Unveiling the New Camp Moremi
Camp Moremi is waiting for you to experience Botswana Luxury Safari. Camp Moremi is nestled within the untouched Okavango Delta…
Botswana promoted as an attractive investment destination
Botswana holds a number of opportunities for prospective investors, owing to its various inherent characteristics and incentives and companies are…
Ernest Midgley’s account of life in 1950s Ghanzi
For Ernest Midgley to be sent to Ghanzi to be District Commissioner in 1950 was with mixed feelings. This was…
5 Reasons why we love Botswana
Botswana is a magnet for tourists who are looking for relaxation, natural beauty and rich memories of Africa. We have…
Shedding light on Botswana’s anti-poaching efforts – from past until present
A dark cloud hovers over the small nation of Botswana. It is neither one likely to cheer up farmers nor…
Botswana to chair Kimberley Process in 2021
A General Assembly of the United Nations has resolved that Botswana will chair the Kimberley Process (KP) in 2021. KP…
French luxury company dips its finger in Botswana paradise
A French multinational luxury goods conglomerate is set to take over three safaris located in the tourism-rich paradise in the…
De Beers, Botswana awards $1.2bn expansion contract of world’s richest diamond mine to Thiess
The Debswana Diamond Company, a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group,…
Memories of life in the wilds of the Kalahari
Fay Pearson recalls life in Botswana during colonial times… Stanley was my brother Alan’s best friend at school. He was very…
Botswana confirms plans to set up first seismological centre by 2021
Botswana is planning to build a nationwide seismological centre to record and monitor earthquakes, including mining-induced tremors by 2021, an…
BDP Youth Wing condemns Ian Khama’s ‘defiant actions’ and stand firm behind President Masisi
Botswana’s ruling party’s youth wing this week condemned former President Ian Khama’s ‘defiant actions’. In a video statement, the BDP Youth…
Botswana rule of law up 4 places – ranks 44th out of 126 countries
The 2019 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index has ranked Botswana 44 out of 126 countries worldwide. Speaking…
Miners consider Botswana ideal for mining – Study
No country in Africa is rated before Botswana when it comes to encouraging investment in exploration and its jurisdiction is…
Botswana’s lifting of hunting ban will protect wildlife
In 2014, then president of Botswana, Ian Khama, introduced a ban on hunting, saying it had contributed to poaching and…
What to do with 130,000 elephants? – Environment Chamber supports Botswana’s course on elephant populations
A Sub Committee appointed by President Masisi of Botswana recently made its recommendations in a White Paper regardingBotswana’s hunting ban…
Botswana rated best mining environment in Africa
The annual Fraser Institute – Survey of Mining Companies 2018 states: “Botswana is again the highest ranked jurisdiction in Africa…
Elephant management expert applauds the new Botswana President – His Excellency Mokgweetsi Masisi
The CEO of the True Green Alliance in South Africa, Ron Thomson – a veteran African game warden and elephant…
Botswana ponders a move to amend the constitution to allow for direct election of the state President
Botswana is reportedly mulling amending its constitution. According to The Monitor, last week the Botswana Parliament passed a motion calling…
Government committed to ending human-wildlife conflict… co-existence strategy on the cards
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi says the government is committed to effectively tackling Botswana’s longstanding human-wildlife conflict issue. Addressing the Botswana…
Don’t Hesitate, vaccinate – understanding the importance of vaccines
In the past few years, we have seen vaccinations become quite a heated topic of debate across the world, with…
UB advocates for selective hunting
The University of Botswana has backed recent recommendations made by the cabinet sub-committee regarding the lifting of the Hunting Ban. In…
Opinion by human-wildlife conflict specialist: Botswana has found her voice about elephants – but will we listen?
Botswana elephants – to trophy hunt and cull, or not? The current international furore over a Botswana government White Paper…
The cost of the HUNTING BAN to the government
As the global furore against Botswana on whether to cull or not to cull its exploding elephant population continues…
5 Things You May Not Know About Human – Wildlife Conflict in Botswana
Botswana has a population of about 2.2 million people and an estimated 134,000 elephants, the largest population of elephants in…
Cabinet sub-committee recommends lifting hunting ban, culling elephants
Former President Ian Khama’s fortress in the tourism industry, which disproportionately benefits few of his friends to the detriment of…
Lucara recovers 223-carat high white gem diamond from Karowe
Lucara Diamond Corp. has announced the recovery of a 223-carat, high white gem diamond, from its 100 per cent owned…