Botswana’s Boko Makes Zimbabwe First Trip as President

Botswana Presidents first trip is to Zimbabwe HARARE – Botswana’s recently elected President, Advocate Duma Gideon Boko marked his first international trip by attending the World Children’s Day celebrations in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, where he delivered a …

Botswana and DRC: Timeless lessons for African kingmakers

Kill the kingmaker is an old political phrase. The phrase encourages those who rise to positions of prominence to decisively deal with those who help them rise to such positions by undermining, outmanoeuvring or killing them. This way, the kingmaker will …

Botswana returns to Rugby Africa competitions

GABORONE, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Botswana's long wait to return to continental rugby competition is over, as the men's senior national team prepares to compete in the Rugby Africa repechage tournament in Morocco from November 18 to 24, 2024. The team, …

Botswana reports first case of COVID-19 Omicron XEC subvariant

GABORONE, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Botswana recorded a case of the Omicron XEC subvariant of COVID-19 early this month, an official has confirmed. Christopher Nyanga, spokesperson for the Botswanan Ministry of Health, said on Thursday that the subvariant, which …

Opinion: De Beers resumes exploration in Angola and Botswana’s new leaders see red

In this article, policy adviser and former De Beers Botswana CEO Sheila Khama writes De Beers' exploration in Angola and asks whether Botswana should be concerned. On October 23, De Beers Group reported promising progress from the company’s exploration …

Highlights and Goals Botswana (1-1) vs Mauritania in African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

African Cup of Nations Qualifiers Matchday 5 Friday, November 15, 2024 - Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Updated 3 hours agoFULL TIME ADVERTISEMENT We're off! Our coverage of the Botswana-Mauritania match on Matchday 5 of the Africa Cup of Nations …

US Secretary of State congratulates Botswana's new President Boko

Zim gold panners jailed in Botswana

According to reports from Botswana, Lucadia Ndlovu (38) was arrested on October 16 this year after entering abandoned mines in the Matsiloje area in the company of one Zwelithini Ncube. A ZIMBABWEAN woman has been slapped with a three-month suspended jail …

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-VP-SOLAR ENERGY-SPEECH

(241115) -- GABORONE, Nov. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Botswanan Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe speaks during the National Renewable Energy Dialogue in Gaborone, Botswana, on Nov. 13, 2024. Gaolathe has encouraged renewable energy leaders to dream big and set …

Why Botswana's shift has Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF on edge

As the region and the continent at large continue to digest the outcome of the recent Botswana elections and their ramifications reverberate across borders, a bigger debate is unfolding on the changing political landscape of southern African. The debate is …