname (Pty) Ltd, has been notified by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green…
Young Motswana braves war-torn Afghanistan for humanitarian work
War-torn. Floods. Famine. This is the heart-wrenching story of Afghanistan, a country which has known no reprieve from conflict for…
BMC privatisation set to end the beef exporter’s monopoly
Botswana has appointed a local consultancy, Minchin & Kelly to guide the privatisation of Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) in a…
Botswana farmers want BMC privatised
Local farmers have pleaded with the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security to privatise Botswana Meat Commission (BMC). Speaking…
Botswana Big Cat Safari
A Botswana safari is perfect for seeing big cats – Moremi National Park is one of Africa’s best location for…
Botswana’s mining-friendly approach pays off
Just when it looked like Botswana had hit ‘peak diamond’, Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond announced in April that it had recovered…
Botswana teams up with World bank on renewable energy
Botswana has partnered with the World Bank to develop a renewable energy strategy aimed at allowing the country to be…
MOD Resources receives ‘encouraging’ funding proposals for Botswana copper play
MOD Resources says it has received ‘encouraging’ proposals from several parties interested in potentially supply debt to its T3 copper…
Giyani receives EMP approvals for Botswana manganese prospects
Giyani Metals on Friday announced that the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in Botswana had approved the environmental management plans…
Another life lost in a Human-Elephant Conflict incident
As the world continues to rail against Botswana following the government’s decision to lift the hunting ban, news about yet…
PEPFAR’s ‘Have It All’ film – a must see
Who is PEPFAR? U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the U.S. Government’s initiative to support partner nations…
Gontse Gareebine-Bass
Dumelang! My name is Gontse Gareebine-Bass and I am a Motswana living and working abroad. My childhood pet name was Monang,…
“Into the Okavango” – behind the scenes
Synopsis Africa’s Okavango River Basin, which covers 125,000 square miles across Angola, Botswana and Namibia, is home to the largest…
Startup businesses – is there such a thing as too much exposure too soon?
The above comment was a post on social media by a Mr Base Sebonego. I had never heard of this…
Yale School of Art announces the appointment of Meleko Mokgosi as Associate Professor in Painting/Printmaking
The Yale School of Art has announced the appointment of Meleko Mokgosi as Associate Professor in Painting/Printmaking. Set to begin…
Gaborone City Council introduces dog bye-law
Gaborone City Council (GCC) has introduced a new dog bye-law which repeals the 1968 bye-law. The bye-law was enacted in…
Botswana lifts the hunting suspension to global uproar
Following the Botswana government’s June 2018 review of the hunting ban, the Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks has…
Why we lifted the ban on elephant hunting – President Mokgweetsi Masisi
Following the international media storm since the Botswana government announced the decision to lift the ban on elephant hunting, His…
World turns on Botswana as government lifts hunting ban
Botswana’s elephant population was estimated at 130,000 against the 2011 Elephant Management Survey having estimated the country’s carrying capacity at…
The destruction of Chobe through Human-Wildlife Conflict by numbers
Chobe District Council chairperson, councillor Paul Chabaesele says 96 problem animal destruction cases were reported in the previous financial year.…
“Into the Okavango” film screens in Gaborone
Courtesy of the National Geographic Society and National Geographic Documentary Films, the Botswana Wild Bird Trust is proud to announce…
Anxiety – understanding the “worry bug”
The month of May brings the health world together to spread awareness of mental health. We live in a world…