Botswana

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:28:45 GMT
Police Stations for Sale
[The Patriot] A recent call by President Mokgweetsi Masisi for the business community to express interest to 'adopt a police station' has ignited heavy criticism from different quarters, including retired police chiefs. Concerns have been raised abou...

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:29:50 GMT
Kakomee Turns Discarded Metals Into Beautiful Sculptures
[The Patriot] Charles Kakomee showcases the transformative power of art by turning discarded pieces of metals into eye catching sculptures. A Mbanderu natives who hails from Kareng village in the North West District tell this publication about his pa...

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:56:15 GMT
Botswana Endure Narrow Loss to Tunisia
[Cosafa] Botswana have slipped to a narrow 1-0 defeat to hosts Tunisia in their second game of the Tunis Women's Cup on Monday but put up another strong showing to show their progress.

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 04:13:25 GMT
Batswana Insist On Media Freedom, Favor Citizens' Right to Govt Information
[Afrobarometer] Only half see their country's media as 'somewhat' or 'completely' free.

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:56:56 GMT
Botswana Pledges Continued Support for Mozambique After Regional Troops Leave
[VOA] Maputo, Mozambique -- Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has promised to continue supporting Mozambique in its fight against violent extremism in the oil-and-gas rich province of Cabo Delgado, even after the imminent departure of southern A...

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 04:57:23 GMT
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana Team Up for Regional Rail Project
[New Zimbabwe] Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Botswana are collaborating on a major infrastructure project that includes upgrading the Beira-Zimbabwe-Botswana railway system and constructing a new deepwater mineral port in southern Mozambique.

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:19:42 GMT
Local Beef Set for EU Market Dominance
[The Patriot] The Botswana beef is poised for dominance in the lucrative European Union (EU) market bolstered by the availability of sophisticated equipment used for testing chemical residuals in meat donated to the National Agricultural Research and...

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 04:51:34 GMT
Young Batswana More Educated, Less Employed, Less Politically Engaged Than Their Elders
[Afrobarometer] Job creation tops list of youth priorities for government action.

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:51:36 GMT
United States Turns Over C-130h to Botswana Defence Force
[Africom] Gaborone -- U.S. Ambassador Howard A. Van Vranken, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, and U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, participated in the official transfer of a former U.S. military C-130 Hercules airc...

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:50:14 GMT
Women Politicians Hope New Funding Bill Will Attract More Women Candidates
[The Patriot] Botswana Women Caucus in Politics (BWCP) has expressed concern over the low numbers of women contesting Parliamentary seats in the 2024 general elections and is hopeful that political party funding will change the fortune of female cand...

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:00:04 GMT
Salary Talks Standoff DPSM, Unions Look for Foreign Arbitrator
[The Patriot] The salary negotiations between Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) and the Five Cooperating Trade Unions (5CTU), who demand a massive 15% salary increment for the civil servants, seems to be far from over as the two parties...

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:50:59 GMT
African Chiefs of Defense Conference Concludes in Botswana
[Africom] Gaborone -- Senior military representatives from 34 countries met in Gaborone, Botswana for the African Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD) to discuss security and partnership on the African continent, June 24-26.

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:19:23 GMT
Botswana Is Africa's Top Mining Destination
[The Patriot] Botswana has once again emerged as the top mining jurisdiction from both global and African perspective having ranked in the top 10 of best mining destination in the world and number one jurisdiction in Africa, according to the 2023 Fra...

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 04:57:56 GMT
'Fong Kong' Products Have Helped Drive Local Manufacturing - Study
[The Conversation Africa] Chinese products are frequently viewed as inferior and inexpensive, contributing to their negative reputation. This is true in African countries too.

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:02:14 GMT
Africa Defense Chiefs, U.S. Slated to Meet Tomorrow in Botswana
[Africom] Stuttgart, Germany -- Defense leaders from dozens of African nations will meet beginning tomorrow as part of the 2024 Africa Chiefs of Defense Conference in Botswana.

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