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At the time of writing this piece late Monday this week, reports trickling in from Nigeria suggested that the Junta leaders in Niger were now ready and willing to meet President Bola Tinubu’s delegation.We will all recall that Tinubu is the...

The Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Union of Comoros, Azali Assoumani yesterday (July 28) called for a “ceasefire” in the Ukraine-Russia war.He was accompanying Russian President Vladimir Putin when he read a statement to...

An air of optimism pervades the air here at the ExpoForum in the ‘Venice of the North’, St. Petersburg as the second Russia-Africa Summit winds to a close today (Friday).Plentiful bilateral talks have been held between the Summit host, Russian...

The Selebi Phikwe–based Premium Nickel Resources Botswana (PNRB) has this morning parted ways with its Chief Executive Officer, Montwedi Mphathi.He is replaced by Kneipe Setlhare, who now assumes responsibilities of CEO while retaining the title of...

Self-exiled Kgosikgolo Kgafela II of BaKgatla ba Kgafela will on Saturday 8th July, 2023 preside over the enthronement of Kgosikgolo of BaKgatla ba Mosetlha, Kgosi Nchaupe III Makapan in Makapanstad, Hammaskraal, South Africa.Throngs of BaKgatla from...

Ukraine will welcome any type of support from friendly African countries – whether humanitarian assistance in light of Tuesday’s Kakhovka dam disaster - donation or sale of weapons to help its troops fend off the Russian aggression.In a virtual...

Botswana’s chamber of commerce – Business Botswana – is working actively with its partner to open a Business Botswana (BB) Office in Hunan Province, China.This was revealed by the President of Business Botswana Gobusamang Keebine last Friday...

Botswana is hosting the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Regional Meeting from 28 August to 1 September 2023 in the capital city, Gaborone.A spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr. Christopher Nyanga told Botswana Guardian that the WHO...

Monday 27th March 2023 marked, in the words of President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, “the dawn of a new era for the diamond industry in Botswana, as we begin this journey with HB Antwerp”.The official launch of diamond cutting and polishing company,...

Finally, the die is cast.Monday, the 27th of March 2023 dawns a new era in Botswana’s diamond economy, when diamond technology company HB Botswana, will be officially launched at its temporary facility at the Diamond Technology Park in Gaborone by...

The world is going through an unprecedented geopolitical transition with the emergence of the multipolar world system promoted by the five nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa under the acronym BRICS.This grouping threatens the...

Vice Chancellor of the University of Botswana Prof. David Norris has been invited by the University of Pennsylvania to make a presentation on the ‘Future of International Academic Capacity-building and Knowledge Exchange’ during the 10th...

The week-long strike by the University of Botswana academic Senior Support Staff Union and University of Botswana Staff Union for salary adjustment has come and gone – but the money is nowhere to be found!All indications are that however legitimate...

In the month of January 2023 alone there’s been three highly-significant visits to our Southern African shores by three prominent personages from the world’s leading nations. If you follow international relations closely, you’ll understand that...

If you thought 2022 was eventful, wait for the countless political scalps that 2023 promises to claim! God have mercy on us! The writing was always on the wall – the script of a master strategist had already been written as far back as 2008 and...