Dr. Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo Director of Public Affairs
UB Hosts National Budget Dialogue Amid Fiscal Challenges
Gaborone — The University of Botswana (UB) will today host its third National Budget Dialogue, a high-level forum bringing together academics, policymakers, industry leaders and the public to interrogate the country’s fiscal direction. The event…
11 February 2026
Professor Bonolo Ramadi Dinokopila was nominated for Commissioner of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)
Botswana Nominates Dinokopila for the African Human Rights Commission
Gaborone, 10 February 2026 — The Government of Botswana has nominated Professor Bonolo Ramadi Dinokopila for election as Commissioner of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), one of the continent’s leading human…
10 February 2026
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
Acting-Principal-Officer-Chief-Executive-Mrs-Linda-Keloneilwe
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
