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Botswana has requested a meeting with the G7 leadership before the scheduled implementation of diamond certification to weed out Russian diamonds can start in September in order to ensure a mutually beneficial outcome.Insiders say that Botswana...

A high-powered Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) delegation departs for Beyonce, France, tomorrow (Saturday) to initiate negotiations for a new 10-year agreement as the current one concludes at the year's end.Much like the recent Diamond Sales...

Standing at a height of 1.63 m, Daisy Bernitta Bathusi, was only one-year-old when she arrived in Boteti. Her journey led her to later secure her first and only job in the diamond mining town of Orapa.Aspiring to represent the Boteti East...

Diamonds from Botswana and other African countries face a potential risk owing to a resolution of the G7 countries that mandates the certification of all global diamonds in Antwerp, Belgium.This certification requirement applies after the diamonds...

Residents of Kgaphamadi who are currently residing on a portion of the 5270-hectare land located to the west of Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA) are considered squatters and are expected to vacate.They have been duly compensated,...

The national registration for this year’s general election, which began last Friday, encountered several challenges on its inaugural day.These issues signal the potential to undermine the credibility of the registration process and consequently,...

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) plans to introduce in the upcoming parliament session a Bill advocating for the counting of all ballots in one location, including those for parliamentary candidates.BCP President Dumelang Saleshando said Wednesday...

The Government has maintained that the Selibe Phikwe Economic Development Unit (SPEDU) was never intended to be designated as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ).This decision stems from SPEDU's status as a company limited by guarantee, established in...

Residents of Kgaphamadi settlement, located in the Gaborone Region near the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, eagerly await the Ministry of Lands' response to their petition addressing their long-standing marginalisation.The matter has...

Justice Tebogo Tau, the President of the Court of Appeal (CoA), is today scheduled to deliver a judgment in the case in which the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has sought an expedited appeal against the order issued by the Francistown High...

The Gaborone City Council has spent over P236 million, which is 54 percent of the total amount allocated it under the recurrent budget, Gaborone City Mayor, Austin Abraham told a full Council meeting.He said the total budget allocated under the...

The Greater Gaborone area is witnessing a surge in new and heightened cases of HIV, with at least 140 individuals testing positive out of over 8,300 people who underwent testing in the current quarter.Gaborone City Mayor, Austin Abraham, expressed...

The Gaborone City Council requires P1 billion for the development of infrastructure and the acquisition of equipment. This investment aims not only to enhance the city's facilities to match global standards but also to bestow upon it the...

The government is set to allocate more than P500 million as the purchasing cost for BCL houses to the liquidator, according to Vice President and Leader of the House, Slumber Tsogwane.Tsogwane disclosed to Parliament that a total of 1 576 properties...

Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Sethabelo Modukanele had a hectic day in parliament as he responded to inquiries from Members of Parliament, representing two constituencies in the capital city.Tumisang Mangwegape-Healey,...