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Every mention in the Botswanan press over the period you choose, compiled as a PDF or Word document.
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Weekend Post
… The Patient Strategy: Price and Proximity The hospital’s patient acquisition strategy targets two groups: Batswana who currently travel abroad for specialist care – primarily to South Africa – and regional and international patients who might otherwise go to India, Turkey, or the …
Texas-based firm builds a P2 Billion Hospital in GaboroneDaily News Botswana
Just as the senior men’s national football team, the Zebras, were beginning to adapt to Morena Ramoreboli’s tactical philosophy, the South African strategist has vacated his post, leaving a void on the local football landscape. …
Ramoreboli joins Bafana BafanaDaily News Botswana
… South Africa’s DJ Kent and Darque, as well as UK-based Lewis Piriz, are among the international acts billed to perform and are expected to provide local DJs with exposure and mentorship. …
Beyond US set to elevate Botswana Afrotech SaturdayMmegi
… Hogs, who organise the Bokomo 7s, were accused of inviting clubs from South Africa that had been targeted by Gabs 7s, including defending champions University of Pretoria. …
Tensions over rugby 7s tournamentsDaily News Botswana
The Trans Kalahari Corridor Investment and Connectivity Golf Day is expected to strengthen regional trade and investment by bringing together government leaders, business communities, investors and other stakeholders from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. …
Trans-Kalahari golf day to foster trade partnershipsThe Botswana Gazette
… The South African music veteran — TKZee founding member, pastor, entrepreneur and fitness…
Bouga Luv Introduces Street PsalmsDaily News Botswana
… The Sunday event attracted more than 5 000 participants across the 42.2km, 21.1km, 10km and 5km races compared to last year’s more than 3 600 participants, including 624 runners from South Africa. …
UB Marathon celebrates growthBotswana Sunday Standard
… I believed, may be the coach was not impressed.” “The second time was while I was in South Africa with the Australian team this past month. …
The Stone That the Builders RejectedWeekend Post
… He performed in South Africa, in Zimbabwe, on Big Brother Africa, in the United Kingdom; and he did so while wrapped unapologetically in the language and aesthetics of home. …
Beyond the MonumentWeekend Post
… World Bank data show the country imported about $12.9 million worth of vegetables and edible roots in 2023, with South Africa supplying nearly $12.25 million of that total. …
Okavango farmers highlight gaps in Botswana’s horticulture marketBotswana'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 →