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Daily News Botswana
… Its main objective was to position Lobatse as an investment-ready town by showcasing strategic advantages, including the town’s proximity to South Africa, existing industrial infrastructure, institutional strength and access to regional trade corridors. …
Lobatse sets sights on regional trade centreDaily News Botswana
For the first time, Botswana, hosted the 2026 Africa Genesis Archery (AGA) championship which attracted 198 archers from Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. …
Africa Genesis Archery Federation lauds BotswanaMmegi
… Willis, a South African advocate, had been brought into the country to represent JS Beef (Proprietary) Limited and Primefast (Proprietary) Limited in an urgent application against the Director of Veterinary Services, Dr Kobedi Segale, Minister of Lands and Agriculture Dr Edwin Di …
LSB bid to block SA FMD expert lawyer failsDaily News Botswana
… He said Botswana became the third country to host the competition, after South Africa staged four editions and Malawi hosting the 2024 tournament. …
Botswana stands to gain from CAF Women qualifiersDaily News Botswana
Botswana reaffirms its commitment to regional integration as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers Meeting gets underway in Durban, South Africa. …
SADC council meets ahead of 46th summitBotswana Sunday Standard
… Bowlers from Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe have traveled to Botswana in past years to compete alongside local clubs. …
All eyes on the greens as Duiker Tournament welcomes Southern Africa’s bestWeekend Post
… Already, Southern Africa has seen record wildfire seasons, particularly in South Africa’s Western Cape, where extensive burns have devastated ecosystems and displaced communities. …
Africa faces $20 Billion hit as super El Niño threatens drought, wildfiresDaily News Botswana
Botswana reaffirms its commitment to regional integration as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers Meeting gets underway in Durban, South Africa. …
SADC Council meets ahead of summitBotswana Sunday Standard
… cistown linked to immigrants escaping SA tensions Francistown is grappling with a fresh wave of illegal gold mining activities and there are fears that it could be fueled by an influx of Zimbabwean immigrants into the city who are escaping anti-immigrants tensions in South Africa …
New illegal gold mining activities in Francistown linked to immigrants escaping SA tensionsWeekend Post
… South Africa, traditionally the second-largest investor, saw its share of FDI fall to 13.8 percent from 15.5 percent in 2023, though its investment value remained steady at P13.5 billion over both years. …
Botswana’s mining FDI hit P47.8B in 2024Botswana's first trafficking conviction in four years, which resulted in a fifteen-year prison sentence, has helped the country maintain its Tier 2 standing in the US Department of State's 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report.
10 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Botswana's first trafficking conviction in four years, which resulted in a fifteen-year prison sentence, has helped the country maintain its Tier 2 standing in the US Department of State's 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report.
10 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Goitseone Phoko, a Botswana international goalkeeper who signed a two-year contract with South African club Siwelele FC in June after a strong Africa Cup of Nations performance, is negotiating an exit after four months. According to sources, his departure follows the departure of the coach who signed him, Lehlohonolo Seema.
10 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Attendees at a Business Botswana summit agreed that an economy reliant solely on diamonds is unsustainable and called for diversifying economic opportunities. The article notes that despite high unemployment at home, Botswana is exporting jobs to neighbouring countries, citing a condom manufacturing company owned by a Motswana entrepreneur in South Africa as an example.
10 hours ago · Mmegi →
Botswana-based dancer and artist Stellar Atsile has developed a professional dance career informed by a childhood of frequent relocation across towns and schools. She performs internationally across South Africa, Zambia, and Kenya, and refuses to stay confined to a single genre or discipline, embodying what she calls "nomadity" through her music and movement.
23 October 2026 · Mmegi →
The South African restaurant group Famous Brands plans to reduce its controlling stake in Botswana's Retail Group Proprietary Limited from 51 percent to 30 percent following persistent underperformance and a R40.9 million impairment.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum Lobbying and Advocacy Mission vice president has called on Botswana to strengthen measures for increasing women's participation in decision-making structures, including Parliament, and to focus on gender mainstreaming rather than parity alone. She said efforts should begin at grassroots level and cited South Africa and Tanzania as examples of countries with improved women's representation.
22 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Letsile Tebogo Charitable Foundation will hold its first marathon on October 24, preceded by a Cancer Awareness Symposium at The Grand Palm Hotel, with proceeds directed toward establishing a clinic in Francistown to care for people living with breast cancer. The foundation, established after Tebogo's mother died of cancer, will feature guest athletes from Botswana, South Africa, and Kenya.
22 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's beef export industry may regain access to the South African market after the country submitted biosecurity protocols to facilitate resumed imports, with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-free zones emerging as a potential solution.
21 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Botswana Meat Commission is urging citizens to explore micro-industries using cattle by-products such as carcass meal, blood meal, beef tallow, and beef bile, which are used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, household goods, and manufacturing. BMC produces carcass meal at 2,050 tonnes per annum, blood meal at 108 tonnes per annum, and beef tallow at 1,300 tonnes per annum on average.
21 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
African financial markets are showing progress, with 21 of 29 countries assessed improving their scores in the 2026 Africa Financial Markets Index as inflation eased and regulatory reforms took hold, though Botswana dropped two places. Limited trading activity continues to restrict capital markets' ability to attract investment and offer business alternatives to traditional bank financing.
20 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
South Africa has signalled willingness to reconsider restrictions on red meat imports from Botswana's foot-and-mouth disease-free zones, contingent on the two countries agreeing on disease-control safeguards.
20 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
President Duma Boko announced Botswana's plan to open an embassy in Moscow with a designated representative, citing a long-standing relationship with Russia dating back to before formal diplomatic ties in 1970 and opportunities for cooperation in mining, energy, agriculture and education.
20 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Thabiso Boefelo, known as Mmasekgethu in poetry circles, has built a career as a poet and cultural promoter using literature and performance to preserve Setswana heritage, document indigenous knowledge, and give voice to community stories. Since taking poetry seriously in 2010, he has worked as a professional poet performing at corporate and cultural events while writing in Setswana.
20 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The government has renewed its livestock export dispensation with new measures to widen participation, including limiting each farmer or buyer to a single export permit, raising the live cattle export levy from P30 to P300 per head, and restricting meat exports to citizens and citizen-owned companies. The previous dispensation, in place since 2019, had exported over 551,570 cattle mainly to South Africa and Namibia but benefited a relatively small number of participants disproportionately.
20 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana has secured access to the South African market for beef and live cattle exports following discussions with South African authorities that began in August. The agreement covers processed beef and live cattle, subject to veterinary and export requirements, offering farmers an additional market amid foot-and-mouth disease and drought risks.
19 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana is increasing foot-and-mouth disease vaccinations to protect its cattle industry, extending vaccination to areas where no infections have been reported, as veterinary authorities warn that inadequate control efforts in neighbouring Zimbabwe and South Africa could undermine containment measures.
19 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Coach Gaolethoo Nkutlwisang has alluded to deep-seated disciplinary problems within the Mares camp following a heavy recent loss, amid a backdrop of player protests in February that led to the removal of the then-coach and the dropping of senior players.
19 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Investigation dockets from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime allege that Thabo Thamane, who led the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency for more than a decade from 2011, presided over a pattern of alleged abuse, conflict of interest, and misappropriated millions. Most allegations remain untested in court and several dockets are still open or await prosecutor decisions.
19 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Following one of the Mares' heaviest recent defeats, coach Gaolethoo 'Ronaldo' Nkutlwisang has hinted at deep-seated disciplinary issues within the team. In February, a player protest ahead of the COSAFA Cup led to the removal of then-coach Alex Malete and the dropping of some senior players from camp.
19 October 2026 · Mmegi →
The Confederation of African Cycling Road Championships in Kenya (scheduled October 21–25) will benefit Botswana's national cycling team through enhanced experience and exposure, according to national team coach David Lebalelo. Key development riders including Hope Mathiba, Ted Makgetho, and Ontlametse Maswabi will compete against strong contenders from Eritrea, South Africa, Morocco, Namibia, and Egypt to help meet Union Cycliste Internationale standards.
19 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Government has renewed livestock export dispensation to help farmers recover from Foot and Mouth Disease disruptions since January, allowing live cattle exports for six months and beef products for twelve months, while approximately P97 million has been redirected towards disease control measures including vaccination and surveillance.
19 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
A Daily News Botswana column recalls 1998, when a team of 65 people trained in South Africa to establish Botswana's first national television channel, marking a milestone in the nation's cultural development.
16 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Bard Santner Group has secured a deposit-taking microfinance banking licence as part of its longer-term banking ambitions, developing a diaspora-focused institution described as the first of its kind in Zimbabwe and the region.
15 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Queen Arusha, an in-calf Ankole heifer, sold for R6.4 million at a Phala Phala auction near Bela-Bela on 3 October, the highest price ever paid in South Africa for a female animal across all cattle breeds. The buyer acquires access to the cow's future genetic production in a market where the right genetics, horns, and paperwork can turn a single animal into a long-term investment.
13 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Absa Group and Thunes, a Singapore-based payments network, have deepened their alliance with Thunes named as a strategic Multicurrency Clearing partner, aiming to reduce friction in cross-border money transfers across Africa and reshape how value flows across the continent.
13 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
A review of South African author Eric Louw's meditation on humanity, which explores the contradictions inherent in human nature through everyday encounters rather than abstract philosophy.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
The 5th Corporate Governance Summit will gather board directors, chief executives and governance professionals from the Southern African Development Community in Kasane from November 11-13, 2026, themed on redefining ethical leadership and overcoming corporate rot through organizational integrity rather than compliance checklists.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
The World Bank has upgraded Sub-Saharan Africa's economic growth forecast to 4.3 percent for 2026, up from 4.1 percent in 2025, driven by firmer macroeconomic conditions, resurgent domestic demand, and investment in clean energy and digital technology. Nearly three-quarters of the region's economies, including Angola, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Zambia, have received upward growth revisions.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana's export earnings rose to P5.16 billion in July 2026, with diamonds accounting for 60.2% of total exports and copper contributing 23.1%, together generating more than 83% of export earnings. Mining remains the foundation of external trade, though the country continues to face reliance on a narrow commodity base for long-term economic resilience.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Three Batswana Tang Soo Do athletes self-financed their participation at the 2026 WTSDA Region 14 South African Championship in Pretoria, where they won five medals — including a gold in open hand forms — competing against over 70 athletes from Botswana, Mozambique, and South Africa.
12 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →