… For a deeper dive into the evolving fraud landscape, the full TransUnion H1 2026 Update: Top Fraud Trends report is available for download, featuring data from Botswana alongside countries including Brazil, Canada, Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. …
… The dairy farm, he said was currently undertaking a herd expansion and optimisation programme which would see procurement of 200 cows expected to arrive at the end of June 2026 from Brazil. …
The outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Zone 11 has brought to a standstill the roll out of Phase I of Milk Valley Expansion Project in Lobatse where a consignment of heifers expected to arrive from Brazil has been temporarily halted. …
… We had athletes, their coaches and officials staying there and they utilised our services to move around town.” He added that the visitors he handled, from Latin American countries Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile, asked to be shown around town and to sample traditional Setswan …
CANAL+ has confirmed that all 34 matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 will be broadcast live on SuperSport across Sub-Saharan Africa via DStv, DStv Stream, GOtv & GOtv Stream. The tournament, taking place 26 July to 16 August 2026, is the biggest edition with 16 participating nations and serves as a qualifier for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil.
CANAL+ has confirmed that all 34 matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 will be broadcast live on SuperSport across Sub-Saharan Africa via DStv, DStv Stream, GOtv & GOtv Stream. The tournament, taking place 26 July to 16 August 2026, is the biggest edition with 16 participating nations and serves as a qualifier for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil.
Botswana Development Corporation has begun importing 1,000 high-yield dairy cattle from Brazil to increase local milk production and reduce the country's dependence on dairy imports.
Farmer's Pride International director Hunter Zadzagomo argues that moringa oleifera cultivation could position Botswana as Africa's premier production and export hub, offering a sustainable livelihood enterprise capable of creating income, employment, and rural industrialisation through local value addition.
The government is conducting dairy research at Sunnyside Ranch in Lobatse to identify the best-suited crossbreed for local milk production, including projects crossing indigenous Tswana cattle with exotic breeds (Simmental, Brown Swiss, Jersey, Holstein Friesian) and evaluating the Girolando breed imported from Brazil.
Botswana Development Corporation has launched a phased plan to import 1,000 high-yield dairy cattle from Brazil, beginning with 200 pregnant Girolando cows for Milk Valley Farm, aiming to boost local milk production and reduce dependence on imported dairy products.
The arrival of 200 high-yield pregnant Girolando dairy cattle from Brazil marks the start of an ambitious expansion drive to increase local milk production, with plans for a P1,000-herd expansion.
Botswana has received its first batch of Girolando dairy cattle from Brazil at Milk Valley Farm in Lobatse as part of a government dairy project expansion. The farm is working with veterinary experts and a nutritionist to ensure the cattle acclimatise properly, with additional batches expected and construction ongoing to be completed early next year.
Botswana tennis player Ntungamili Raguin became the first from his country to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Junior Championships, partnering with Nigeria's Oluwaseun Peter Ogunsakin in doubles. The unseeded pair lost to the top-seeded Brazilian and Slovakian players in the semi-final match tiebreak, but both players became the first from their respective nations to reach a Junior Grand Slam semi-final.
A Nanyang Technological University study of over 10,000 football fans from 26 countries found that Ronaldo supporters tended to identify as conservative while Messi backers leaned liberal, suggesting political views play a role in the famous rivalry.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup marks an unprecedented milestone with ten African teams competing, demonstrating the growing strength of African football. Morocco, the 2022 semifinalist, leads the continent's campaign alongside Senegal and Ivory Coast, all showing promise though with moments of inconsistency.
TransUnion's 2025 research found suspected digital fraud in Botswana at 0.9% of transaction attempts, the lowest across African nations and below the global average of 3.8%. Account creation showed the highest fraud incidence at 2.6%, followed by login attempts at 0.8% and financial transactions at 0.5%.
Lobatse MP Kamal Jacobs says government priority projects for economic resuscitation and employment creation are progressing on schedule, citing the Milk Valley Farm expansion programme (expecting 200 cows from Brazil by June 2026), BMC and tannery upgrades, and meat value-addition facilities as examples advancing domestic production and reducing import reliance.
An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Zone 11 has temporarily halted the arrival of 1,000 heifers from Brazil for Milk Valley Farm's Phase I expansion in Lobatse; cattle movement restrictions were imposed to mitigate FMD risk, though the heifers had already been purchased and quarantined in Brazil.
Botswana's national athletics relays team won the 4 x 400m gold at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26, held at the National Stadium where the country's independence was declared in 1966. The victory united the nation across different backgrounds, with Vice President and Minister of Finance Ndaba Gaolathe among the celebrating fans.