Passport free travel between Botswana, Namibia on the cards
Plans are underway for Batswana and Namibians to use their national Identity Cards in place of their passport to travel…
Tag: President Mokgweetsi Masisi
Mohembo Bridge almost 2 years behind schedule
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi recently visited the Okavango River Bridge in Mohembo to view progress on the construction of the…
A look at President Masisi’s first 12 months in office
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi on 1 April celebrated one year in office with Francistown residents. Dr Masisi – inaugurated the…
39 former BDP MPs endorse Masisi
This week, in what will undoubtedly be a deadly blow to former president Ian Khama and presidential hopeful, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, the…
Botswana President: ‘I’m not afraid to die’
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi recently sanctioned an impromptu meeting dubbed a “special conference” – at the height of disunity within…
Botswana mourns revered Reverend Boniface Setlalekgosi
Reverend Boniface Setlalekgosi passed away on 25 January 2019 aged 91. The much-respected clergyman made history when he became Botswana’s first…
Serowe is not Botswana – Festus Mogae
In a democracy, every adult citizen of sound mind is eligible to be elected president of the country. It was…
President Masisi describes corruption as the sickness Africa should get rid of
Corruption is the most universally known impediment to the socio-economic development of Africa, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said recently. Officially…
Measures in place to fight corruption – Masisi
Officially opening the African Union (AU) High-Level Dialogues on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in Gaborone recently, the President of…
Masisi mends relations with international community
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says his government intends to codify the country’s foreign policy aimed at improving and promoting good relations…
President Masisi urges Batswana to cultivate spirit of self-reliance
President Masisi this week travelled to Thamaga to address a Kgotla Meeting, where he also took the opportunity to introduce…
Botswana to overhaul immigration policies to attract Foreign Direct Investment
Botswana is in the process of overhauling its immigration system and relaxing visa requirements as part of the new administration’s…
Botswana President eyes jobs in new ‘marriage’ with De Beers
Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, wants a new long-term diamond-sales pact with De Beers when the current 10-year deal expires in…
Botswana’s new leader backs asset sales in investment drive
Botswana’s new leader wants to shrink the civil service, sell state companies and cut red tape as he targets increased…
President Masisi “relieves DIS Chief Isaac Kgosi of his duties”
In what continues to be a catalogue of ‘shock reveals’ since President Mokgweetsi Masisi took over the reigns, this Tuesday…
Blackbeard recalled from London, Dow to replace him
As President Mokgweetsi Masisi continues to make massive changes across the government, this week it was announced that Botswana’s long-standing…
How Botswana is struggling with Namibian refugees – Southern Times
The Botswana government desperately wants to get rid of Namibian refugees, who have been residing in Botswana since 1998 but…
Botswana swears in 5th leader, President Mokgweetsi Masisi
Earlier today Botswana’s 5th president, Mokgweetsi Masisi was officially inaugurated to take the reigns from outgoing President, His Excellency Former President…