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…
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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…
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…
Mixed economic developments for Botswana in the first quarter of the year
The first three months of the year have been characterised by mixed fortunes, but predominantly skewed towards positive developments. At…
Botswana 4 places up on Press Freedom Index rankings
The World Press Index has ranked Botswana number 44 in press freedom. According to its website, The World Press Freedom…
Kasane Elephant Summit kicks off
The Government of Botswana through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism on Friday kicked off this year’s…
BPOPF takes bigger stake in Tlou Energy
Botswana Public Officers Pensioners Fund (BPOPF) has recently increased its stake in Tlou Energy Limited to 10.4%, snapping up P21…
Jamataka solar project kicks into high gear
The Government through the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) is set to kick off the second phase…
Mokaila to ‘open up’ tourism industry to locals
The Minister of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism, Kitso Mokaila has promised to effect radical improvements to the tourism…
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…
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…
Masisi sacks Venson-Moitoi from Cabinet
Just a day after Pelonomi Venson Moitoi announced her intention to contest for the ruling party’s presidency, President Mokgweetsi Masisi…
Government announces cabinet ministers’ redeployment
The Permanent Secretary to the President and secretary to Cabinet this week announced that His Excellency the President Dr Mokgweetsi…
Mozambique and Botswana work together on production of Foot-and-Mouth vaccines
Mozambique could begin production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in a partnership between the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security…
There may be hope yet for BMC, Air Botswana privatisation
The government has decided to liberalise the meat market, which will spell the end of the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC)…
Measures in place to fight corruption – Masisi
Officially opening the African Union (AU) High-Level Dialogues on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in Gaborone recently, the President of…
Minister Tshekedi Khama unhappy with plastic bag ban u-turn
The Minister for Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism (MENT) Tshekedi Khama says he is unhappy about the government having…
Botswana drops again in the competitiveness rankings
According to the latest edition of Doing Business 2019: Training for Reform report, released last week, Botswana has been ranked…
Salaries review recommendations reports expected next month
The Malaysian company tasked with reviewing the current public service remuneration system is expected to conclude its work before the…
Alcohol levy cut saves 150 KBL jobs
The government’s decision to slash the alcohol levy by 20% this week was partly motivated by the pressure of looming…