Tag: Botswana
Jackson’s brace powers Senegal to emphatic AFCON win over Botswana
The reigning African champions continued to dictate the tempo after the break and doubled their advantage in the 58th minute.…
FIFA 2026 WCQ: Advantage for South Africa as Zimbabwe loses bid to play home game in Botswana
Zimbabwe has been playing its “home” games in South Africa because none of its stadiums meet FIFA standards. Facing South…
WAFCON 2025: Super Falcons pip Botswana, qualify for quarter finals
The Super Falcons will take on Algeria in their last match of group B on Sunday evening, at the same…
WAFCON 2025: Determined Super Falcons lock horns with Botswana in title chase
The Falcons made a strong start to their campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over Tunisia.
Botswana declares holiday to celebrate first Olympic gold
Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced to the nation that he has found it a fitting tribute to Tebogo, “Botswana’s Sensation,”…
WAFCON: Super Falcons bounce back, thrash Botswana
The Falcons knew they needed a victory against Botswana, as a loss would mean they crash out of the tournament.
Zimbabwe donates 50,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to Botswana
Zimbabwe has secured more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, mainly from China, which are enough to cover the…
Botswana’s President Masisi goes into isolation
Botswana VP Slumber Tsogwane will assume the president's responsibilities until further notice while Masisi is in isolation
Morocco imposes travel ban on South Africa, others
Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said its travel ban covers South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
COVID-19 sends Botswana President Masisi into quarantine
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi will miss a Southern African regional meeting he had been due to chair on Thursday, as…
Access Bank buys BancABC of Botswana with cash
Nigeria's Access Bank has agreed to buy a majority stake in BancABC, the African Banking Corporation of Botswana for cash.
Botswana extends COVID-19 curfew
Botswana announced on Sunday, an extension of nighttime curfew up to Jan. 31 following the emergence of a new and…
Botswana to compensate farmers for animal-caused damage
The Botswanan government will spend millions of pula to compensate farmers that have lost crops due to wild animals, the…
Christmas: Botswana warns against non-essential travelling
Botswana’s health authorities on Monday warned the public to avoid non-essential travelling due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the…
Botswana plans to host 2027 AFCON soccer finals
Botswana has announced its ambitions of hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) soccer finals, a high-ranking official of…
Prince Harry spotted planting trees during visit to Botswana
Britain’s Prince Harry on Thursday kicked off a visit to Botswana, travelling solo while his wife Meghan Markle and their…
Namibia mobilises funds for repatriated refugees
Namibia is mobilising financial resources to reintegrate 3,000 of its citizens, who were last week repatriated by a neighbouring country,…
Botswana hires Algerian Amrouche and gives tall order
Algerian Adel Amrouche was appointed coach of Botswana Tuesday on a three-year contract, and tasked with lifting the fortunes of…
Botswana President Masisi escapes helicopter crash
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has survived a potential helicopter crash in the country's second largest city Francistown after his chopper…
Ebola: Botswana on high alert
Botswana’s health ministry on Friday said the country was on high alert for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
The Day Botswana stopped being an African Country
On June 11, this year, the Lobatse High Court in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital, returned a verdict in an appeal case…
Gays win in Botswana
Botswana’s High Court ruled Tuesday in favour of decriminalising homosexuality, handing down a landmark verdict greeted with joy by gay…
Meet Kenewendo Africa’s youngest minister: She is 32
Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, Botswana's minister of investment, trade and industry is Africa's youngest minister. She was appointed into office when…
Soldier killed by elephants
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has confirmed an incident in which a soldier was attacked and killed by a herd…
Botswana Now Exports Power After Decade of Imports
Botswana is exporting power for the first time in 10 years, a far cry from the days when Africa’s biggest…
Botswana to host Innovation Prize for Africa
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in a joint collaborative effort with the Government of Botswana (GoB) represented by the Ministry…
Africa the ‘new China’ when it comes to appetite for retail
The African continent is experiencing rapid retail expansion, and is being compared to China in 1987 when it was predicated…
Court stops Botswana president from appointing brother as VP
Botswana’s government says it will accept a court ruling that effectively thwarts President’s Ian Khama’s bid to appoint his brother…
Botswana president wins second term bid
Botswana President Ian Khama has won a second term in power after his party secured a parliamentary majority at the…
Botswana’s ruling party leads in poll results
Botswana’s ruling party was Saturday leading in local constituencies as results trickled in from a general election held the previous…