Feature: Chinese medical team offers free healthcare, training to Botswana police officers
3 December 2024 The 17th Chinese medical team has recently arrived in Francistown, Botswana’s second-largest city, marking a new chapter…
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Feature: Botswana sees recycling boom as waste collection becomes lucrative business
4 September 2024 Stella Mokone, a single mother of three in Francistown, Botswana’s second-largest city, felt like the world had…
Botswana launches free gyms to help citizens keep fit
4 August 2024 A free outdoor community gym, located near the low-income and high-density suburb of Block 7 in Francistown,…
Feature: Botswana rehabilitates iconic Tati River amid climate change
18 July 2024 Tati River, the once majestic river whose source is in the northeastern part of Botswana, has fallen…
In Botswana, internet cafés are bridging the digital divide
7 July 2024 For 15 pula ($1), *Kefilwe, a 25-year-old unemployed marketing graduate, can access one hour of internet access…
PMR upbeat about its discovery of gold deposits near Francistown
4th May 2023 London-listed exploration company Power Metal Resources (PMR) is upbeat about its discovery of gold deposits near Francistown. …
Feature: Botswana’s Chinatown showcases thriving China-Africa trade
When 45-year-old Zhen Xiaojuan from east China’s Fujian Province left to start her business in Botswana some 15 years ago,…
Is the Francistown Monarch Mine an ignored historic valuable asset?
Found within the North East District of Botswana, Francistown began as a tiny commercial mining town in the mid-nineteenth century…
Power Metal Resources completes first phase at Tati Greenstone Belt
The project was acquired last week from the group’s Botswana-based subsidiary. Power Metal Resources PLC (AIM:POW, FRA:2M5) says it has…
Investigation: Criminality thrives in Botswana’s donkey skin trade
Botswana’s controversial Bo Chang donkey abattoir is back in business. It’s flouting the law and setting a dangerous precedent, reports…
When Life Gives You Elephants, Make Honey (and Money!)
When Mavis Nduchwa, a social entrepreneur from Botswana saw farmers struggling to deal with elephants trampling their crops and homes,…
Francistown entrepreneur introduces his own watch brand
The wristwatch goes as far back as the 16th Century yet it remains as trendy as it ever was in…
Botswana Safe City Project in Gaborone, Francistown now operational
Botswana through the Safe City Project has installed 500 surveillance cameras across two of its major cities. The cameras, installed…
New kimberlite field in Botswana?
The identification and confirmation of a new kimberlite field in Botswana could be on the cards. TSXV-listed diamond explorer Pangolin…
Memories of Botswana and an enduring friendship with one Isaac Motsusi
Isaac came to work for my family in Francistown when he will have been a mere teenager, in 1949 (mainly…
Re-living memories of 1947 Francistown
We were all so excited at our lovely new car, the blue Nash Ambassador. It cost £641. The number plate…
Christmas in Botswana
Christmas in Botswana I have to admit, I didn’t know much about Botswana or southern Africa until one of my…
Francistown celebrates 120 years
Yesterday Botswana’s second biggest city, Francistown celebrated 120 years! This will no doubt come as a big surprise to most,…
Francistown
Francistown popularly known as ‘Ghetto’ Population approximately 115 000 Location North East Botswana, near the border with Zimbabwe Airports 1…
7 Things to do in Francistown
1. Birds and Game Botswana Botswana is an animal orphanage established by Uncharted Africa. Birds and Game Botswana has been…
18 places around Botswana and their popular names
Batswana have a penchant for giving places and people names by which to affectionately refer to them. This habit extends…