Ivory trafficking and why location matters
Many Southern African nations claim their elephant populations demonstrate the success of their management policies and legal ivory trade will…
Tag: Botswana
BPC assigned Moody’s Baa2 rating
Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) two Fridays ago assigned a Baa2 long-term issuer rating to Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). The outlook…
Do you remember a time when Maun’s popular hangout spot, Backpackers had resident cheetahs?
This week, Ian Brooks, a resident of Maun for a time the 1960s, shares with us a memory of a…
Botswana faces trade deficit amid weak diamond trading
Statistics recently released show Botswana choking at a trade deficit of over P3 billion. The current trend is mainly attributed…
A Bush Pilot Who Always Longs to Return to African Skies
The vastness of Africa requires all kinds of transportation. People fly into main hubs, but the most time-efficient way to…
The new tour in Botswana for conscious travellers
Although many headlines in 2019 decried travel for the impacts of over-tourism and its contributions to climate change, one of…
Development in Maun has to start in 2020
It was 2006 when I first visited Maun, it was my first time visiting Botswana. All I knew about Botswana…
Botswana and Zimbabwe typify Africa’s diverse capital market challenges
CFA Institute has examined Africa’s 10 largest capital markets in a major report compiled by Heidi Raubenheimer, CFA, senior director…
France removes Botswana from tax haven blacklist, adds Seychelles
France has updated its tax haven blacklist. The update brings good news for Botswana which was removed from the list…
SEZA closes 2019 with P100 million splurge on SSKIA Boulevard
The news that the much-anticipated Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) projects are now showing signs of movement will be welcomed…
Giyani Awards Environmental Assessment Work for its K.Hill Manganese Deposit in Botswana to Loci Environmental
Giyani Metals Corp. this week announced the selection of Botswana based Loci Environmental Management and Consulting (“Loci”) to conduct the…
Newman Real Estate sets a gold standard for Botswana’s property market
It has been a while since we added to our ‘Botswana’s Best’ category and I’d like to start the new…
Frantic San gentleman braves days’ journey on foot through a route fraught with danger to seek medical assistance for sick wife
The photograph is of a San gentleman. My father won an award for this photograph; he chose to develop it…
inDriver Introduced in Gaborone making life easy
Thanks to modern technology, Gaborone has been introduced to a new app which will see local passengers being able to…
Top 4 Reasons to Choose a Botswana Family Safari
There are several camps and lodges in Botswana that strive to offer the ultimate safari experience to families because they…
The new Selinda Camp – for the real sense of remoteness and true spirit of Africa
Set in one of the most pristine wilderness areas left on our planet, the brand new Selinda Camp rests on…
Botswana national expected in dock after allegedly trying to sell lion bones, live cheetah
A Botswana national was recently expected in the dock of the Kuruman Magistrate’s Court in the Northern Cape after he…
Calling all deaf students – apply for government-sponsored training at National Institute For The Deaf, Worcester, South Africa
The Ministry of Basic Education has announced it will sponsor qualifying deaf students for training at the National Institute for…
Power Metals to increase stake in Botswana project
Power Metal Resources, the AIM-listed metals exploration and development company, has provided written confirmation to Kalahari Key Mineral Exploration (KKME)…
Conservation Groups Keen to Lend Hand in Botswana’s Anti-Poaching Fight
With wildlife poaching on the rise in Botswana, the country’s government has appealed to conservation groups and the private sector…