Also known as: Dr Edwin Dikoloti
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Daily News Botswana
… Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, urged Bangwaketse regiments, particularly the newly inducted Maisantwa III, to volunteer in constructing a critical 37-kilometre fence along the Tswane-Sekhutlane cutline in the FMD containment zone. …
Malope names new regiment Maisantwa IIIDaily News Botswana
Member of Parliament for Good Hope-Mmathethe, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, has been appointed Minister of Lands and Agriculture. …
Dikoloti Minister of Lands and AgricultureDaily News Botswana
… This was said by Minister of Communications and Innovation, Mr David Tshere, who was standing in for acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti in his welcome remarks yesterday, during the tour of the Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) by South Africa President Cyr …
Regional cooperation key in combating FMDDaily News Botswana
The Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, says at 83 per cent vaccination coverage rate in Zone 6B South, the figure was the lowest among all the zones. …
Low vaccination turnout worries ministerMmegi
… Acting Minister of Agriculture, Edwin Dikoloti, addressing Kgotla residents last week, said proceeding with the launch under current conditions would expose the country to significant trade risks.“Opening an export-led and export-ready abattoir while the disease is active in cont …
Tsabong Abattoir opening pushed back amidst FMD breakoutDaily News Botswana
Botswana is currently battling a serious outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) that has spread across several parts of the country, placing pressure on the economy and livelihoods, says the Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti. …
FMD crisis threatens nation livelihoodsMmegi
… Speaking on Thursday during the Foot and Mouth Pitso, Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti revealed that the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is now holding beef stock valued at no less than P202 million, which can no longer be exported to premium internation …
Beef sector faces quandary over FMD outbreak in SouthThe Botswana Gazette
… are demanding urgent clarification from the Minister of Lands and Agriculture over a decision to vaccinate livestock in an area with no detected Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak SESUPO RANTSIMAKO Zone 3C farmers have called on the Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Edwin Dikoloti …
Zone 3C Farmers, Govt Clash Over VaccinationDaily News Botswana
… President Boko is accompanied by Ministers Dr Phenyo Butale, Dr Stephen Modise, and Dr Edwin Dikoloti, among other senior government officials. …
President Undertakes Working Visits To France and SpainKgosi Malope II has named a new regiment Maisantwa III among the Bangwaketse, with initiates receiving education on life skills, gender-based violence, substance abuse, and agricultural concerns. The ceremony also included an appeal for the newly inducted regiment to volunteer in constructing a 37-kilometre fence in an FMD containment zone.
9 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Kgosi Malope II has named a new regiment Maisantwa III among the Bangwaketse, with initiates receiving education on life skills, gender-based violence, substance abuse, and agricultural concerns. The ceremony also included an appeal for the newly inducted regiment to volunteer in constructing a 37-kilometre fence in an FMD containment zone.
9 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Dr Edwin Dikoloti, MP for Good Hope-Mmathethe, has been appointed Minister of Lands and Agriculture. Motsamai Motsamai, MP for Charleshill, has been transferred from the Ministry of Water and Human Settlement to serve as assistant minister at the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, effective immediately.
4 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
A Botswana minister said stronger regional cooperation is needed to combat an escalating Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in Southern Africa that has disrupted livestock trade and threatened livelihoods, highlighting the failure of isolated national responses to the transboundary disease.
21 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture Dr Edwin Dikoloti expressed concern that Zone 6B South's Foot and Mouth Disease vaccination coverage rate of 83 per cent was the lowest among all zones, with Zone 6B North at 95 per cent and Zone 3C at 100 per cent. He emphasized that vaccination was crucial to fighting FMD and urged farmers to adhere to veterinary control measures as Botswana faces simultaneous outbreaks across multiple zones for the first time.
11 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Tsabong Abattoir, scheduled to open in May, has been postponed as veterinary authorities contain foot-and-mouth disease spread. The Acting Minister of Agriculture said opening during active containment would expose the country to trade risks and potential international blacklisting.
6 May 2026 · Mmegi →
Botswana is battling a serious Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak that has spread across several parts of the country, impacting beef exports and causing loss of access to the European Union market under the SADC–EU partnership agreement. The Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture says many households depend on cattle for income and food, and government is now working with private sector and faith-based organisations to develop a recovery plan.
4 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak detected last month has disrupted Botswana's access to quota-free and duty-free EU markets under the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement. The Botswana Meat Commission is holding beef stock valued at no less than P202 million that can no longer be exported to premium international markets, and the country faces production losses and increased disease control costs; government has established a National FMD Command Centre to coordinate response efforts.
29 April 2026 · Mmegi →
Zone 3C farmers are calling on the Minister of Lands and Agriculture to clarify the rationale for vaccinating livestock in an area with no detected Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak.
27 April 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
President Advocate Duma Boko has departed for France to attend the One Health Summit on April 7, which brings together global leaders to discuss human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health, focusing on zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, sustainable food systems, and pollution exposure. He will hold bilateral talks with President Emmanuel Macron and engage on trade and investment opportunities, then travel to Spain on April 9 for economic diplomacy discussions and talks with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon.
6 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana →