Botswana has given each member of the country’s Olympic bronze-winning relay team a two-bedroom house. The 4x400m team took Botswana’s only podium spot at the just-concluded Tokro Games. It’s the country’s second-ever Olympic medal, having won a silver in the London 2012 games. The relay team was made up of Isaac Makwala, Bayapo Ndori, Zibane […]
The Republic of Botswana has announced that it has registered its first ever suspected case of Coronavirus on Jan. 30, stating that the suspected case was registered at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. Mr Malaki Tshipayagae, Director Health Services in the country, made this known in a statement on Saturday. Kaduna Govt confirms 2nd case […]
Rugby Africa has confirmed Nigeria to host the Africa Silver Cup 2019 Pool A tournament from 6th-17th June in Lagos. The tournament which will see Nigeria play host to Madagascar, Botswana and Ghana, is a huge opportunity to greatly increase Rugby’s awareness in the country. Cote d’Ivoire will also play host Senegal, Mauritius and Rwanda […]
…Eyes $1.1b from asset sales As part of efforts to raise at least $1.1 billion from asset sales and cement its financial base, MTN Group has agreed to sell its 53 per cent stake in Botwana’s Mascom to Econet wireless Zimbabwe Ltd. for $300 million. This is coming on the back of the announcement by […]
Africa’s position as both tourist and interesting place to be in, was once again demonstrated as Botswana, played a key role in unfolding U.K’s royal love affair. According to agency reports, it was in Botswana that Prince Harry proposed to his girlfriend Meghan Markle after he invited her to spend five days in the country. […]
The Botswana police have been ranked by an International agency, as the best police in Africa, while the Nigerian police occupy the bottom of the ranking ladder. A report recently published by the World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI) released by the International Police Services Association (IPSA) and the Institute for Economics and Peace […]