Botswana calls for deeper trade ties with European Union amid Trump’s tariffs
27 May 2025 As the African Union and European Union foreign ministers pledge to boost cooperation on peace, security and…
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European Union and Botswana partner on digital transformation
6 May 2025 The European Union (EU) and the Government of Botswana are set to officially launch the Digital Transformation…
SADC and EU launch the Information Portal to improve market access under the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
19 March 2025 On 17th March 2025, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, in collaboration with the European Union…
UB launches Centre of Excellence in Planetary and Space Science
8 October 2024 The University of Botswana (UB) has launched a Centre of Excellence in Planetary and Space Science as…
Putting the LEA into leather
4 November 2023 Looking to put the LEA into local leather, Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) has teamed up with the…
Brand Gaborone?
I recently read an interesting article in The Business Weekly by Leungo Sigwele, entitled Branding Cities… Really? Leungo and I are…
Botswana bids to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog body in Gaborone
Botswana wants to host the Kimberley Process Secretariat despite interest from China and Austria. President Mkgweetsi Masisi has emphasised the importance…
Inclusion of LGBTQI+ community is non-existent in the workplace
Lawyer says the law does not protect people equally Human Resource identified as the department responsible for creating structures of…
New project to boost sustainable wildlife management and food security in southern Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the French Development Agency (AFD) on Wednesday launched a new 3.5 million Euro project…
Truck drivers hail guidelines on movement of goods to curb COVID-19 in SADC-EAC-COMESA Region
The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected economies globally, prompting countries to impose measures which have restricted movement of goods, services…
Botswana signs deal to shake off tax haven tag
Botswana is months away from shaking off its three-year-old greylisting as a tax haven by the European Union (EU) after…
Botswana improves rating in 2019 Basel AML Index
Since 2012, the Basel Institute on Governance in Switzerland has annually released the Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index. The Index measures…
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…