Brume won the women’s Long Jump event at the star-studded Meet and she did that in style with a world-leading distance of 6.77m. Nigerian long jump sensation, Ese Brume, got off to a very bright start in her first outdoor competition on Saturday at the prestigious Botswana Golden Grand Prix. Brume won the women’s Long […]
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Gaborone — Botswana’s wildlife authorities say four rhinoceroses were shot, and two of them died, in a heavily guarded sanctuary, although their horns were not removed. The shootings at the sanctuary in central Botswana came after the government de-horned and relocated most of the rhinos further inland to discourage poachers. The permanent secretary at the […]
Gaborone, Botswana — The government of Botswana said Monday it will buy a 24% stake in Belgian diamond company HB Antwerp. The deal comes amid uncertainty over Botswana’s long-standing sales agreement with industry giant De Beers. Officially opening HB Antwerp’s cutting and polishing plant in Gaborone, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said Botswana must gain more from […]
Zimbabwe and Botswana citizens will soon be using national identity cards as travel documents amid indications that Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi has hinted on scrapping use of passports between the two nations. Media reports in Botswana say President Mokgweetsi Masisi is planning to meet President Mnangagwa, with whom he enjoys good relations, to deliberate on […]
Gaborone, Botswana — The presidents of Botswana and Zimbabwe are to discuss scrapping passport requirements between their countries to allow for the easier flow of people and goods. Addressing ruling party supporters over the weekend, Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, said he will soon meet his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to discuss the issue. Botswana reached […]
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is flirting with a proposal to allow nationals of the two countries to use national identity cards (IDs) to enter either jurisdiction. Currently, citizens from both countries require valid passports for cross-border travel. According to media reports emerging from Botswana at the weekend, Masisi told democrats attending the Boteti West constituency […]
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Namibia: De Beers Deals ‘Fair’
The outgoing De Beers Group CEO, Bruce Cleaver, said the joint venture partnerships they have with Botswana and Namibia in the finding and sorting of rough diamonds are fair deals for both countries. Cleaver, who paid a courtesy visit to President Hage Geingob yesterday to introduce his successor Al Cook, said he has confidence that […]
President Hage Geingob and his Botswana counterpart Mokgweetsi Masisi, will this Friday sign a memorandum of understanding to permit citizens of the two countries to use identity cards to cross their borders. According to a press statement by Botswana’s home affairs ministry on Monday, the signing of the agreement will take place at the Mamuno/Trans-Kalahari […]
During a visit to Gaborone, Botswana, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) President and CEO Florizelle “Florie” Liser was honored to meet with H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana, who reiterated his Government’s commitment to successfully co-hosting the 15th U.S.-Africa Business Summit (USABS) in Botswana later this year. President Masisi noted that key […]
Geneva — Swiss President Alain Berset will visit the troubled Cabo Delgado province this week during a trip to Mozambique and Botswana. His visit comes in the year Switzerland assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the first time. “In both countries, the regional situation and global issues will be discussed in […]
President Hage Geingob and his counterpart from Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday held a closed-door meeting at State House that focused on assessing the implementation strategies on decisions taken from the inaugural session of the Bi-National Commission between the two countries. The inaugural Botswana-Namibia Bi- National Commission, which took place late last year, underscored the […]
Gaborone, Botswana — Botswana has announced the country has lost a sixth soldier sent to fight insurgents in Mozambique. Botswana Defense Force spokesperson Magosi Moshagane said in a recent media statement that the unnamed soldier committed suicide in Cabo Delgado province, where African troops are battling Islamist insurgents. Moshagane said investigations are under way to […]
Zimbabwe’s Tano Digital Solutions Group has acquired control of South African-headquartered IT company, Altron Botswana and Altron Mozambique. The move has set the information technology communication company on a trajectory to become one of the biggest tech companies in the region. Wallen Mangere, Tano managing director, commended the recent acquisitions, saying the move aligned with […]
Cape Town — In the latest development arising from the fallout between Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor, a magistrate has issued a warrant for the arrest of former president Ian Khama. The warrant was issued after Khama, who left Botswana in November 2021, failed to appear in court on charges including the illegal […]
Gaborone — Botswana Railways (BR) and Zimbabwe’s National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) on Monday signed an agreement to improve the efficiency of services provided by the two railway administrators. Signed in Francistown, Botswana’s second largest city, the cooperation agreement will allow locomotives from both administrations to cross borders and deliver goods to Francistown or Bulawayo, […]
Corporate Council on Africa is pleased to announce that in June 2023, the Government of the Republic of Botswana will be the national host of Corporate Council on Africa’s 15 th U.S.-Africa Business Summit (USABS). “Botswana welcomes the unique opportunity afforded by hosting Corporate Council on Africa’s 2023 U.S.-Africa Business Summit to capitalize on and […]
ABSA Bank of Botswana results of offer of scrip in lieu of cash distribution ABSA Bank of Botswana Limited listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) under the Banking sector say they have applied to the BSE to approve the listing of the 13,767,297 new linked units. It is anticipated the new linked units will […]
MINISTER of works and transport John Mutorwa over the weekend inspected the upgraded railway between Kranzberg and Tsumeb at Omaruru. The railway line forms part of the main rail corridor between Walvis Bay and northern Namibia, and links Namibia to Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Zambia. Mutorwa during the site visit said […]