Breaking News: Three test positive for COVID-19 in Botswana
Three people have tested positive for Coronavirus in Botswana. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Lemogang Kwape announced earlier…
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Botswana Coronavirus Update (30/03/20)
Local Government Ministry sets up COVID-19 Rapid Response Team The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development announced yesterday that…
Botswana Police arrest South African woman for circulating misleading COVID-19 audio
The Selebi Phikwe Police have arrested a South African woman, 35, charged with spreading scaremongering claims in regards to Coronavirus. …
BTC to provide a free e-Learning platform to BGCSE students
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) is set to offer free access to its inclusive e-learning platform, Classmate Online Solution until…
COVID-19 claws back Botswana growth projection by 4% – Analysts
Local economists have warned that although Botswana has not yet recorded any cases of the dreaded coronavirus, measures put in…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Botswana
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Botswana. Please note: The Staff…
HATAB sounds distress calls as tourism reels from COVID-19
The Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) has issued a clarion call for the government to take firm steps…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (27/03/20)
Holiday hotspot Kasane quarantines over 22 Twenty-two Batswana and foreign nationals resident in Botswana returning from other countries have been…
Botswana receives COVID-19 medical supplies from Alibaba boss, Jack Ma
The Assistant Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Dumezweni Mthimkhulu last night received a donation of medical supplies…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (26/03/20): 420 Batswana and residents in quarantine
420 Batswana and foreigners resident in Botswana who arrived at Ramokgwebana border on Tuesday have been quarantined across four facilities…
Government establishes COVID-19 relief fund
The Government of Botswana has established a relief fund to prepare for the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic in Botswana,…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (25/03/20): Chinese coronavirus suspect causes chaos
Ministry of Health assures the public of safety A Chinese man was on Tuesday at the centre of scenes of…
Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan shares a throwback pic from his Botswana trip – captioned, ‘Throwback to a different kind of self-isolation’
Bollywood star, Hrithik Roshan, like many around the world, is spending this time in self-quarantine with his family. The handsome…
President Masisi under fire for Namibia trip amid COVID-19 concerns
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi is coming under increasing criticism at home for attending the inauguration of Namibian President Hage Geingob…
USTDA supports coalbed methane-fuelled power plant in Botswana
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency on Monday awarded a grant to Kalahari Energy Botswana for a feasibility study of…
Botswana augments plan to be regional energy powerhouse
A feasibility study of a power plant that will generate up to 100 megawatts of electricity from indigenous coal bed…
Missionary, Robert Moffat was superbly impressed with the architecture of Bangwaketse traditional huts
Around the time that his caravan of ox-wagons rolled onto Kgwakgwe in 1824, Robert Moffat had developed a really strong…
What Botswana needs to do to restore its economic sparkle
What does Botswana do for its second act? Once the model African economy, Botswana boasted the world’s fastest growth rate…
Botswana’s diamond sales face slump as Coronavirus locks out key buyers
Botswana’s pillar diamond industry is expected to take a significant hit from the coronavirus pandemic. Botswana on Monday banned travellers…
Government moves swiftly to capacitate scientists and health labs
The government yesterday announced that Botswana has 70 ventilators at the Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital. The President, Dr Mokgweetsi…