Project launched to bolster Botswana’s geoscience data
Full tensor gravity gradiometry (FTG) data company, Bell Geospace and the Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) have launched the Mineral Prospectivity…
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Botswana Gambling Authority begins Grow Mine negotiations for Botswana national lotto
Botswana’s Gambling Authority (GA) has started negotiations with Grow Mine, the winning bidder identified to run the country’s first lottery…
Ngamiland Basket Weavers Trust forced to close due to lack of tourists
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Ngamiland Basket Weavers Trust (NBWT) to close shop. The Etsha-based shop was a central market…
Government freezes 4,400 public service posts
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the government to put about 4,400 posts across the public sector on ice. According to…
Rail or air, it’s highway to hell for Batswana
The turbulent Air Botswana, eager to be privatised for over a decade has since embarked on a costly restructuring project…
When will tourists return to Africa? Continent must guess
Raino Bolz quickly diversified when his tourism business in South Africa’s winelands crashed to a halt in March because of…
Botswana: a remarkable achievement, thanks to capitalism
Today, Botswana is not only prosperous but also relatively free. It offers its inhabitants the highest degree of freedom on…
Locust outbreak threatens millions in SADC
More than 7 million people could experience food insecurity following the outbreaks of migratory locusts in Southern Africa. Botswana, Namibia,…
Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe unite to save endangered vultures
Organisations within Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe have established a vulture safe zone to help save the endangered species. This…
Botswana Diamonds raising £0.3m to fund exploration work
Botswana Diamonds announced a fundraise of £0.3m on Monday, to fund its ongoing exploration activities in Botswana and South Africa.…
Botswana: Solar and thermal power plants planned for construction by 2026
Four new solar and thermal power plants are planned for construction by the government of Botswana within the next six…
Botswana Government backs out of China loan over T&Cs
The Botswana government has backed out of a proposed China-funded loan for the rehabilitation of the 300 km Nata-Maun road.…
BCL Mine could have new owners by December
The defunct BCL mines could have new owners four months from now. This would bring to an end 4 years…
Climate change ‘could hamper efforts to wipe out malaria’ by boosting mosquito numbers in parts of Africa that are currently unaffected
Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes that need warm, wet habitats to breed. Experts predict that these habitats will change location…
Botswana hopes mysterious elephant deaths are over; Zimbabwe records its first
Botswana says a string of mysterious elephant deaths has come to a halt since June, after at least 281 carcasses were…
Concor paves the way for remote Botswana Mine
Tackling the demanding conditions of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, Concor Infrastructure is nearing completion of a 35 km access road for…
Francistown entrepreneur introduces his own watch brand
The wristwatch goes as far back as the 16th Century yet it remains as trendy as it ever was in…
‘Savage Kingdom’ combines technology and creativity to weave an epic tale of survival
I’m a fan of nature and wildlife shows – and there is no better source of amazing imagery and stories…
Banning trophy hunting can put wildlife at risk: a case study from Botswana
Wildlife tourism is an important segment of Botswana’s tourism industry, representing 80% of the total annual revenue of trips to…
Botswana elephant sanctuary owner, Doug Groves killed by wild elephant
Living with Elephants founder and owner, Doug Groves has been tragically killed by a wild elephant in the Okavango Delta.…
Botswana assures EU, UK commitment to fight terror, money laundering
Botswana has assured the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) of its commitment to the global fight against…
National Museum multi-million pula facelift project commences
The Department of National Museum and Monuments (DNMM) has commenced the construction of its multi-million pula permanent exhibition in Gaborone.…
Germany 4.8 million Euros to Botswana tourism
The Federal Republic of Germany has donated an estimated P65.8 million (€4.8 million) to the Ministry of Environment Natural Resources,…
Botswana sees risk of no De Beers sales deal by end-2020
The Botswana government says there is a risk it will be unable to renew a 10-year sales agreement with De…
Botswana secures markets for sheep, goat meat in Saudi Arabia, Norway
President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Saturday announced Botswana has secured lucrative markets for sheep and goat meat in Saudi Arabia and…
Botswana could become a producer of cleaner, cheaper electricity
As the Coronavirus continues to take its toll on global economies, the pandemic is exposing all manner of deficiencies across…