Artist from Botswana teaching in Ashland creates to explain the meaning of home
15 February 2024 Artist Louise Mandumbwa‘s family has been relocating for generations across Africa, and the painter and printmaker from…
Tag: Botswana
Botswana undertakes Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment: A move towards a resilient health system on impacts of climate change
10 February 2025 The Government of Botswana conducted a Climate Change Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment in selected districts to…
Botswana leaned on Lucara to renew diamond deal
10 February 2025 BOTSWANA may have had a lot to do with Lucara Diamond’s decision to renew a marketing agreement…
Tlou Energy to build data centre at Lesedi site, Botswana
9 February 2025 Facility for an unnamed developer will be located at Tlou’s gas production site. Australian-based energy firm Tlou…
Botswana to rearm rangers to combat poaching
9 February 2025 Botswana plans to rearm its game rangers to combat poaching, a senior official said on Thursday. In…
Trailblazer, Dr Gaositwe Chiepe dies at 102
Dr Gaositwe Chiepe, a trailblazing stateswoman and the first Motswana woman to earn a diploma and a college degree, has…
The unbelievable border between two African countries that’s only 150 metres long
19 January 2025 The border between two huge African countries is one of the shortest land boundaries in the world.…
Botswana primed as luxury tourism destination for Gulf Cooperation Council travellers
19 January 2025 Citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are increasingly travelling beyond the region, with advisory firm Glasgow…
Driving Botswana’s Farming Revolution
7 January 2025 Since 2020, Chinese experts have partnered with their counterparts in Botswana to introduce drought-resistant rice varieties in…
Ghana plans to approve visa-free entry policy to Botswana and other African countries
30 December 2024 In a landmark decision, the Ghanaian Government has announced a new visa-free entry policy for nationals from…
Botswana issues 400 elephant hunting licenses, drawing fresh opposition
25 December 2024 Botswana has issued 400 elephant hunting licenses amid fresh opposition from conservationists. International hunters pay up to…
Mpho Sebina makes history as the first Botswana musician to join the Recording Academy
18 December 2024 It offers her a chance to serve the global music community and advocate for the rights of…
Botswana has not borrowed from Chinese policy banks for almost two decades
10 December 2024 Despite occasional efforts by the two sides to establish cooperation, the gap between Botswana’s expectations as a…
Tebogo and Hassan named 2024 World Athletes of the Year
1 December 2024 Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo announced as the overall World Athlete, and Male track athlete of the…
Lesego Chombo becomes Gen Z minister in Botswana
25 November 2024 The newly sworn-in Botswana President Duma Boko has appointed 26-year-old Lesego Chombo as the Minister of Youth…
Botswana’s Peaceful Power Shift: Is the era of one-party dominance over?
19 November 2024 Botswana recently witnessed a seismic shift in its political landscape as the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)…
It’s good to serve – Kenewendo
17 November 2024 Botswana’s political arena has witnessed the return of a notable figure in Bogolo Joy Kenewendo. Appointed as…
Botswana’s new president: Who is Duma Boko and what does he stand for?
12 November 2024 The electoral defeat delivered to the Botswana Democratic Party led by Mokgweetsi Masisi was met with incredulity…
Botswana’s new president hails ‘new dawn’ as sworn in
8 November 2024 Botswana swore in new president Duma Boko on Friday, cementing a whirlwind change of government after his…
Opinion: What ruling parties can learn from the defeat of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)
4 November 2024 On Friday 1 November 2024, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) was defeated in the national elections.…
‘They treat us like slaves’: What polishing Botswana’s diamond means for women
27 October 2024 What you need to know… In Botswana’s diamond polishing industry, thousands of women workers face harsh conditions…
Delegates from African countries meet to discuss trade in live elephants
25 September 2024 Botswana is hosting delegates from 33 African elephant range states for 3-day talks on the trade in…
Water Utilities Corporation invites bids for floating solar on dams in Botswana
13 September 2024 Botswana’s Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) has issued a tender for the provision of an assessment and technical…
Botswana, US firm partner to conduct border pathogen monitoring
12 September 2024 Botswana and an American biotech firm, Ginkgo Bioworks, have partnered to conduct pathogen surveillance at the country’s…
Botswana delegate at FOCAC dismisses Western smearing, calls for Chinese expertise in modernising Africa’s development
5 September 2024 Otsile Morake, a PhD student at Jiangsu University from Botswana and President of the Botswana Expatriates in…
Feature: Botswana sees recycling boom as waste collection becomes lucrative business
4 September 2024 Stella Mokone, a single mother of three in Francistown, Botswana’s second-largest city, felt like the world had…