Botswana News

Tawana Takes On Ridge - Botswana Gazette

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:24:17 GMT

Interesting battles will characterise the Botswana Democratic Party primaries in the north western part of the country.

Amantle Montsho, fastest in the world - Botswana Gazette

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:55:54 GMT

BY MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE Sparkling jewel , Amantle Montsho, 24, last week broke world record and set several continental records tumbling as she became the new fastest woman in the world in the 400m at the ...

Hana Mining Adds Reverse Circulation Drill Rig to Extend Zones on Its ...

Fri, 23 May 2008 11:32:25 GMT

Hana Mining Ltd. is pleased to report it is ramping up drilling activities by adding a RC drill rig at its sediment-hosted Ghanzi Copper-Silver Project in Botswana, Africa.

Botswana: Chobe Holdings Increases Tourism Footprint

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:08:07 GMT

Botswana Stock Exchange-listed group Chobe Holdings Limited has further increased its footprint in the tourism sector by its recent acquisition of Ker and Downey Botswana and The Bookings Company.

Mining For Copper/Silver In Northern Botswana

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:14:07 GMT

Discovery Metals - " An Investors Dream It's Sunday morning in early November, I have been visiting some friends nearby the DML camp, and we are talking about the pre-feasibility drilling program that is ...

Seronga River Taxi Starts November 23, 2007

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:32:02 GMT

Annes Okavango Taxi will start service on November 23rd, 2007 between Seronga and Sepopa. The 'river taxi' can be used for practical purpose - it can save over 3 hours of travel or for sightseeing. I've done the trip by boat before and it is a beautiful way the see the Okavango Delta - birds, crocs and hippos.

Ron Ridge opensTebelopele in Maun

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:44:05 GMT

Batswana have been called on to adhere to safer sex practices at all times to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS pandemic so that individual dreams as well as that of the nation are realised.

Cancer Surge Overwhelming AIDS-Crisis Botswana

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:08:14 GMT

Doctors in Botswana, already battling one of the highest levels of HIV per capita in the world, are being overwhelmed by a dramatic rise in cancer cases as a result of the epidemic.

Ecotourism manual on the cards

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:43:51 GMT

Stakeholders recently met in Maun to brainstorm on the development of a manual that would guide the ecotourism industry in Botswana.

Discovery Metals - Update

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:26:54 GMT

Discovery Metals announced an expanded 6.5 km strike length of copper-silver mineralisation has been confirmed by the latest results from the on-going diamond drilling at the Plutus Prospect within the Maun ...

Another FMD outbreak rocks Botswana - News - Sunday Standard

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:48:05 GMT

The Department of Animal Health and Production is involved in frantic efforts to contain yet another outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Ngamiland area.

Tracking - love earth -elephants

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:07:54 GMT

How far do African elephants travel for food and water, and what happens when humans need these things too? Dr Mike Chase and his EWB team fitted satellite collars to three elephants to find out.

South African reggae star killed in carjacking

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:53:43 GMT

Lucky Dube, 43, was killed in an apparent carjacking attempt on Thursday evening and police were searching for three suspects, police spokesman Eugene Opperman said.

Nata Blog: A Blog From An African Village

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:38:06 GMT

One of the success stories of the power and reach of citizen media in Africa is definitely The Nata Village Blog .

Model of the year billed for Maun

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:43:59 GMT

Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta, is set to sizzle when 23 young and vibrant aspiring models land in the village on October 27 to compete in the 2007 Model of The Year Botswana semi finals.

Botswana: Country's Diamonds Under Spotlight

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:25:50 GMT

"Perhaps we should host several of these conferences ourselves in the future not only to lure diamond companies to Botswana, but to reassure (ourselves) that Botswana has the capacity to deliver as the new world diamond center"

As the country embarks on taking centre stage in the world's diamond trade through the opening of the Diamond Trading Centre in Gaborone in the New Year, Botswana should start hosting major international ... via AllAfrica.com

Botswana: The Focus Shifts to Opposition

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:41:34 GMT

"While there are some people who wish that I stand, I can only wait until the party has opened the doors for applications on October 22 when I will be able to fully decide whether I duly express my interest or not"

After the ruling Botswana Democratic Party chose its parliamentary candidates in Gaborone through consensus last week attention now shifts to the opposition primaries. via AllAfrica.com

Botswana: Good News On the Mining Front

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:08:00 GMT

Judging from activities of the past few months, it appears Botswana is on the threshold of an unprecedented bustle of exploitation of its vast - and until now, unknown - wealth in mineral resources.

Botswana under intense diplomatic torchlight - News - Sunday Standard

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:47:05 GMT

Botswana is under increasing diplomatic pressure to rescind a list of foreign nationals demanded to get visas prior to their travel to Botswana.

Botswanas economy expected to grow

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:22:18 GMT

The increased mining activities in Botswana will make a great impact in the growth of the economy, says the Deputy Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, Mr Leina Gabaraane.