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Forensic Audit or Political Circus: Botswana’s Misplaced Priorities In A Time of Crisis
Botswana Gazette
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March 29, 2025
Instead of leading a frank national conversation about the economic crisis and how to tackle problems like divestment, decentralisation, economic restructuring, digitisation and immigration reform, the government has turned its attention to...
Botswana’s new president is a human rights lawyer on a mission
Christian Science Monitor
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January 30, 2025
Few places are as different as the country where Duma Boko was born in 1969 and the one where he became president last November. He began life in one of the poorest nations on Earth, which had only two dozen university graduates and 7 miles of...
Giyani seeks to raise up to C$3m for working capital, K.Hill development
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 23, 2025
TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals has announced a non-brokered private placement of up to 50-million units at a price of $0.06 a unit to raise aggregate gross proceeds of up to C$3-million to support company workstreams, activities and general working...
Namibia’s N$4.7m Afcon bid flop now under scrutiny in Botswana
The Namibian
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March 26, 2025
The government spent N$4.7 million on a failed bid to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) with Botswana. The Botswana-Namibia (Bona) bid aimed to bring the continent’s top-24 national teams to the region, but ultimately collapsed. The...
St Louis, Botswana’s thirstiest brew
The Voice
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March 23, 2025
Botswana’s beloved locally produced beer, St Louis, tops the list as the most water-intensive beverage in Kgalagadi Breweries Limited’s (KBL) product line. Despite its high-water usage, KBL says it is doubling down on efforts to optimize water...
Air Botswana expands regional reach with Gaborone-Durban route
MMEGI
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March 26, 2025
Since its inauguration in December, the route has recorded nearly 2,000 passengers as at the end of February, indicating strong demand. According to Air Botswana’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Mogolo Mokgosi, the airline is pleased with the...
Puma Energy energising Africa with ‘Go Africa!” campaign
Malawi Voice
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March 26, 2025
Puma Energy Malawi team celebrating the launch of the GO! Africa marketing campaign Malawi, 14th March 2025 – Puma Energy, a leading global energy company, is proud to launch its “Go Africa!” brand campaign in seven African countries: Botswana,...
Botswana's historic political shift: BDP's 60-year rule ends
Meer
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January 24, 2025
Botswana witnessed a seismic political shift in its recent general elections, marking an end to the Botswana Democratic Party's (BDP) nearly six-decade-long rule. The ruling party, which has governed since Botswana gained independence from Britain...
Botswana's e-vehicles assembly in limbo
Botswana Guardian Sun
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January 30, 2025
David Tshere, the Minister of Communications and Innovation, has hailed the introduction of e-cars as a “commendable initiative”, but insisted it doesn’t fall under his ministry’s mandate. However, he disagrees with the notion that it falls under...
Botswana president aims to clinch De Beers deal, diversify economy
Times LIVE
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January 24, 2025
Anglo American is looking to divest De Beers as part of a broader restructuring of its sprawling business. Like many African countries, Botswana's economy is largely dependent on the export of a single commodity, in its case diamonds, of which it...
Orange Botswana SSKIA shop opens to improve customer access
MMEGI
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March 26, 2025
The store is expected to serve tourists, business travellers and returning citizens, ensuring they can connect as soon as they arrive in Botswana. The newly launched shop offers amongst others e-SIM activation, SIM swaps and registration, Orange...
Disney+ Series ‘Rivals’ Scoops Royal Television Society Awards; ‘Industry’ Named Best Drama
Deadline
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March 26, 2025
Rivals, the Disney+ series about sex and scandal in the British television industry in the 1980s, was one of the big winners at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Progamme Awards. At a ceremony in London on Tuesday, Danny Dyer took home Supporting...
Botswana Diamonds renews two prospecting licences
Mining Weekly
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Botswana has renewed two of London-listed Botswana Diamonds’ prospecting licences – 224/2007 and 169/2019 – for two years until December 31, 2026. The licences include the KX36 discovery, as well as several high-grade geophysical anomalies where...
S&P 500 notches another record as broader market ends mixed
Proactive USA
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July 22, 2025
4:10pm: S&P sneaks new record close The S&P 500 managed to log another record high despite weakness in tech and lingering concerns over trade policy. The benchmark S&P 500 inched up 4 points, or 0.1%, to close at 6,310—marking back-to-back record...
Dints International secures £12.5 million contract for infrastructure and renewable energy projects in Angola
Open Access Government
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March 25, 2025
Dints, a London-based project integrator with over 18 years of experience, played a central role in bringing together various stakeholders for this deal. The company works as a bridge between buyers, suppliers, logistics, providers, and funding...
Botswana’s economy forecast to grow 3-4% this year
CNBC Africa
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January 23, 2025
Botswana's government is optimistic about the economic growth of between 3 – 4 per cent in 2025 after facing a contraction last year. The Southern African country has experienced a slowdown in economic progress over the last few years, but a...
Botswana Diamonds Renews Key Project Licenses
Botswana Gazette
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January 25, 2025
Licences extended for two years through 31 December 2026 GAZETTE REPORTER Botswana Diamonds plc (BOD) has announced renewal of two key prospecting licences, including its flagship KX36 project, by the Minister of Minerals and Energy. According to...
AI Digital Shift: Embracing AI the Right Way for Botswana’s Future
MMEGI
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March 20, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it is here, rapidly reshaping industries, economies, and daily life. Botswana must take proactive steps to embrace AI the right way, or risk being left behind in this global...
UK exports thrive in Angola with major infrastructure and renewable energy deal
The London Weekly
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British firm Dints International has landed a £12.5 million contract to supply infrastructure and renewable energy operations in Angola—thanks in part to a key partnership with UK Export Finance (UKEF). The deal, which positions Dints as a...
Health Minister calls for integration of care to defeat syphilis
Independent (Uganda)
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July 23, 2025
Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists attending the world’s first international conference on the triple elimination of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B have raised alarm over the continued neglect of...