Tag: Botswana
Independent Africa
Battery theft affecting phone service in Botswana
Surging world prices for rechargeable batteries are being blamed for the growing theft of lithium cells from mobile phone towers in Botswana.
The country’s biggest...
Independent Africa
Botswana army call for unmarried recruits sparks row
People in Botswana have expressed anger over a requirement not to be married so as to join the army.
An advertisement posted on Facebook by...
World
Botswana allows wives to own land
Botswana wives can for the first time own land alongside their husbands, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said.Until now, the country's land policy stopped wives...
World
Botswana bans alcohol sales
Botswana's government has banned the sale of alcohol and suspended all liquor licences.A gazette notice said the suspension was until further notice. All alcohol...
Business
Botswana president goes into coronavirus quarantine
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has quarantined himself after an official working closely with him tested positive for Covid-19, a government statement says.Some other people...
World
Botswana probes death of 56 elephants
Botswana is investigating the mysterious death of 56 elephants in the last two months. Authorities have ruled out poaching, as all carcasses were found...
News
Botswana extends nationwide coronavirus lockdown
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has announced a one-week extension of the nationwide lockdown that was due to end on 30 April after one month.
President...
News
Botswana MPs caught breaking coronavirus rules
Several MPs in Botswana have been caught breaking their self-isolation instructions and have now been placed in supervised quarantine.
On Thursday, all parliamentarians and President...
World
Botswana auctions off permits to hunt elephants
Botswana held its first auctions for the right to hunt elephants since lifting a ban last year.The country has some 130,000 elephants, the largest...
World
Crisis at Botswana’s Ministry of Water Resources
Ministry of Lands Management, Sanitation and Water Resources top management and Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board's (PPADB) failure to listen to the advice...
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