Botswana Warned Against Bill Gates 

Critics question motives of Gates Foundation funding as Botswana named a potential partner in global health initiatives BONGANI MALUNGA Botswana has been earmarked as a potential collaborator for the Gates Foundation following preliminary talks...

Where are the feminists? Gender-unfair language in Ghana’s 1992 Constitution

Introduction The 1992 Constitution is the fundamental law of Ghana, in addition to any other statutory and regulatory laws that are enacted and enforced from time to time. As is the case with the constitution of any country, our Constitution...

Oldpark woman Rosemary's gift of education

A NORTH Belfast woman who has supported a family in Zimbabwe for over 30 years says she was inspired to help others after experiencing poverty levels in the African country. Oldpark woman Rosemary McCloskey first travelled to Zimbabwe in July 1990...

Botswana at 59: Time for the media to reclaim its voice

For nearly six decades, the press has been an indispensable part of our national story, chronicling our progress while exposing our shortcomings. But today, questions loom large about whether the media still carries the same democratic weight it...

High Court orders Rockshade to refund Methodist Church over US$7,000 in bus hire dispute

By Mary Taruvinga THE High Court has ordered Rockshade Car Rentals and Tours to refund the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ) US$7,125 after failing to provide a 60-seater luxury bus as agreed, ruling that the company had “repudiated the contract”...

Rockshade ordered to refund Methodist Church

News / National by Staff reporter 2 hrs ago | 68 Views The High Court has ordered Rockshade Car Rentals and Tours to refund the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ) US$7,125 after the company failed to provide a 60-seater luxury bus as contracted,...

Namibia and Botswana to sign research and technology agreement

Namibia and Botswana are to sign an agreement on research, science, and technology during the second Bi-National Commission, which will be co-chaired by the two nations' presidents this week. This was revealed by the Director of Research and...

Zimbabwean man jailed in Botswana for illegal entry

The Voice BW A 32-year-old Zimbabwean national, Brian Mpofu, spent his first night in a Botswana prison after illegally entering the country in 2022. Mpofu was arrested the day before Independence Day at Dumela Industrial by police patrolling the...

“Precious Witness”: Apostolic Nuncio Hails Croatian Community in South Africa for Upholding Christian Identity

He added, “Here, in Johannesburg, far from the homeland, you carry Croatia in your hearts. You carry it in language, in song, in prayer, and in family traditions. But above all—you carry it in faith. This possession is your strength; this is your...

Bessie Head: From South African asylum to Botswana exile, claimed only in death

The first in a series on African women writers whose lives and work reshaped the continent’s literature. African literature was built in unequal conditions. Men like Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, and JM Coetzee became the canon....

Création Botswana sends eight designers to France

Recently, Création Botswana hosted a Bon Voyage celebration at Alliance Française de Gaborone to honour the eight designers from cohort 2. The cohort are: Botho Chalebgwa, Candida Montsho, Boikanyo Molale, Sabine Matsheka, Moitshepi Mokaila,...

UAE delivers 91 tonnes of medical aid to help Botswana tackle health crisis

The UAE has flown 91 tonnes of critical medical aid to Botswana to bolster the African country's response to a growing healthcare crisis. The country's President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency in August over an acute shortage of...

Australia’s innovation crisis: The case for a national tech scale-up ecosystem

Published on October 7, 2025 Australia ranks below Botswana for economic complexity. Our only hope for remaining internationally competitive is to grow the things we invent to a size that matters on the world stage, writes Greg Miller. Greg...

Botswana's president promotes unity, cooperation during Independence Day speech

GABORONE, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Duma Boko, president of Botswana, on Tuesday encouraged people to embrace unity and cooperation to safeguard and foster peace and harmony in the world. Boko made the remarks in a national address, broadcast live on...

Report shows impact of anti-LGBT laws on queer Tanzanians

LGBT Voice Tanzania calls on the state to protect all queer people Two Tanzanian men with rainbow flags. (Photo courtesy of LGBT Voice Tanzania) A report from the LGBTQ+ advocacy group LGBT Voice Tanzania describes the destruction that systemic...

Formerly banned Olympic medallist becomes Iran’s head coach

After serving a three-year doping ban, Botswana’s Nijel Amos, the eighth-fastest man in history over 800 metres, is taking on a new role: head middle-distance coach for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The 31-year-old, who owns a lifetime best of...

The Wildlife Window: Where And When To See Animals While Traveling

Wildlife has a rhythm of its own, shaped by migration, breeding, and seasonal patterns. For travelers, catching sight of iconic animals is rarely a matter of luck alone. Timing and location are what make the difference between a fleeting glimpse...

Conamara metallers in Botswana

They’re not wearing gansaís, and they’re not playing in Maam, Ten Ton Slug is migrating to Africa, to play a music festival in Maun, Botswana, after a warm-up gig in nearby Ghanzi. You heard it here first. Galway’s sludge metal band, Ten Ton Slug,...

“Very strong, really strong”: SECAM President on Church in Southern Africa, Hails IMBISA on Golden Jubilee

Credit: Zonke Tembe “But I'm here also to encourage our brothers to go on, mainly this year as we are celebrating the jubilee of hope,” said the Congolese member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) in reference to the ongoing Catholic...

Howard Rubin’s personal assistant — accused of helping him sex-traffic dozens of women to abuse — lived luxury lifestyle on his dime

Ex-financier Howard Rubin’s personal assistant — who allegedly helped lure dozens of women for him to abuse inside a Manhattan “sex dungeon” — lived the high life with her DJ husband thanks to her boss, who “funded virtually all aspects” of their...