275 elephant carcasses verified against the 356 cases reported
The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism says 275 elephant carcasses have been verified against the 356 reported…
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Concor paves the way for remote Botswana mine
Tackling the demanding conditions of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, Concor Infrastructure is nearing completion of a 35 km access road for…
Renaissance lines up Botswana, amid Mexican gloom
Renaissance Oil Corp. has lined up an entry into Botswana in a bid to diversify its focus away from Mexico.…
Botswana: BPC will designate an IPP for its 100 MWp solar PV project in September
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) plans to designate the company responsible for generating 100 MWp of electricity from two solar…
Botswana engages South Africa as elephant deaths mystery deepens
Botswana through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has engaged South African authorities to probe the mysterious death of…
De Beers discussing temporary move of diamond sales from Botswana with Govt.
De Beers is in discussions with the Botswana government to move diamond sales from its capital, Gaborone, nearer to buyers…
Botswana: the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows are projected to reduce
In Botswana, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows are projected to reduce by between 30-40% in 2020/2021. Botswana Investment and…
Moodys Credit Agency downgrades Botswana rating from “stable” to “negative”
Moody’s Investors Service, (“Moody’s”) last Friday changed the outlook to negative from stable on the Government of Botswana’s issuer ratings…
Anthrax ruled out as Okavango elephant death toll exceeds 100
DEVELOPING STORY: The elephants recently discovered mysteriously dead in the Okavango panhandle have reportedly tested negative for anthrax. This was…
Botswana military guns down two poachers
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has shot and killed two poachers. The BDF said in a statement released earlier today…
Giyani raises $1.2m to advance Botswana project
TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals’ non-brokered private placement financing has closed. The private placement, announced on May 19, was fully subscribed and…
Botswana: Tackling tough times and looking to the future
Like virtually every other country in the world, Botswana is attempting to deal with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic in the…
Copper Belt exploration enables diversification
Renewed exploration interest – improvements in exploration techniques have resulted in a pipeline of exploration projects Renewed exploration interest in…
Botswana lifts 48-day lockdown, introduces inter-zonal restrictions
People across Botswana were on Wednesday evening glued to their small screens with bated breath as they awaited the latest…
Okavango elephant death toll jumps to 48
The number of elephants mysteriously found dead in the Okavango Panhandle has risen to 48, up from the 36 counted…
Botswana among newly elected WHO Executive Board members
The 73rd World Health Assembly has elected Botswana and nine other countries elected by as the new members of the…
Elephants found dead in Okavango panhandle
About 16 elephants have reportedly been found dead in Botswana’s Okavango panhandle. The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and…
Russia, Congo, Botswana hold 80% of global diamond reserves
Russia’s Alrosa is the only major diamond company currently producing in Angola via its stake in the Catoca mine (pictured)…
Fluor achieves safety milestone at Botswana mine
Engineering company Fluor South Africa has reached a safety milestone of two-million hours worked without a lost-time injury at Cupric…
Galileo Resources acquires new copper exploration licences in Botswana
Galileo Resources PLC (LON:GLR) has announced it is to acquire 21 prospecting licences inside the Kalahari Copper and Limpopo Mobile Belts…
Kavango Resources outlines next steps for its highly prospective Botswana project
Kavango Resources PLC (LON:KAV) Chief Executive, Michael Foster says he expects his team to make significant progress validating the thesis…
The Covid-19 Chronicles: How Covid-19 has affected children ways to help them cope
In the blink of an eye, our lives were thrown into chaos, the news of mass deaths becoming a daily…
Botswana to introduce new online tax collection system
As Botswana seeks measures to increase revenue collection without increasing tax rates, a new online collection system dubbed Lekgetho Live…
EU to beef up scrutiny of money-laundering risks, adds Panama to list that includes Botswana
The European Commission aims to intensify its scrutiny of states posing money-laundering risks and is looking into creating a new…
2020 floods threaten to submerge villages
Chobe MP, Mr Machana Shamukuni is expected to visit Satau this weekend to assess the water situation in the Chobe…
Botswana received COVID-19 medical supplies from tv host Steve Harvey, UAE
Renowned US tv personality, comedian and philanthropist, Steve Harvey and wife, Majorie, have donated five tonnes worth of personal protective…