How Botswana’s Dazzling 20 Carat Blue Diamond Is Inspiring The Country’s Brightest Creative Talent
When is a diamond more than just a diamond? That question might be best answered by the Okavango Diamond Company…
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Botswana is one of Africa’s premier wildlife watching destinations – Lonely Planet
Botswana is one of Africa’s premier wildlife-watching destinations. The wildlife is prolific and extraordinary and the landscapes – the Kalahari, the Okavango Delta,…
BotswanaPost launches “Endangered Birds of Botswana: The Cranes” Stamp Issue
BotswanaPost has in partnership with Hoisting Solutions have launched the fourth stamp issue for the year 2019 – “Endangered Birds…
Botswana beefs up resources in anti-poaching clamp-down as second rhino is killed within same week
Last Wednesday spelt a very sad day for Botswana when it emerged a rhino was killed in the Okavango Delta. News…
Botswana Dry Port to expand its services at Port of Walvis Bay
The Botswana Dry port, which is managed by Sea Rail Botswana, is undergoing a facelift at its premises at the…
Botswana and Russia go visa-free on October 8
An intergovernmental visa waiver agreement between Russia and Botswana, signed by foreign ministers Sergey Lavrov and Unity Dow on the…
Remember the 813-Carat Diamond Found in Botswana?
The 812.77-carat “Constellation” in rough form. Found in Botswana in November 2015, the Type IIa stone yielded eight polished diamonds,…
It’s pretty special’: Calgary naturalist in awe of Botswana elephant herd
Brian Keating says you have to experience it to fully understand ‘One of the highlights was sitting in a wildlife…
Prince Harry says Botswana helped him deal with mum’s death
Prince Harry has said Botswana was a “place to get away from it all” after his mum’s death in 1997. …
No rain, no gain: Why travel to Botswana in the green season
Botswana is generally a place of empty blue skies and boasts an enviable 300 days of dazzling sunshine a year.…
Africa’s top 5 places to spot rhino
The 21st September is World Rhino Day and to celebrate, I thought that sharing my knowledge of Africa’s best places…
Botswana Travel Guide
Travel and Tourism Botswana has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Thanks to a resurgence in diamond mining,…
The Botswana Police Service employs one of four H125s for anti-poaching
The statistics are dire. Less than 4,000 tigers are left in the wild. The western black rhino and northern white…
Essential contact info to 8 Botswana Government Departments
We often receive various enquiries from our readers that we are not best placed to adequately address. While we absolutely…
CNN African Voices pays homage to Chobe Game Lodge’s Albert Ndereki – a change-maker promoting Ecosystem protection
The depletion of the ecosystem has been of global concern in recent years. This is why this week’s edition of…
US pledges to support Botswana’s solar energy ambition
The US Ambassador to Botswana, Craig Cloud says his embassy is committed to luring private investors in Botswana to assist…
Maun-born beauty queen joins Netflix’s Styling Hollywood cast
Styling Hollywood is the new fashion reality show Netflix subscribers everywhere are talking about. It’s one cast member in particular,…
Botswana under UN pressure to sign cultural rights treaty
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes has expressed disappointment at Botswana’s failure to sign the…
Drought leaves scores of cattle, hippos dead in Botswana
At least 38,000 cattle and more than 200 hippos are stranded while some are reportedly dead at Lake Ngami in…
Botswana relaxes visa requirements to attract investors
As part of efforts to attract investors and tourists, Botswana has reviewed and abolished visa fees in certain categories and…
Botswana questions credibility of CITES
Botswana has questioned the credibility of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), saying the outcome of the…
Botswana’s delicate balancing act after lifting ban on hunting
Ever imagined a dazzle of zebras and a herd of cattle grazing side by side against the backdrop of a…
Some African countries want to tackle a wildlife taboo. Whether to start selling ivory again
“Why do you shoot the animals?” I asked through an interpreter. The Murle hunter, a semi-automatic weapon slung over his…
WUC issues tender for smart metres
Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) this week issued a request for expressions of interest for the provision of connectivity for the…
Two ‘Namibians’ killed in Botswana over poaching
Two suspected poachers believed to be Namibians were shot and killed by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) last Sunday while…
Vietnam, Botswana sign visa exemption agreement
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Botswana’s Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Unity Dow on…