Botswana

DuelaEasy Ambassadors - Lebgee, Han C, Tinnere & Hey Nyena

Orange Money partners with four local Creatives to drive DuelaEasy adoption

By Staff Writer Orange Money Botswana has partnered with four local creatives to boost awareness and adoption of its digital payment platform, DuelaEasy. The partnership brings together content creators Tinnere, Han C, Lebgee and Hey…

8 October 2026

Japan Film Festival 2026 to open in Gaborone with free public screenings

The Embassy of Japan in Botswana will officially launch the Japan Film Festival 2026 in Gaborone on 9 October, with Ambassador Shindo Yusuke set to officiate at the opening ceremony at New Capitol Cinemas in…

5 October 2026

BCP President Dumelang Saleshando

BOTSWANA AT 60: A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE, A MOMENT TO RESOLVE!

29 September 2026 Dumelang Saleshando* As we mark Botswana’s 60th birthday on 30 September, we take pride in the journey we have travelled together. We were once a poor country whose very survival was doubted…

5 October 2026

Orange Botswana CEO Nene Maiga and TEMCO Chairman Sailas Temwa sealed the deal

Orange Botswana, TEMCO Sign Deal to Drive Digital Healthcare Project

GABORONE – Orange Botswana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Extraordinary Medical Company (TEMCO), positioning the telecommunications firm as the preferred connectivity provider for a major healthcare development planned for the Gaborone…

30 September 2026

Vivo Energy Opens 85th Shell Service Station in Mmopane

GABORONE, September 25, 2026 – Vivo Energy Botswana has expanded its national retail network with the opening of the Shell Mmopane service station, bringing the total number of Shell-branded stations in the country to 85.…

30 September 2026

Botswana National Flag

Botswana National Flag

Batswana in India Send Love as Botswana Celebrates 60 Years of Independence

Cynthia Thanda The 30th of September reminds every Motswana of the beginning of a new era – one shaped by the spirit of Botho and the determination of our forefathers, who paved the way from…

30 September 2026

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: <> on June 05, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: <> on June 05, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Royal visit set for Botswana’s 60th Independence celebrations

GABORONE – Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Gloucester, will undertake an official visit to Botswana from 5 to 8 October 2026, joining the country’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations marking 60…

25 September 2026

tang Mbikiwa, Head of FNB Botswana Foundation

 FNB Launches P1.75 Million Community Grant Scheme for Local Projects

GABORONE: FNB Botswana has launched a nationwide community grant programme that will provide funding of up to P50,000 per project to support grassroots initiatives across the country as part of its 35th anniversary celebrations. The…

21 September 2026

The Project Team

Alliance Française launches construction of permanent French cultural centre in Gaborone

GABORONE, 18 September 2026 – Construction of the new Alliance Française de Gaborone French Language and Cultural Centre has officially begun after the organisation handed over the project site in Village to local contractor Time…

18 September 2026

Lone Motsomi — Botswana's multidisciplinary artist and performer

Lone Motsomi’s Kgololo brings a powerful homecoming to Maitisong

Gaborone, 30 August — Botswana multidisciplinary artist Lone Motsomi returned to home ground with the Botswana premiere of Kgololo: The Way Out Is Inward at Maitisong Theatre on Sunday, 30 August. The intimate performance follows…

11 September 2026

Lock in step: Chairman-cum-Chancellor of the University of Botswana Daniel Tau with Vice Chancellor Professor David Norris

University and Industry Must Work Together or ‘We Are Doomed’

By Staff Writer23 October 2026 The University of Botswana (UB) has wrapped up its 44th graduation ceremony with a strong call for graduates, industry and policymakers to rethink the relationship between higher education, employment and…

25 October 2026

Russian presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev

Diesel diplomacy: How a Russia-US fuel deal is redrawing global alliances

The diesel supply agreement struck between Russia and the United States may appear at first glance to be a simple energy transaction. In reality, it has evolved into a geopolitical flashpoint that is exposing deep…

21 October 2026

UB Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, the force behind the new strategy designed to transform UB into a high performance organisation

UB Graduates Over 4,000 as Output Jumps 15%

GABORONE, October 19, 2026 – The University of Botswana (UB) will confer qualifications on 4,059 graduands during its 44th Graduation Ceremonies, marking a significant increase in graduate output and a notable rise in doctoral graduates.…

21 October 2026

Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti

UB to Confer Honorary Doctorates on Sesana, Moeti and Dingake

GABORONE, Oct 20, 2026 – The University of Botswana (UB) will confer honorary doctorates on indigenous rights activist Roy Sesana, public health leader Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti and jurist Justice Professor Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake…

20 October 2026

Mr.-Johan-Frisell-Director-for-Africa-and-Deputy-Director-General-Ministry-for-Foreign-Affairs-of-Sweden

Sweden hails SADC PF as “excellent vehicle” for advancing SRHR within the region

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, Namibia – Sweden has described the SADC Parliamentary Forum as a trusted regional partner and an effective channel for advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and has praised its…

19 October 2026

FNB Botswana Deputy Chief Executive Officer Dr Mbako Mbo

FNB Botswana backs private sector growth at National Business Conference

FRANCISTOWN – FNB Botswana has reaffirmed its commitment to private sector-led economic growth and diversification through its partnership and participation in the 18th National Business Conference (NBC), currently underway in Francistown. The conference, hosted by…

19 October 2026