Govt responds to crisis over false UN statement six days too late
15th May 2023 If there is any one thing that the government should have learnt from the 2018 dead-elephants saga,…
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Mining, tourism displace Basarwa
15th May 2023 Some United Nations (UN) member states have expressed concern that mining, tourism and agricultural activities are displacing…
The surprising career change that’s making people quit their 9-5 – and move to Botswana
May 15, 2023 A day in the life of a trainee safari guide might include elephants, a dawn symphony and…
Botswana Diamond Manufacturers Partner with NDC
May 11, 23 (IDEX Online) – Botswana’s diamond industry is joining forces with the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) to promote…
PMR upbeat about its discovery of gold deposits near Francistown
4th May 2023 London-listed exploration company Power Metal Resources (PMR) is upbeat about its discovery of gold deposits near Francistown. …
Botswana’s President Masisi on a state visit to Switzerland
Bern, 01.05.2023 – As part of his state visit to Switzerland, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi and his wife Neo Jane Masisi…
Bolton photographers trade in wedding bells for safari thrills in Botswana and beyond
A pair of photographers from Bolton have taken the phrase “career change” to a whole new level by swapping brides…
Base metal exports triple in value
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – Exports of copper and nickel reached P3.9 billion last year, more than three times their level…
Botswana gets green light for trophy hunting from global regulatory body
People do not want to get rid of wildlife, they want to see benefits – Minister of Tourism Botswana has…
Botswana on Alert After Shooting of Rhinos in Sanctuary
GABORONE — April 13 2023 — Botswana’s wildlife authorities say four rhinoceroses were shot, and two of them died, in a…
Tlou Spuds Lesedi 6 gas production pod in Botswana
The objective of the pod is to increase the volume of gas available for power generation. Australia’s Tlou Energy has…
Botswana launches platforms for empowering entrepreneurs
Botswana launches platforms for empowering entrepreneurs. Botswana and its financial institution Absa Bank Botswana signed a Memorandum of Understanding on…
Air Botswana gets more capital injection
The Botswana government says a lot of effort is required towards revitalisation of Air Botswana, with focus on diversification of…
Kavango finds further evidence of mineralisation at Ditau
Kavango Resources PLC (LSE:KAV, OTC:KVGOF) said it has identified further evidence of a potential wider mineralised system at the i10 target…
Botala Energy to flow test Botswana well after confirming gas in coalbeds
April 3, 2023 Botala Energy has also secured local asset status, allowing for investment from local government and Botswana-based pension…
Jeremy Clarkson, 62, hilariously poses with a meerkat on his head
PUBLISHED: 09:30 BST, 31 March 2023 Jeremy Clarkson, 62, hilariously poses with a meerkat on his head during Botswana getaway…
Botswana introduces e-locker medicine dispensing programme
Botswana’s health ministry has launched a digital medicine dispensing programme in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital city. GABORONE, April 1 (Xinhua) —…
Morupule Colliery chairman aims to turn Botswana into regional energy hub
Morupule Colliery Mine’s Chairman, Dr. Bonny Matshediso has sounded warning bells to the mining sector about the impending mining framework,…
It’s a mine boom in Botswana
At least three mines are expected to open between this year and 2026, Botswana Mining and Energy Conference heard on Wednesday.…
Kavango confirms larger banded-iron formation at Ditau Project in Botswana
Kavango Resources PLC said Friday that it has confirmed an extension to a mineralised banded iron formation at the Ditau…
Botswana NGOs unite to tackle rampant vulture poisoning
Two separate incidents in Chobe National Park decimated close to one hundred endangered white-backed vultures last year As a response…
Botswana: Africa’s longest uninterrupted democracy goes global
The second Summit for Democracy initiated by US president Joe Biden takes place simultaneously in five continents this week. It…
Cobre kicks off soil sampling with aircore drilling imminent targeting copper-silver at Kitlanya West in Botswana
Cobre Ltd (ASX:CBE) has begun further soil sampling and preparations for the upcoming 10,000-metre aircore programme at its Kitlanya West (KITW)…
Botswana to Take Stake in HB, Challenging De Beers’ Dominance
(Bloomberg) — Botswana will acquire a 24% stake in Belgian diamond trader HB Antwerp, in a challenge to the southern…
Oxford Professor defends KAZA
Professor Amy Dickman, a conservation biologist and senior research fellow in Wild Cat Conservation at the University of Oxford says…
Hundreds of citizens ditch Botswana over strict dual citizenship law
Hundreds of Batswana have denounced their citizenship over the past decade as a result of the government’s anti-dual citizenship legislation.…