Botswana News

At the centre of the saga, that was likely to push chicken meat prices skyrocketing, are three major players - Irvine's Botswana, Ross Breeders and Richmark Poultry.

When Kgomotso Mogami threw her name into the hat to contest the Gaborone Central parliamentary seat it was easy for many people to write her off.

BCL Mine has asked its suppliers to give the company support for the mutual benefit of the two parties.

President Ian Khama has unveiled his multi-faceted dream to turn Botswana from a diamond dependent economy to a producer country and a competitive service provider in Africa.

Botswana has received US$186 million from the World bank in loan, to finance its Integrated Transport Project, China's Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday, citing official sources.

A World Health Organisation official says Botswana is still behind in combating or dealing with chronic non-communicable diseases.

The President, Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama has said challenges facing the energy sector called for the introduction of new strategies hence efforts to fast track a gas fired power station.

The global economic meltdown is threatening to reverse the gains Botswana has made over the years including its dream of attaining the Millennium Development Goals .

South Africa's new High Commissioner in Botswana, Ngconde Balfour says despite South Africa's differences with Botswana on several trade, foreign policy and human rights issues, there must be respect for each other's sovereignty.

Botswana's president accused Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe today of failing to honour a power-sharing deal with his foes and called for new elections to resolve the political deadlock.

Carbon trading, as promoted by the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism , has become a key global strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

PHIKWE, 12 November 2009 - In most respects, there is nothing remarkable about Selebi-Phikwe, a mining town in northeastern Botswana with a population of about 50,000. The central business district is a sun-baked main street with a few shops and a taxi rank; the copper and nickel mine on its outskirts is the main source of employment.

Isaac Pinielo 11 November 2009 The Chinese ambassador to Botswana, Liu Huanxing, says Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises in Botswana can benefit from his country's experience.

Gaborone: At the foot of Kgale Hill, the sudden appearance of new shops caused a bit of a buzz as bemused locals seeking to book a haircut or buy beer found themselves turned away from a film set.

Kazungula police on Tuesday morning shot and wounded a 29-year-old Zimbabwean man who is suspected to have earlier robbed a tuck shop in the area.

Francistown High Court on Wednesday found Stephen Chichindwa of Mookane in the Central District guilty but insane on a charge of murdering his mother and unlawfully wounding his cousin in 2006.

There are allegations that Gaborone Private Hospital will retrench employees in the near future.

On a recent Wednesday evening, Gillian Otsile, a volunteer at a local NGO, Men Sex and AIDS, approached a group of young men drinking cartons of traditional sorghum beer at a tavern in Selebi-Phikwe, a mining town in northeastern Botswana.

Present at the show house was members from the Botswana Defense Force including Botswana Housing Corporation, commander of the armed forces, who was amazed at the speed at which the 54 square meter, two bedroom home, was completed.

GABORONE, 3 November 2009 - Raging hormones, peer pressure and coming to terms with a changing body image - growing up is difficult enough without the added burden of living with HIV, and keeping it hidden from friends and classmates.