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Botswana Tennis Open dangles P85, 550 cash incentives
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
With a total prize money of P85, 550, this year’s edition promises energetic matches from players drawn from across the region. There are decent cash prizes for the winners with the men's and women's singles champions guaranteed P12, 000 each. The...
MISA Botswana to host second Golf Day
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
Now in its second edition, the MISA Golf Day is a fundraising initiative to support the ongoing MISA Botswana activities. As a champion of media freedom, freedom of expression, and pluralistic independent journalism, MISA plays a vital role in...
Botswana secures $200m OPEC Fund loan
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
Gaolathe, who is also the Finance Minister, attended the OPEC Fund’s Development Forum earlier this month as part of his engagements with investors and funding partners. A statement released by the OPEC Fund says the loan complements a package...
Liu Jianchao meets ministers from Mozambique and Botswana
Friends of Socialist China
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June 29, 2025
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (IDCPC), met on June 13 with Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, and Phenyo...
Namibia and Botswana continue to strengthen border relations
Informante
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June 29, 2025
Date: June 29, 2025 Staff Reporter NAMIBIA and Botswana continue to show their dedication to tackling issues affecting border communities, as the second phase of the Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Sensitization Campaign is currently underway...
Botswana court orders apology over S.African magnate graft claims
Macau Business
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June 27, 2025
Botswana’s High Court ruled on Friday that a former government investigator’s claims of corruption against South African mining executive Bridgette Motsepe were false and ordered an apology. Motsepe is the sister of South Africa’s first lady,...
BAA Releases Bantsi to Lead 2026 World Relays Secretariat
Sunday Standard
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June 30, 2025
Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has recommended its president, Moses Bantsi, to be appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 2026 World Relays. According to well placed sources, the BAA leader’s appointment is already approved....
Botswana Govt, Bridgette Motsepe reach settlement in ‘Butterfly Case’
SABC News
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June 27, 2025
The government of Botswana and business mogul Bridgette Motsepe have reached a court settlement, concluding a protracted litigation over allegations made against her in what is now known as the “Butterfly case”. This case affected Bridgette...
Botswana: Jordan MoOzy shares visuals for No Time single
Music in Africa
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June 27, 2025
Produced by multi-award-winning producer Fella, the track blends synth-pop, R&B, and Afrobeats into an up-tempo, romantic anthem encouraging self-belief and decisive action in both love and life. Shot by Masian Pictures, the video interprets the...
How Botswana’s Sustainable Natural Diamond Story Sparkled At JCK
Forbes
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Diamond exports provide Botswana's economy with strong supplies of foreign exchange and have helped ... More finance industrial development, improvements in Botswana's infrastructure plus nationwide free education.Natural Diamond Council Various...
Motsepe cleared! – Botswana court slams dirty money claims as lies
African Insider
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June 28, 2025
Gaborone – Botswana’s High Court ruled on Friday that a former government investigator’s claims of corruption against South African mining executive Bridgette Motsepe were false and ordered an apology. Motsepe is the sister of South Africa’s first...
Pouncing lions, pronking springboks, poison-arrow lessons: Botswana’s safari idyll
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 27, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size In Botswana, they named their currency, pula, after their most precious commodity. Their...
Richard Hammond takes on Clarkson and May in new career venture
Witney Gazette
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The presenter hosted both BBC's Top Gear and Prime Video's The Grand Tour with the pair for over two decades. This came to an end with The Grand Tour: One For The Road, which was released last year, showing the trio in Zimbabwe and Botswana. The...
Boko announces big changes ahead for SoEs
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
Boko highlighted at a meeting hosted at the Bank of Botswana (BOB) that SOEs and parastatals form part of institutions that must help realise his government vision into tangible benefit for the country and its people. “How do we position and...
Sars records trade balance surplus of R21.7bn in May
Engineering News
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June 30, 2025
According to the South African Revenue Service (Sars), South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R21.7-billion in May, which was attributable to exports of R175.7-billion and imports of R154.1-billion, inclusive of trade with...
Who failed Botswana — The technocrats or the system?
MMEGI
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June 26, 2025
There is a Maasai proverb that says, “Don’t let the belly make you useless.” Given the current economic crunch, one might wonder if Botswana grew drowsy from a prolonged diamond feast. For years, the country enjoyed consistent economic growth...
Vunani hosts annual Botswana women Awards workshop
MMEGI
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June 26, 2025
Held as a follow-up to the Vunani Annual Botswana Women in Sports Awards in March, the workshop aimed to empower award winners with essential professional development tools. Key focus areas included financial literacy, contract negotiation,...
South Africa takes action against foot and mouth disease with Botswana's vaccine support
IOL
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June 26, 2025
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has confirmed that South Africa is actively addressing the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) affecting four provinces. On Thursday, Ntshavheni indicated that the Cabinet also welcomed...
LEGABIBO Courts UN for Same-Sex Marriages in Botswana
Botswana Gazette
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June 26, 2025
While making a case for transgender and gender non-conforming women as an integral part of its position, LEGABIBO wants the UN Human Rights Committee to urge Botswana to recognise same-sex partnerships through civil unions, domestic partnerships,...
Pick n Pay SA takes over Botswana franchise
MMEGI
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June 26, 2025
The deal was confirmed by the Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA), which approved the transaction with conditions aimed at protecting jobs and maintaining market competition. NTS Holdings, a locally incorporated company, has since 2009 held a...