[Botswana Daily News] Maun -- The Botswana Guides Association (BOGA) mobile tour operators have been urged to explore other tourism opportunities and diversify their activities beyond the Okavango Delta.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Another promising junior tennis player from Botswana, Tinashe Phatshwane, has joined the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) Regional Training Centre in Sousse, Tunisia, on a one year scholarship.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The 2026/27 budget deliberations in Parliament have revealed a division among lawmakers, with government defending its heavy investment in healthcare and economic diversification while the opposition warns of recycled promises and fiscal sabotage.
[Liberian Observer] Liberia's push to reform its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector gained new momentum this week as the Director General of the Agricultural and Industrial Training Bureau (AITB), Abraham Billy, recently concluded a strategic engagement with the Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA), widely regarded as one of Africa's most structured and efficient national qualifications regulators.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The ongoing parliamentary debate on the 2026/27 Budget has highlighted a significant shift in Botswana's economic strategy, moving away from government-led spending toward a private-sector-led model designed to tackle youth unemployment and healthcare shortages.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Parliament has heard that consultations are ongoing to create additional District Councils in the next four years.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Leader of the Opposition and MP for Maun North, Mr Dumelang Saleshando, has called upon government to break away from routine budgeting that sustains deficits and instead embrace bold, evidence-driven reforms that prioritize efficiency, accountability and inclusive growth.
[Botswana Daily News] Lentswelemoriti -- Tension is escalating between Lentswelemoriti residents and a faction of the St. Engenas Zion Christian Church (ZCC) council over issues of consultation and land ownership.
[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Project Preparation and Development Facility (PPDF) has approved US$1.83 million in funding to advance the Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Project, a landmark regional initiative designed to tackle water scarcity and strengthen resilience across Southern Africa.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Government has allocated P5 billion for the next financial year to settle outstanding BDF pension transfer values.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Parliament has been informed that the construction of the A35 Gumare-Sepopa Road is being carried out in half-width sections.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Local authorities have been instructed to find alternative modes of transport following government's resolve that donkey carts are unsuitable for ferrying learners. The decision stemmed from concerns that donkey carts exposed learners to safety risks, including road accidents and harsh weather conditions.
[Botswana Daily News] Mmathethe -- Consultations on the establishment of Constitutional Court were met with high expectations, as Mmathethe residents expressed eagerness for the court's immediate takeoff.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Ministry for State President, Defence and Security has been allocated the largest share of the proposed Ministerial Recurrent Budget. The P13.05 billion stake is an increase of P502.77 million or 4.01 percent over this year's approved budget.
[Botswana Daily News] Habu -- Some residents of Habu have expressed support for the proposed Constitutional Court, hoping it will address what they describe as longstanding injustices related to land ownership.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Fiscal consolidation, discipline and the rebuilding of financial buffers are at the core of fiscal strategy for the 2026/2027 financial year as government moves to strengthen debt sustainability and restore economic resilience.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The senior women national team, The Mares has reported for camp on Sunday to prepare for the COSAFA women's championships.
[Botswana Daily News] Toteng -- The expansion of the Khoemacau Copper Mine is set to transform Botswana into a key global copper exporter and inject substantial employment and training opportunities into the local economy.
[Botswana Daily News] Selebi Phikwe -- The Assistant Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Mr Ignatius Moswaane has called on stakeholders to work in unison in the interest of the proposed Constitutional Court.
[Botswana Daily News] Lobatse -- The trio accused of gang raping a 13-year-old minor at Kgoro in Good Hope District on July 11, 2025 have been further remanded in custody.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Government has placed the private sector at the centre of Botswana's economic transformation.
[Cosafa] The HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women's Championship 2025 will be staged in Polokwane, South Africa from February 18-March 1, 2026. It will feature 11 teams and we bring you profiles of three of those sides, Angola, Botswana and Eswatini.
[Botswana Daily News] Tlokweng -- Team Botswana started the All Africa Senior Badminton Championships on a low note after the men's team lost 5-0 to Nigeria.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Vice President and Minister of Finance, Mr Ndaba Gaolathe has announced a downward revision of Botswana's medium-term fiscal outlook, citing persistent global and domestic economic headwinds that continue to strain the country's public finances.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Former national team bowler, Marea Modutlwa has made history by becoming the first woman to lead the Botswana Bowling Association during its elective congress held in Gaborone on Saturday.
[Ghanaian Times] It is often said that Africa holds close to a third of the world's known reserves of the minerals essential to the energy transition and emerging industrial technologies. The figure appears so frequently in policy papers and investor decks that it has become almost rhetorical, a shorthand for potential rather than a measure of realised strategy. But that is beginning to shift, at least at a discernibly faster pace.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- In May, the world will watch the fastest athletes pass a baton, with stopwatches and finish lines as their primary target. But for Batswana, the baton being passed is one of economic hope, brighter and more ambitious future.
[Botswana Daily News] Jackalas 1 -- Two previous Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks, one in 2013 and another in 2022, left Ms Rebecca Dube of Jackalas No. 1 devastated and almost pushed her back into poverty.
[Botswana Daily News] Kanye -- The diamond mining town of Jwaneng may lend its name to the event, but Botswana's athletics spotlight shifts to Lobatse this weekend as the Jwaneng Athletics Club (JAC) stages its much-anticipated Track & Field Challenge at the Lobatse Sports Complex on Saturday.
[Botswana Daily News] Maun -- The push for a cleaner Maun gained momentum on Friday as North West District Council (NWDC) launched the #KeepMaunClean campaign, linking environmental responsibility to tourism growth, business appeal and community pride.