New normal for BIUST students as university introduces online lessons
The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) will on June 15 introduce Collaborate, a blackboard-linked teaching online system.…
Tag: COVID-19
COVID-19 restrictions continue to take toll on African safari industry
SafariBookings’ fourth surveyof 308 safari tour operators has revealed that the majority has seen a minimum of 75% drop in business…
Could there be something to Madagascar’s COVID-19 herbal remedy?
As COVID-19 spread across Africa and leaders put their countries in lockdown, Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina in April launched a herbal…
The Covid-19 Chronicles: How Covid-19 has affected children ways to help them cope
In the blink of an eye, our lives were thrown into chaos, the news of mass deaths becoming a daily…
Botswana received COVID-19 medical supplies from tv host Steve Harvey, UAE
Renowned US tv personality, comedian and philanthropist, Steve Harvey and wife, Majorie, have donated five tonnes worth of personal protective…
UB joins race to find COVID-19 cure
As the world continues to grapples with the Coronavirus pandemic, various countries are in a race against time to find…
Afriwise, Loadnet manufacture sanitiser bio-booths to combat COVID-19
Two local companies have manufactured sanitising bio-booths that can be installed in public spaces to help contain Coronavirus. Tlokweng-based Afriwise and…
Botswana cuts rates, banks’ capital ratios in coronavirus response
Botswana’s central bank on Thursday cut its base interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.25%, as part of a…
De Beers Offers 100% Deferrals at May Sight
De Beers is allowing rough-diamond customers to skip all purchases at next week’s sight, as shutdowns of manufacturing and retail…
People to wear masks in public from next week as government seeks to scale back lockdown
From May 8, members of the public will be required to wear masks when stepping out in public, as the…
Botswana COVID-19 testing boosted as De Beers donates P1.7million machine
De Beers Group on Tuesday donated a state-of-the-art COVID-19 testing machine to the Government of Botswana. The highly sought-after testing…
Botswana economy set to shrink by 13.1 percent due to COVID-19
The Botswana government said Friday it expects the economy to shrink by 13.1% this financial year due to the effects…
BITRI and stakeholders complete ePermit
The Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) in collaboration with the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) and COVID-19…
Jack Ma Foundation delivers second COVID-19 consignment donation
Last Thursday, Botswana received the second consignment of medical supplies from China’s Jack Ma Foundation. Health officials said the haul…
Botswana cabinet agree 10% pay cut to support coronavirus relief fund
Botswana Cabinet members have agreed to donate 10% of their salaries towards the country’s COVID-19 relief fund, the government announced…
Govt pioneers sewage tests to assess extent of COVID-19
In what is likely a first in Africa, Health and Wellness ministry officials are pioneering tests on the sewage of…
Africa’s $12.4 billion safari industry devastated by the coronavirus pandemic
SafariBookings.com, an online marketplace for African safari tours, has conducted a second survey which involved 443 safari tour operators to…
Botswana lawmakers in mandatory quarantine as parliament endorses 6-month state of emergency
Botswana has resolved to place its entire cabinet and members of parliament in quarantine after a health worker screening lawmakers…
Botswana COVID-19 cases
20 April The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Lemogang Kwape has announced that five more people have tested positive…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (07/04/20)
Botswana opposition gives 6-months State of Emergency the green light The leaders of Botswana’s various opposition parties say given the…
Latest: Botswana Coronavirus Update (06/04/20)
Botswana has two more confirmed COVID-19 cases Botswana has recorded two more cases of corona virus, bringing to six the…
Government reveals COVID-19 stimulus package – employee retention a priority
The government will introduce a wage subsidy to help companies in the retention of employees during the extreme isolation period,…
Botswana Coronavirus Update (31/03/20)
COVID-19 claims its first victim in Botswana A Ramotswa woman who died on March 25 and buried on March 28…
Botswana under 28-day “extreme isolation” in the wake of three confirmed COVID-19 cases
Botswana President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi this morning declared a state of emergency in the wake of news of three positive…
Botswana Coronavirus Testing
Coronavirus cases statistics in Botswana as of 4 July. For further information and real-time updates, please visit: https://www.gov.bw
Government establishes COVID-19 relief fund
The Government of Botswana has established a relief fund to prepare for the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic in Botswana,…