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HB Antwerp, the Belgium-based diamond company that focuses on technology-driven sourcing, analysis and cutting of diamonds, is opening in Botswana this December.Known as Genesis HB Botswana, the Gaborone-based company housed at the Diamond Technology...

The University of Botswana (UB) plans to set up a Software Development Hub on campus in six months’ time.This was revealed by the Vice Chancellor Prof David Norris recently during the signing of a Memorandum of Action (MoA) between the institution...

Mohumagadi Mma Matshego – the wife of the self-exiled Bakgatla baga Kgafela Sovereign, Kgosikgolo Kgafela II, has come back home to Mochudii with her two children, Tebele and Sedibelo.The announcement was made this morning (Friday 9th of September...

America’s Founding Fathers’ ideal of democracy and rights when they drafted the Declaration of Independence was focused on a “narrow set of Americans - primarily white, male landowners”.This is the frank admission by the Charge d’ Affaires...

I was in Eswatini two weekends ago. And I tell you, the days of the old order are fast coming to an end! My impression of the Oshoek border post was bewilderment! Except for the mushrooming shanty town at the entrance, the offices are spick and span....

The United States of America has pledged US$250 000 (P2 million) for a project to support training women across the country who are active, or interested in politics.This was revealed Tuesday evening by Foreign Secretary Dr. Gladys Mokhawa at a...

The Continental President of the Civic Commission for Africa (CCfA) Maungo Mooki has called on all African governments to leverage Japan’s experience and technologies to promote and support regional integration.Mooki, who doubles as TICAD Africa...

Prospects for scaling up the University of Botswana bio-diesel production to the commercial level look brighter given the results from the pilot project, which was officially launched on August 4, 2022.Biodiesel production is a government-funded...

The United Nations Expert Group on Arbitrary Detention has slammed the tendency of lawyers, judges, and magistrates to unduly delay trials, warning this could lead to arbitrary detention and prejudice the right to appeal.The Group conducted an...

The last three years were something of an oxymoron for outgoing French Ambassador Laurence Beau – ‘bitter-sweet’ !Her arrival in Botswana in 2019 – her first posting to an African country following her numerous forays in Latin America, the...

Greed is God - the first-ever full-length feature movie filmed on location in and around Botswana and produced exclusively for the international market is finally out! And to support this milestone, a private viewing has been arranged and will be...

Botswana’s all-around Soprano and Opera singer, Tshenolo Batshogile is currently flying Botswana’s banner high in Europe with performances in several Italian cities.The Ranotswa lady currently rated Botswana’s best Soprano, arrived in Italy on...

I once asked a friend if there’s anything called ‘absolute truth’ and he was adamant, nothing of the sort exists, every opinion, distilled in accord with one’s subjective conditions, can pass for truth! That got me thinking; Is that why...

President Mokgweetsi Masisi, an avowed ally and unrepentant supporter of Western Sahara’s independence, must tactically withdraw his participation from the planned US-Africa Business Summit scheduled for July 19-22, 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco.Here...

- "Botswana’s youth are the new diamonds"Botswana is well-positioned to continue on its successful path of high economic growth and responsible use of its diamond income, outgoing Ambassador of the European Union to Botswana and SADC, Jan Sadek has...