Botswana pays equivalent of $15 a dose for Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine
Botswana will receive at least 1.38 million vaccines between August and September from various sources, including the COVID-19 Vaccine Global…
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President Masisi officially opens Khoemacau Copper Mine
His Excellency, the President Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi today officially opened the Khoemacau Copper Mine. Khoemacau Copper Mine is…
Post-Covid, Safari companies rethink who should stay at their lodges
Some operators are turning the classic business model on its head in hopes of increasing margins and better funding their…
Mood disorders: know the signs and ways to help your child
One in eight young people between the ages of 5 and 19 are at risk of developing a mental disorder,…
Pfizer will make COVID vaccines in Africa in 2022. It needs them now.
Pfizer and its partner, BioNTech, will start manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccines in Africa, for Africa, reports said last Thursday. That’s a…
Botswana targets P180 million FDI at Dubai 2020 Expo
The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) is aiming to attract P180 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) over the…
Botswana counts on other COVID-19 vaccines as it runs out of AstraZeneca shots
About 15,000 people in Botswana will not be able to get their second dose of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in time…
Botswana Railways subsidiary builds P7m Walvis Bay warehouse
Botswana Railways’ subsidiary, Sea Rail has completed the construction of a 9.5 million Namibian dollar (P6.8m) warehouse measuring 3,000 square…
BTC launches Botswana’s first ever telecommunications museum
The Botswana Telecommunications Corporation has celebrated its 40th anniversary with the launch of the inaugural telecommunications museum in Botswana. The…
Vaccine Hoarding Is Dividing Nations, Botswana’s President Says
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said he’s never seen the world as polarised as it is over the issue of access…
Moderna announces agreement to supply the Republic of Botswana with its COVID-19 vaccine
The supply agreement reflects Moderna’s commitment to making its vaccine available in Africa. Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority issues emergency use…
The new reset priorities for the Government of Botswana
“These priorities are not only ours as the political leadership, but they are national, for the whole government, and they…
Botswana attractive to mining investors
The Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2020 report has placed Botswana as the highest-ranking country in Africa on…
5 teaching apps that pay: And you don’t need a teaching qualification or experience for some!
Long before COVID, teaching English online was already growing at an alarming rate, with most of the virtual teaching platforms…
Mack Air lands in Victoria Falls – marking the launch of scheduled flights between Botswana and Victoria Falls
Travellers can now enjoy day trips between Chobe in Botswana and Victoria Falls after Mack Air successfully landed in Victoria…
Botswana could be first African country to vaccinate entire adult population
Botswana’s health authorities say they have arranged to receive nearly 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, enough to cover the…
Loss-making parastatals draining on downgraded Botswana
An economic slump, magnified by the downgrading of Botswana’s long-term local and foreign currency ratings, has made it imperative for…
What it’s like visiting Botswana right now
When another Land Cruiser passes ours we rumble to a halt. It’s not uncommon to stop and share animal intel…
Economy shrank by 7.9% in 2020 – Statistics Botswana
The local economy contracted by 7.9% last year, its worst performance on record, as the weight of COVID-19 hit across…
Botswana improves but remains on dirty money greylist
A new review of Botswana’s compliance with international Anti-Money Laundering/Combatting of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) standards has positively re-rated three key…
Botswana receives COVID-19 vaccines from India
Botswana on Tuesday received a batch of 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines from India at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in…
Botswana’s Debswana expects to increase diamond output by 38% in 2021
Diamond producer Debswana aims to increase output by 38% this year to pre-pandemic levels of 23 million carats, a company…
Botswana expects to welcome multiple COVID-19 vaccines
Botswana is ready to bring into the country multiple COVID-19 vaccines, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Friday. In his televised…
Botswana to use AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, minister says
Botswana will move ahead with plans to use AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, the southern African country’s Health Minister said on Monday,…
De Beers diamonds sparkling in early 2021 thanks to Valentines, Chinese New Year
Global mining company, De Beers says it expects to report $650 million in rough diamond sales for its first cycle…
Botswana intensifying effort to attract non-diamond exploration
Botswana has intensified efforts to digitise and make geoscience information readily available to local and international potential investors in an…