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Botswana breaks ground on $1.9 billion city project near airport

Gaborone - Botswana Development Corporation has broken ground on the New Botswana City project at the Sir Seretse Khama Airport Special Economic Zone,...

Diego Simeone, Atlético Madrid manager and the world's highest-paid football coach, pictured with a Mack Air employee at Maun International Airport before his charter flight into the Okavango Delta. (Photo: Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure — Botswana)
AfricaTourism

Simeone spotted in Botswana’s Okavango Delta

Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone, widely regarded as the world's highest-paid football coach, is currently visiting Botswana's Okavango Delta. The Argentine tactician was...

Botswana's Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, delivers his address at the official opening of the 30th Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair on Thursday
AfricaTrade & Investment

Botswana told to stop exporting raw resources

Gaborone - Botswana's Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, has told business leaders that the country's economy cannot survive on...

Botswana Oil Limited has reported a Profit Before Tax of P299 million and a Profit After Tax of P246 million for the 2024/25 financial year, with the state-owned energy company also directing more than P609.8 million toward fuel transportation services, 42 percent of which went to citizen-owned transport companies.
AfricaEnergy

Botswana Oil posts P299m profit in strong annual results

Gaborone - Botswana Oil Limited has reported a strong financial performance for the 2024/25 financial year, with the state-owned energy company posting a...

EU Ambassador to Botswana and SADC Petra Pereyra
Diplomacy

EU marks 45 years of partnership with Botswana at annual dialogue

Gaborone - The European Union and Botswana held their annual Partnership Dialogue this week, with EU Ambassador to Botswana and SADC Petra Pereyra...

Director of Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) in Botswana's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Mr. Kealeboga Kemoreile, addresses stakeholders during a consultative meeting on the CBNRM Act of 2025 held in Maun.
Environment & Water

Botswana’s new wildlife law explained to Maun stakeholders

Maun - Botswana's Ministry of Environment and Tourism took its Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) Act of 2025 on the road this...

A Botswana Railways freight train on the move. The railway operator launched a trial of direct through-working freight trains from South Africa into Gaborone on 19 May 2026, aiming to cut transit delays and reduce costs along the cross-border rail corridor. Photo by Railways Africa
Africa

Botswana Railways trials direct freight trains from SA

Gaborone - Botswana Railways has launched a temporary trial of through-working freight trains from South Africa directly into Gaborone, in a move aimed...

Botswana Ministry of International Relations Permanent Secretary Ambassador Thuso Ramodimoosi addresses delegates at the Foreign Policy Pitso in May 2026, where he outlined the objectives of the country's long-awaited draft foreign policy document.
Africa

Botswana unveils draft foreign policy

Gaborone - Botswana's Ministry of International Relations has taken a significant step in shaping the country's global engagement strategy, presenting a draft foreign...