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Botswana Hosts Prestigious 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge

Gaborone, Botswana – The 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge is currently underway at Botho University, bringing together elite players…

MP Mabuse Pule’s Motion to Prioritize Water Provision for Farming Areas Adopted

In a significant development for Botswana’s agricultural sector, the motion put forward by Mabuse Pule, Member of Parliament (MP) for…

Botswana Consumers Brace for Price Increases Amid Pula Devaluation Strategy

Botswana consumers may soon begin to feel the pinch as retail prices edge upward, following a recent government decision to…

Ghanzi Show 2025 Secures Over P1.1 Million in Sponsorships Ahead of Major Agricultural Exhibition

The highly anticipated 2025 Ghanzi Show, scheduled to take place from July 21 to 26 at the Ghanzi showground, has…

Botswana’s Minister of International Relations Pays Tribute to Late Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

The Minister of International Relations, Hon. Dr. Phenyo Butale, today signed the book of condolences at the Nigerian High Commission…

Botswana Police Service Advances Mounted Patrol Strategy with New Equestrian Graduates

The Botswana Police Service (BPS) continues to strengthen its crime-fighting arsenal with the strategic expansion of mounted patrols—an approach that…

Choppies Signs MoU with Ministry of Labour to Support National Internship and Localisation Plan

Choppies Enterprises Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs through the signing…

Botswana and Lesotho Sign Bi-National Commission to Deepen Strategic Partnership

Botswana and Lesotho have taken a major step toward strengthening their diplomatic and economic ties with the signing of a…

Botswana to Send Interns Abroad as Part of Revamped National Internship Programme

In a groundbreaking development aimed at transforming youth employment and skills development, Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Major General…

Minister Bogolo Kenewendo Denies Political Interference in Mupane Gold Mine Liquidation

Minerals and Energy Minister Bogolo Kenewendo has strongly refuted allegations of political manipulation in the ongoing liquidation process of Mupane…

Botswana to Host Prestigious Davis Cup Africa Group V Qualifier in July 2025

Botswana is set to take centre stage in African tennis as it hosts the Davis Cup Africa Group V competition…

Dr. Lawrence Ookeditse Highlights Financial Constraints in Botswana’s Rollout of Long-Acting HIV Injection Lenacapavir

Assistant Minister of Health, Dr. Lawrence Ookeditse, has addressed the growing international momentum around the long-acting HIV treatment, Lenacapavir, acknowledging…