HE Mokgweetsi Masisi, BDP wins Botswana 2019 General election
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has comfortably won what was expected to be a tightly contested general election. Following this week’s much-anticipated…
Ibrahim Index ranks Botswana high on rule of law but low on independence of the judiciary
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) has rated Botswana as the fourth country in the continent in regards to…
Botswana – a Seasonal Guide
As is true for numerous destinations in Africa, planning a visit is largely dependent on a traveller’s set of preferences.…
How Botswana’s Dazzling 20 Carat Blue Diamond Is Inspiring The Country’s Brightest Creative Talent
When is a diamond more than just a diamond? That question might be best answered by the Okavango Diamond Company…
BFA resumes talks about the anticipated Botswana Football Academy
Botswana Football Association (BFA) has signed heads of agreements with a company called INEOS Football Botswana Limited to develop and…
Botswana is one of Africa’s premier wildlife watching destinations – Lonely Planet
Botswana is one of Africa’s premier wildlife-watching destinations. The wildlife is prolific and extraordinary and the landscapes – the Kalahari, the Okavango Delta,…
Think Pink – focus on breast cancer awareness
It’s October! What does that mean? Well, apart from it being the spooky Halloween month, people around the world are…
BotswanaPost launches “Endangered Birds of Botswana: The Cranes” Stamp Issue
BotswanaPost has in partnership with Hoisting Solutions have launched the fourth stamp issue for the year 2019 – “Endangered Birds…
Botswana’s top 12 birding sites
Botswana is renowned for having some of the best wildlife areas in the world, but it is also a bird…
How to survive the harsh Botswana heat and all it comes with
Botswana’s Meteorological Services Department on Friday issued a heatwave warning, as hot weather is expected across the country early this…
Botswana beefs up resources in anti-poaching clamp-down as second rhino is killed within same week
Last Wednesday spelt a very sad day for Botswana when it emerged a rhino was killed in the Okavango Delta. News…
Batswana filmmakers scoop ‘Achievement in Narrative Short’ Award at 10th Annual Silicon Valley African Film Festival
A trio of Batswana filmmakers has scooped the ‘Achievement in Narrative Short’ Award at the 10th Annual Silicon Valley African Film…
Botswana Dry Port to expand its services at Port of Walvis Bay
The Botswana Dry port, which is managed by Sea Rail Botswana, is undergoing a facelift at its premises at the…
Botswana and Russia go visa-free on October 8
An intergovernmental visa waiver agreement between Russia and Botswana, signed by foreign ministers Sergey Lavrov and Unity Dow on the…
Botswana to Offer Free HIV Medicine to Foreign Sex Workers
Botswana has started offering free antiretroviral therapy (ARV) to foreign sex workers, following a decision to extend treatment to non-citizens.…
Nomina – Germany-based Motswana songstress – sets international airwaves ablaze with new hit single “Amadlozi”
Germany-based Botswana international artist, Nomina, is making waves with her latest single ‘Amadlozi’. The catchy upbeat Amadlozi has broken chart…
Remember the 813-Carat Diamond Found in Botswana?
The 812.77-carat “Constellation” in rough form. Found in Botswana in November 2015, the Type IIa stone yielded eight polished diamonds,…
It’s pretty special’: Calgary naturalist in awe of Botswana elephant herd
Brian Keating says you have to experience it to fully understand ‘One of the highlights was sitting in a wildlife…
Lucara rocks – finds blue, pink diamonds at Botswana mine
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) continues to find gem-quality, coloured diamonds at its Karowe mine in Botswana, which in April yielded the 1,758-carat Sewelô…
Botswana extends free HIV treatment to non-citizens
The Government of Botswana has decided to extend free HIV treatment to foreign residents in a major policy shift that…
Prince Harry says Botswana helped him deal with mum’s death
Prince Harry has said Botswana was a “place to get away from it all” after his mum’s death in 1997. …
Local Agro-infrastructure project set to help Botswana cut import bill
A local agro-infrastructure project is expected to enormously cut Botswana’s import bill, Leslie Botshoma, Deputy Secretary of the Minister of…
No rain, no gain: Why travel to Botswana in the green season
Botswana is generally a place of empty blue skies and boasts an enviable 300 days of dazzling sunshine a year.…
Africa’s top 5 places to spot rhino
The 21st September is World Rhino Day and to celebrate, I thought that sharing my knowledge of Africa’s best places…
Botswana Travel Guide
Travel and Tourism Botswana has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Thanks to a resurgence in diamond mining,…
The Botswana Police Service employs one of four H125s for anti-poaching
The statistics are dire. Less than 4,000 tigers are left in the wild. The western black rhino and northern white…