https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Sun, 13 Nov 2022 12:22:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://yourbotswana.com/the-new-reset-priorities-for-the-government-of-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/the-new-reset-priorities-for-the-government-of-botswana/#comments Sun, 30 May 2021 12:23:32 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12956

“These priorities are not only ours as the political leadership, but they are national, for the whole government, and they…]]>

“These priorities are not only ours as the political leadership, but they are national, for the whole government, and they…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/the-new-reset-priorities-for-the-government-of-botswana/feed/ 10 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-approaches-world-bank-for-budgetary-support/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-approaches-world-bank-for-budgetary-support/#respond Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:22:12 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11894

Botswana has approached the World Bank for budgetary support after the Coronavirus crisis hurt revenue, Finance Minister Thapelo Matsheka said…]]>

Botswana has approached the World Bank for budgetary support after the Coronavirus crisis hurt revenue, Finance Minister Thapelo Matsheka said…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-approaches-world-bank-for-budgetary-support/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/government-digs-deep-to-prop-up-botswana-economy/ https://yourbotswana.com/government-digs-deep-to-prop-up-botswana-economy/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2020 11:56:26 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11775

Newly released figures show that Botswana’s economy would have fared much worse had the government not pumped billions of Pulas…]]>

Newly released figures show that Botswana’s economy would have fared much worse had the government not pumped billions of Pulas…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/government-digs-deep-to-prop-up-botswana-economy/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/now-everyones-statistician-heres-what-armchair-covid-are-getting-wrong/ https://yourbotswana.com/now-everyones-statistician-heres-what-armchair-covid-are-getting-wrong/#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2020 11:08:02 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11763

If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on…]]>

If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/now-everyones-statistician-heres-what-armchair-covid-are-getting-wrong/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-parliament-votes-to-extend-covid-state-of-emergency-to-march-2021/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-parliament-votes-to-extend-covid-state-of-emergency-to-march-2021/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:08:23 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11750

Botswana’s parliament voted Monday to extend by a further six months a State of Emergency (SoE) imposed to fight the…]]>

Botswana’s parliament voted Monday to extend by a further six months a State of Emergency (SoE) imposed to fight the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-parliament-votes-to-extend-covid-state-of-emergency-to-march-2021/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-lifts-48-day-lockdown-introduces-inter-zonal-restrictions/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-lifts-48-day-lockdown-introduces-inter-zonal-restrictions/#respond Thu, 21 May 2020 09:43:54 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10991

People across Botswana were on Wednesday evening glued to their small screens with bated breath as they awaited the latest…]]>

People across Botswana were on Wednesday evening glued to their small screens with bated breath as they awaited the latest…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-lifts-48-day-lockdown-introduces-inter-zonal-restrictions/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/the-covid-19-chronicles-how-covid-19-has-affected-children-ways-to-help-them-cope/ https://yourbotswana.com/the-covid-19-chronicles-how-covid-19-has-affected-children-ways-to-help-them-cope/#respond Fri, 15 May 2020 08:39:55 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10954

In the blink of an eye, our lives were thrown into chaos, the news of mass deaths becoming a daily…]]>

In the blink of an eye, our lives were thrown into chaos, the news of mass deaths becoming a daily…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/the-covid-19-chronicles-how-covid-19-has-affected-children-ways-to-help-them-cope/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-received-covid-19-medical-supplies-from-tv-host-steve-harvey-uae/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-received-covid-19-medical-supplies-from-tv-host-steve-harvey-uae/#respond Tue, 05 May 2020 17:54:16 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10910 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-received-covid-19-medical-supplies-from-tv-host-steve-harvey-uae/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/afriwise-loadnet-manufacture-sanitiser-bio-booths-to-combat-covid-19/ https://yourbotswana.com/afriwise-loadnet-manufacture-sanitiser-bio-booths-to-combat-covid-19/#respond Sun, 03 May 2020 12:08:56 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10897 https://yourbotswana.com/afriwise-loadnet-manufacture-sanitiser-bio-booths-to-combat-covid-19/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-offers-100-deferrals-at-may-sight/ https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-offers-100-deferrals-at-may-sight/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:10:37 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10882

De Beers is allowing rough-diamond customers to skip all purchases at next week’s sight, as shutdowns of manufacturing and retail…]]>

De Beers is allowing rough-diamond customers to skip all purchases at next week’s sight, as shutdowns of manufacturing and retail…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-offers-100-deferrals-at-may-sight/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-economy-set-to-shrink-by-13-1-percent-due-to-covid-19/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-economy-set-to-shrink-by-13-1-percent-due-to-covid-19/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:43:34 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10847

The Botswana government said Friday it expects the economy to shrink by 13.1% this financial year due to the effects…]]>

The Botswana government said Friday it expects the economy to shrink by 13.1% this financial year due to the effects…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-economy-set-to-shrink-by-13-1-percent-due-to-covid-19/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/biust-bdf-design-drone-aimed-at-disinfecting-public-spaces/ https://yourbotswana.com/biust-bdf-design-drone-aimed-at-disinfecting-public-spaces/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:21:13 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10761 https://yourbotswana.com/biust-bdf-design-drone-aimed-at-disinfecting-public-spaces/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/africas-12-4-billion-safari-industry-devastated-by-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ https://yourbotswana.com/africas-12-4-billion-safari-industry-devastated-by-the-coronavirus-pandemic/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:17:02 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10751

SafariBookings.com, an online marketplace for African safari tours, has conducted a second survey which involved 443 safari tour operators to…]]>

SafariBookings.com, an online marketplace for African safari tours, has conducted a second survey which involved 443 safari tour operators to…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/africas-12-4-billion-safari-industry-devastated-by-the-coronavirus-pandemic/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-military-kill-five-poachers-in-anti-poaching-operation/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-military-kill-five-poachers-in-anti-poaching-operation/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2020 09:05:53 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10707

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) this week announced they have killed five poachers during anti-poaching operations. The BDF said in…]]>

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) this week announced they have killed five poachers during anti-poaching operations. The BDF said in…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-military-kill-five-poachers-in-anti-poaching-operation/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/coronavirus-chronicles-a-norway-based-motswanas-perspective/ https://yourbotswana.com/coronavirus-chronicles-a-norway-based-motswanas-perspective/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:18:34 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10620

Globalisation has for many years meant that capital, services and people can move freely between countries and continents. The same…]]>

Globalisation has for many years meant that capital, services and people can move freely between countries and continents. The same…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/coronavirus-chronicles-a-norway-based-motswanas-perspective/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/dr-peter-lins-break-down-information-on-coronavirus-covid-19/ https://yourbotswana.com/dr-peter-lins-break-down-information-on-coronavirus-covid-19/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:34:49 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10566 https://yourbotswana.com/dr-peter-lins-break-down-information-on-coronavirus-covid-19/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-ranked-safest-country-in-africa-in-2020/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-ranked-safest-country-in-africa-in-2020/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2020 10:48:03 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10421

The British media and Fleet Street Clinic travel expert have ranked Botswana the safest country in Africa to visit in…]]>

The British media and Fleet Street Clinic travel expert have ranked Botswana the safest country in Africa to visit in…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-ranked-safest-country-in-africa-in-2020/feed/ 0