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The recent developments following the G7 countries’ decision to mandate the certification of all global diamonds in Belgium have proven to be disastrous, particularly affecting non-Russian trade.Reliable information reaching Botswana Guardian this...

LONDON: In a bold and unapologetic move, Minister of Tourism, Dumizweni Mthimkhulu and Kgosi Tawana led six others into the British Parliament, urging their counterparts to reconsider passing the proposed Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill....

More than 67,000 plots, out of the Government's intended allocation of 100,000 residential plots have been distributed nationwide, according to the Minister of Lands and Water Affairs, Kefentse Mzwinila.The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)...

The National Arts Council of Botswana (NACB) has since its inception encountered numerous challenges and obstacles, including insufficient funding, receiving only P4 million instead of the P187.5 million grant requested by artists.Additionally, the...

The government's efforts to provide safe drinking water in accordance with the National Water Plan are encountering a crisis due to suspected thieves targeting various points of the infrastructure.The method employed to vandalise the...

Parliament has sanctioned a budget totalling P326.3 million for its 2024-2025 Recurrent and Development Budgets.Presenting the request, Minister of State President Kabo Morwaeng explained that the Development budget request for the National Assembly...

The government has designated land for the construction of the new Ntlo Ya Dikgosi Chamber with all associated procedures expected to be finalised within the 2024/2025 fiscal year.Minister of State President, Kabo Morwaeng, informed Parliament during...

A total 2 586 positions amounting to P486, 681, 036 are being considered for creation through a combination of reallocating existing resources and rationalising vacancies within the Public Service.State Minister, Kabo Morwaeng disclosed this when...

Former President Lt. Gen Dr Ian Khama has embarked on a smear campaign against Botswana’s conservation efforts that will take him to England, parts of Western Europe and Estonia.Khama’s move counters all efforts made by Botswana last year to...

Parliament has endorsed former SADC diplomat and Sustainable Development Goals Project Manager at UNDP Botswana, Boitumelo Sendy Gofhamodimo as the new Specially-Elected Member of Parliament.At the time of going to press and in line with...

Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame presented an expansive budget; nevertheless, concerns persist within the nation regarding its execution, with worries of potential delays stemming from the absence of any mention of the Development Management...

It is just a matter of time before citizens of Botswana and Zimbabwe can freely travel between the two countries using their national identity documents.While the leaders have agreed to this move, it remains a contentious issue, especially among...

Zimbabwe President, Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa is impressed by how his Botswana counterpart Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi and his government stood their ground and obtained a better deal during the Sales Agreement and Mining agreement negotiations with De...

The Ministry of Agriculture has disbursed over P45 million to both seed and tractor suppliers under the newly-launched Temo Letlotlo programme, which incentivises productivity output in agriculture with the primary objective of enhancing food...

Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) moved swiftly and put mechanisms in place that enabled it to turn around its misfortunes from a loss of about P30 million in the 2019-2022 financial period to a profit in the current year.With the new turnaround...