May 01
South Africa: ANC Veteran Disappointed Over State Capture Leaders on Party List - South African News Briefs - May 1, 2024
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April 30
Botswana: Botswana's Diamond Industry Gets Boost Amid Global Uncertainty
VOA
Botswana's diamond trade is on the rise despite industry uncertainty over efforts to sanction Russian stones. De Beers has relocated its auctions headquarters from Singapore to… Read more »
April 29
Botswana: Botswana Pumps Water Into Drying Channels to Aid Stranded Hippos
VOA
Herds of endangered hippos are stuck in drying ponds in Botswana's northwest as the El Nino-induced drought takes its toll on wildlife. Read more »
April 26
Botswana: Basotho Reject Government Restrictions On Information, Support Media's Watchdog Role
Afrobarometer
Most citizens favour public access to government budgets and contracts. Read more »
April 24
Botswana: Botswana Rejects Controversial UK Proposal On Asylum-Seekers
VOA
Botswana says it has rejected a proposal to accept asylum-seekers from the United Kingdom, an arrangement similar to the one Rwanda has agreed to. Read more »
April 23
Zimbabwe: AFC Insurance Collaborates With Botswana Firm
The Herald
AFC Insurance is collaborating with Phoenix Insurance Company of Botswana to map out ways of boosting agricultural production in both countrie, a development expected to boost… Read more »
April 18
Botswana: Botswana Churches Oppose Gay Rights Proposal
VOA
A coalition of churches in Botswana has voiced its opposition to parliament's latest effort to amend the constitution to include gay rights. Read more »
April 17
Kenya: Why Botswana Speedster Tebogo Opted Out of Omanyala Showdown At Kip Keino Classic
Capital FM
World 100m silver medalist Letsile Tebogo says this weekend's Kip Keino Classic was not the right time for him to compete in the men's 100m. Read more »
April 12
Southern Africa: Botswana Objects to G7-EU Diamond-Tracking System
VOA
African diamond producers, led by Botswana, are demanding a review of the tracking and verification system that European Union and G7 nations introduced March 1. Read more »
South Africa: Presidents Ramaphosa and Masisi Visit Limpopo Bus Crash Site
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the quick and compassionate local response to the bus crash which claimed the lives of 45 Botswana nationals is a testament of the warm and… Read more »
April 10
Botswana: Fossil Beetles Found in a Botswana Diamond Mine Help Us to Reconstruct the Distant Past [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When most people think of fossils they probably picture bones. But there's much more to the global fossil record: plants, shells, minerals and insects. The study of fossil insects… Read more »
South Africa: President Ramaphosa, President Masisi to Visit Bus Accident Site in Limpopo
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Botswana counterpart, President Mokgweetsi Masisi, will on Thursday visit the site of a bus accident in Limpopo that claimed the lives of 45… Read more »
April 05
Botswana: Botswana Leads Calls On G7 Countries to Review Diamond Tracking Initiative
VOA
Africa's leading diamond producer, Botswana, has written to the Group of Seven leading industrial countries seeking to reverse an initiative requiring all producers to send gems to… Read more »