Government post-COVID-19 recovery plan pins hope on cultural villages
The Botswana government has come up with an Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan (ERTP), which seeks to include the creation…
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Botswana mulls opening borders to high-risk tourists to boost economy
Botswana is expected to launch its biggest gamble since its fight against COVID-19 by easing the lockdown on travellers from…
Botswana issues maiden power generation licences to private producers
Botswana has issued its first licences allowing three private companies to generate power, which will mostly be for export, the…
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.…
Okavango Craft Brewery launches in Maun
Maun’s first licensed microbrewery has been launched. Established in 2019, Okavango Craft Brewery produces beer that contains millet grown by…
Poaching forces Botswana to dehorn, translocate rhinos
Botswana has begun dehorning its wild rhinoceros population in a bid to save them from poachers. Botswana wildlife officials say poachers…
BotswanaCraft celebrates 50 years
Gaborone’s iconic BotswanaCraft has hit 50 years since it was first established in June 1970. A collaborative effort between the…
Botswana can and must repeat its past economic miracles
According to ‘The Global Competitiveness Report 2019’ of the World Economic Forum, Botswana is getting one or two important things right…
New normal for BIUST students as university introduces online lessons
The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) will on June 15 introduce Collaborate, a blackboard-linked teaching online system.…
Maun Airport refurbishment back on track
The long overdue refurbishment of Maun International Airport is progressing well, Botswana Safari News has quoted the Civil Aviation Authority…
Could there be something to Madagascar’s COVID-19 herbal remedy?
As COVID-19 spread across Africa and leaders put their countries in lockdown, Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina in April launched a herbal…
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…
Copper exports make surprise return
Botswana exported P280.3 million in copper in March, marking the first major sales of the base metal since major producer,…
Chobe Safari Lodge celebrates 60 years
Famous for its outstanding tourism and precious gems, this year Botswana’s essential qualities collide just outside Chobe National Park –…
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…
Botswana’s Okavango Delta – Heaven on Earth
We at YourBotswana love to share with the world the beauty of our country. It is on that very premise…
A Heritage Legacy – locally made bags you’ll want to get your hands on!
Botswana is not famed for a solid manufacturing environment, as is evidenced by the country’s hideously high import bill. However,…
Botswana looks to food for comfort during COVID-19 pandemic
No doubt being under lockdown with very few entertainment options is enough to have even the most resilient of people…
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…
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…
Batswana breaking tech barriers abroad
Landing Pads help small companies create world-class products quickly. In 2019, entrepreneurs Dr Omaru Maruatona and Solo Kombani used 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)…
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…
Sefalana enters Australian market
Botswana’s second-largest retail outfit, Sefalana Holding Company Limited Group, has sealed a deal that will see it investing about P74…