https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:20:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-first-satellite-explained-name-launch-partner-payload-and-real-use-cases/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-first-satellite-explained-name-launch-partner-payload-and-real-use-cases/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:20:08 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20337

3 February 2026 BOTSAT-1: The Satellite’s Official Name The official name of the satellite, BOTSAT-1, stands for “Botswana Satellite 1.” This…]]>

3 February 2026 BOTSAT-1: The Satellite’s Official Name The official name of the satellite, BOTSAT-1, stands for “Botswana Satellite 1.” This…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-first-satellite-explained-name-launch-partner-payload-and-real-use-cases/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-backs-local-startups-to-diversify-economy/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-backs-local-startups-to-diversify-economy/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:54:32 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18740

8 July 2025 • Botswana has picked 31 startups from 1,300 applicants for intensive training.• Youth unemployment is at 45.5%, driving…]]>

8 July 2025 • Botswana has picked 31 startups from 1,300 applicants for intensive training.• Youth unemployment is at 45.5%, driving…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-backs-local-startups-to-diversify-economy/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-joins-growing-african-radio-astronomy-network-with-latest-tart-telescope-installation/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-joins-growing-african-radio-astronomy-network-with-latest-tart-telescope-installation/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:54:51 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18452

13 April 2025 In what has been a remarkable run since the first installation last year, another Transient Array Radio…]]>

13 April 2025 In what has been a remarkable run since the first installation last year, another Transient Array Radio…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-joins-growing-african-radio-astronomy-network-with-latest-tart-telescope-installation/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/drone-assembly-and-testing-centre-launched-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/drone-assembly-and-testing-centre-launched-in-botswana/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:58:24 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17296

29 March 2024 Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) has launched a drone assembly and testing center. The…]]>

29 March 2024 Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) has launched a drone assembly and testing center. The…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/drone-assembly-and-testing-centre-launched-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-first-ever-astrophysics-doctorate-graduates-from-university-of-hertfordshire/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-first-ever-astrophysics-doctorate-graduates-from-university-of-hertfordshire/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:13:07 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17224

22 February 2024 The first Motswana to ever complete a PhD in Astrophysics graduated from the University of Hertfordshire on…]]>

22 February 2024 The first Motswana to ever complete a PhD in Astrophysics graduated from the University of Hertfordshire on…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-first-ever-astrophysics-doctorate-graduates-from-university-of-hertfordshire/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/drones-and-ai-can-improve-wildlife-monitoring-efforts-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/drones-and-ai-can-improve-wildlife-monitoring-efforts-in-botswana/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:31:51 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17169

23 January 2024 A view from above can help tackle alternative methods for wildlife population counts including black and white…]]>

23 January 2024 A view from above can help tackle alternative methods for wildlife population counts including black and white…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/drones-and-ai-can-improve-wildlife-monitoring-efforts-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-expects-to-launch-its-first-satellite-in-2023/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-expects-to-launch-its-first-satellite-in-2023/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:51:43 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=15531

The BotswanaSat-1 (Bot-SAT-1) is a cube satellite and will be used for earth observation Scientists in Botswana have said that…]]>

The BotswanaSat-1 (Bot-SAT-1) is a cube satellite and will be used for earth observation Scientists in Botswana have said that…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-expects-to-launch-its-first-satellite-in-2023/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/tsodilo-sets-sights-on-contributing-to-low-carbon-steelmaking-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/tsodilo-sets-sights-on-contributing-to-low-carbon-steelmaking-in-botswana/#respond Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:55:02 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=13113

TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has entered into a research collaboration with the Department of Chemical, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the…]]>

TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has entered into a research collaboration with the Department of Chemical, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/tsodilo-sets-sights-on-contributing-to-low-carbon-steelmaking-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/piloting-drones-to-deliver-life-saving-products-for-women-in-rural-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/piloting-drones-to-deliver-life-saving-products-for-women-in-rural-botswana/#respond Tue, 25 May 2021 11:03:11 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12924

PALAPYE, Botswana – This month, Botswana became the first country in Southern Africa, and the third in Africa, to pilot…]]>

PALAPYE, Botswana – This month, Botswana became the first country in Southern Africa, and the third in Africa, to pilot…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/piloting-drones-to-deliver-life-saving-products-for-women-in-rural-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-launches-ambitious-space-orbit-programme/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-launches-ambitious-space-orbit-programme/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:40:37 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12328

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has launched an ambitious space ship programme, a first of its kind, which will see Botswana entering…]]>

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has launched an ambitious space ship programme, a first of its kind, which will see Botswana entering…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-launches-ambitious-space-orbit-programme/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-could-become-a-producer-of-cleaner-cheaper-electricity/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-could-become-a-producer-of-cleaner-cheaper-electricity/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:47:09 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11542

As the Coronavirus continues to take its toll on global economies, the pandemic is exposing all manner of deficiencies across…]]>

As the Coronavirus continues to take its toll on global economies, the pandemic is exposing all manner of deficiencies across…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-could-become-a-producer-of-cleaner-cheaper-electricity/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/biust-bdf-design-drone-aimed-at-disinfecting-public-spaces/ https://yourbotswana.com/biust-bdf-design-drone-aimed-at-disinfecting-public-spaces/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:21:13 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10761 https://yourbotswana.com/biust-bdf-design-drone-aimed-at-disinfecting-public-spaces/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/biust-plans-to-turn-palapye-into-botswanas-astro-tourism-scene/ https://yourbotswana.com/biust-plans-to-turn-palapye-into-botswanas-astro-tourism-scene/#respond Sun, 28 Jul 2019 14:08:48 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8729

The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) is in the process of building and developing the National Astronomical…]]>

The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) is in the process of building and developing the National Astronomical…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/biust-plans-to-turn-palapye-into-botswanas-astro-tourism-scene/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/biust-carries-out-mail-medicine-drone-delivery-experiment/ https://yourbotswana.com/biust-carries-out-mail-medicine-drone-delivery-experiment/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2017 11:03:43 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=3192 https://yourbotswana.com/biust-carries-out-mail-medicine-drone-delivery-experiment/feed/ 0