Botswana Government Welcomes Ruling On Al-Bashir
Botswana government welcomes North Gauteng High Court ruling that called for incarceration of Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir in South Africa owing to an outstanding warrant of arrest against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Al-Bashir has been indicted by the ICC for allegedly committing crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur, in which […]
China Helping To Empower Batswana
Assistant Minister of Education and Skills Development, Mr Kgotla Autlwetse, has hailed the persistence of Chinese embassy on empowering Botswana’s future though a well-trained human capital. Mr Autlwetse was speaking during the handing over ceremony of 250 sets of desks and chairs, eight boards, cumulatively at the tune of P250 000 donated by Chinese embassy […]
Botswana to Resuscitate Some NGOs
National AIDS Coordinating Agency (NACA) coordinator, Ms Grace Muzila, says the agency is working round the clock to resuscitate some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that closed shop due to loss of donor support when Botswana attained middle income status. Submitting before Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday (June 2), she said NACA had since devised a […]
Cross Okavango Expedition to Promote Local Tourism
The Cross Okavango Expedition will grow appreciation of the country’s tourism product and encourage local travel, the Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) has said. Speaking in an interview in Shakawe during the farewell of the Cross Okavango Expedition team, BTO public relations officer, Mr Samuel Lephalo, said they partnered with the adventure photojournalists leading the expedition, […]
Botswana Foreign Policy Formulation On Course
The process of formulating the country’s foreign policy is slow because extensive consultations are required, says the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on June 1, Mr Lapologang Lekoa said the policy was still at the information analysis stage. The guidelines, he said, […]
Botswana Least Corrupt Country in Africa: Seretse
Gaborone — Directorate of Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) director general, Ms Rose Seretse has said her organisation has over the years become more efficient judging by the international rankings and the conviction rate of cases. Speaking before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday, May 21, Ms Seretse said Botswana had been ranked the […]
China Donates Video Conferencing Equipment to Botswana
Gaborone — Chinese Embassy to Botswana on Thursday donated video conferencing equipment valued at about 2.8 million U.S dollars to Botswana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the capital city of Gaborone. The equipment supplied by China’s telecommunications giant Huawei have already been installed at the ministry headquarters and Botswana’s high commission in […]
Botswana Worries Over Unutilised Agricultural Land
Maun — The Ministry of Agriculture is concerned about the unutilised hectares of land allocated for agricultural purposes. Addressing residents at the sixth letsema ceremony in Maun recently, Minister Patrick Ralotsia said the country continued to produce low agricultural yields due to underutilisation of agricultural land. He said his ministry needed contributions from stakeholders before […]
Society’s Obscure Injustice
Gaborone — It’s common knowledge that intellectually disabled people are a vulnerable group.However, society has often been caught on the wrong side of morality after failing to protect them when perverts take advantage of their unfortunate situation.Often abused sexually as well as marginalised by society, intellectually disabled people find themselves at the mercy of a […]
Botswana Patrol Team Kills Three Poachers
A Botswana Defence Force (BDF) patrol team deployed in the Kwando area shot and killed three poachers who were in possession of elephant tusks on May 15. A statement from BDF directorate of protocol and public affairs stated that BDF was exercising its mission of defending Botswana’s territorial integrity and national interests. BDF commended Namibian […]
