Botswana

BUAN Vice Chancellor Charts Bold Path for Transformation

Gaborone, Botswana — December 3, 2025 The Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) is accelerating its transformation into a globally recognized institution, Vice Chancellor Professor Ketlhatlogile Mosepele declared at the annual Vice Chancellor’s…

8 February 2026

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BPOMAS Addresses Delays in Provider Payments, Assures Members of Continued Care

Gaborone, 3 February 2026 – The Botswana Public Officers’ Medical Aid Scheme (BPOMAS) has acknowledged delays in issuing provider statements and settling invoices, citing administrative reconciliations and cash-flow pressures as contributing factors. Speaking on behalf…

4 February 2026

Bush Ways Botswana Director Marc Germiquet and Junior Lubinda

Young Motswana Secures Internship Through Bush Ways Foundation Scholarship

MAUN, Botswana — Junior Atlang Lubinda has been awarded the Anthony Birtles Scholarship by the Bush Ways Foundation, enabling him to complete a Nature Guiding course at the African Guides Academy and secure a year-long…

2 February 2026

AfCFTA Secretariat SG Wamkele Mene, AfDB VP Yacine Fal hold up signed copies of agreement. Accra, Ghana, 25 July 2022.

The African Development Bank Group and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have signed a Protocol of Agreement for an $11.24 million support package to enhance the Secretariat’s effective implementation.

Africa’s Integration Will Be Financed-the Question Is on Whose Terms?

By Chazha Ludo Macheng* Africa is on the verge of becoming a single market on paper. Whether it becomes one in practice will depend less on declarations than on financing. By 2026, the African Continental…

24 January 2026

Vivo Energy Botswana Managing Director Sesupo Wagamang

Vivo Energy Botswana laboratory retains ISO 17025 reaccreditation, reinforcing fuel quality assurance

Gaborone, Botswana, 19 January 2026 — Vivo Energy Botswana, the company that distributes and markets Shell fuels and lubricants in Botswana, has secured ISO 17025:2017 reaccreditation for its Francistown fuel testing laboratory, reinforcing the company’s…

22 January 2026

Mr Onkagetse Mogae, Acting Director of Public Affairs

University of Botswana Introduces Postgraduate Tuition Waivers and Graduate Teaching Support

Gaborone, 12th January 2026 The University of Botswana has announced a ground-breaking initiative to support postgraduate students and enhance teaching and learning capacity within the institution. ​ Eligible full-time postgraduate students can now benefit from…

13 January 2026

IEC Secretary, Jeff Siamisang (Pic. Botswana Gazette)

Supplementary Voters’ Registration Period Announced by IEC ​

Gaborone, Botswana – January 12, 2026 The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has officially announced the commencement of a Supplementary Voters’ Registration period, set to run from January 12, 2026, to February 13, 2026. ​ This…

12 January 2026

Defining the Universe of Discourse- Conceptual Framework

As Botswana is currently considering revisions to its constitution, there is a discourse on what a constitution is, what is expected and how this will be beneficial to the coming generation. The constitution is a…

13 December 2025

Orange Botswana Communication & PR Manager Tebogo Nadisah (Right) handing over the cheque to Botswana Football Association President Tariq Babitseng and Zebras player Tumisang Orebonye

Orange Botswana Backs Zebras with P150,000 Sponsorship Ahead of AFCON 2025

Orange Botswana has once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to sports development with a P150,000 sponsorship to the Botswana senior men’s national football team, the Zebras, as they prepare for the Total Energies CAF AFCON…

9 December 2025

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Retooling Employee Benefits for Botswana’s Multigenerational Workforce

By Modiri Nlanda For decades, the employee benefits package has been a monolithic symbol of corporate care. In Botswana and globally, companies have offered a standard set of provisions: a pension, medical aid, and gratuity.…

5 December 2025

FOOLS GET OLDER, NOT WISER

By Donald Molosi* In Botswana, we are taught to bow before we are taught to stand. Hear me out. The bow is subtle. It is in the softened voice. The lowered gaze. The bending of…

24 April 2026

Leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States -Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Sahel Rising: The AES Confederation’s Defiant March Toward Sovereignty, Security, and Revolutionary Transformation

By Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Amid intensifying efforts to undermine the Sahelian revolution through destabilisation, propaganda, and psychological warfare, the Confederation of Sahel States Alliance of Sahel States is not retreating. It is consolidating. Far…

22 April 2026

BPP President Motlatsi Molapise and Secretary General, Mantlha Sankoloba

BPP gears for leadership forum in Francistown, reaffirms role in UDC leadership

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Francistown, Botswana — The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) will convene a Leadership Forum on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Bluetown Hall in Francistown as part of efforts to revive its organizational…

21 April 2026

Seretse and Ruth

Sir Seretse Khama: The Architect of a Nation’s Destiny

By Singh Gurjeet The year was 1921. In the heart of Serowe, the earth lay cracked and thirsty, its dust rising like whispers of forgotten prayers. The air was heavy, drifting across the village as…

21 April 2026

Fatherland or Death! Cuba will achieve victory in defense of sovereignty and socialism

Girón, today and forever! As long as there is a woman and a man willing to give their life for the Revolution, we’ll be victorious! Cuba lives under the constant siege of the United States…

18 April 2026

Rosie Motene lands in Mahalapye, where history breathes, and dreams begin

By Rosie Motene Mahalapye is a village that speaks softly, but if you are listening, it teaches you everything. This past Easter weekend, I visited for the first time. I arrived with Clive G, a…

17 April 2026