Botswana’s economy forecast to grow 3.3% in 2025, finance minister says

GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s economy is forecast to grow by 3.3% in 2025 due to an expected recovery in the global diamond market, Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe said on Monday. Botswana’s economy is estimated to have shrunk by 3.1% last year, Gaolathe …

Botswana leaned on Lucara to renew diamond deal

BOTSWANA may have had a lot to do with Lucara Diamond’s decision to renew a marketing agreement with marketer HB Group despite finding the Antwerp-based firm had breached a financial agreement in 2023. “The reason we got back together is not because we …

Botswana Undertakes Health Vulnerability And Adaptation Assessment: A Move Towards A Resilient Health System On Impacts ...

(MENAFN- APO Group) The government of Botswana conducted a Climate Change health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment in selected districts to identify high-risk areas and vulnerable populations affected by climate change. The objective was to …

Nine Zimbabweans Arrested in Botswana After Recording Themselves Beating Man To Death

Nine Zimbabwean nationals have been formally charged with murder and illegal entry into Botswana after they allegedly beat a fellow Zimbabwean man, Tavonanashe Mariga, to death in a horrifying attack. The accused recorded the entire incident, which …

9 Zimbabweans charged with murder of fellow citizen in Botswana 

By Mmegi  NINE Zimbabwean nationals have been formally charged with a single count of murder and illegal entry into Botswana following the gruesome killing of fellow Zimbabwean man, Tavonanashe Mariga, who was brutally assaulted by stomping on his …

Comedian Chirisa wows audience in Botswana

Taboka Tshuma , Sunday News Reporter  BULAWAYO-based comedian Frank Chirisa has once again stood out from the crowd captivating audiences with his exceptional comedic talent during a stellar performance in Botswana recently.  Chirisa took the stage at …

Botswana to rearm rangers to combat poaching

GABORONE, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Botswana plans to rearm its game rangers to combat poaching, a senior official said on Thursday. In response to a question on Botswana Television in Gaborone, Minister of Environment and Tourism Wynter Mmolotsi said that they …

Botswana invited to join coalition for return of Ukrainian children

Ukraine has invited Botswana to join the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children. That’s according to the Ukrainian President’s Office, Ukrinform reports. As part of Volodymyr Zelensky's Bring Kids Back UA initiative and the Stolen …

De Beers IPO Nears as Botswana Seeks Larger Stake in Anglo American

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-RURAL SCHOOLS-EDUCATION

(250207) -- GABORONE, Feb. 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Botswanan Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education Nono Mokoka (R) briefs the media on the Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) results in Gaborone, Botswana, on Feb. 6, 2025. Botswana planned to allocate …