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Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe tours two higher education institutions in Botswana

Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe tours two higher education institutions in Botswana

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, has encouraged the South African Post-School Education and Training (PSET) sector to adopt best practices from neighbouring countries in the region, particularly in technical and...

Owner:  South African Government
Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe leads DHET delegation at 11th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning in Botswana, 10 to 12 Sept

Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe leads DHET delegation at 11th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning in Botswana, 10 to 12 Sept

The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, will lead the South African Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) delegation at the 11th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF11), which takes place from 10...

Owner:  South African Government
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Participation at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, 25 September 2025
Honouring the past and shaping the future through the ex-political prisoners’ reunion

Honouring the past and shaping the future through the ex-political prisoners’ reunion

Robben Island, once a notorious symbol of apartheid oppression, served as a prison for leaders of South Africa’s liberation movement, isolating them from the growing resistance across the country. These political prisoners endured harsh...

Owner:  South African Government
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Botswana diamonds could soon enter U.S. market duty-free

Botswana diamonds could soon enter U.S. market duty-free

As global diamond prices tumble and trade tensions rise, Botswana’s President Duma Boko is leading a bold diplomatic push to protect the nation’s most prized industry. Speaking to the BBC about ongoing trade talks with Washington, Boko confirmed...

Owner:  Blue Sky Publications Ltd
Somaliland electoral commission wins global award for transparent elections in Botswana
Zimbabwean man jailed in Botswana for illegal entry

Zimbabwean man jailed in Botswana for illegal entry

The Voice BW A 32-year-old Zimbabwean national, Brian Mpofu, spent his first night in a Botswana prison after illegally entering the country in 2022. Mpofu was arrested the day before Independence Day at Dumela Industrial by police patrolling the...

Owner:  Jefta Madzingo
Bessie Head: From South African asylum to Botswana exile, claimed only in death

Bessie Head: From South African asylum to Botswana exile, claimed only in death

The first in a series on African women writers whose lives and work reshaped the continent’s literature. African literature was built in unequal conditions. Men like Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, and JM Coetzee became the canon....

Owner:  ANSA Investment Ltd
ABEC Honoured with Top Electoral Management Award in Botswana

ABEC Wins Prestigious Electoral Management Award in Botswana

The Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC), won the Electoral Management Award at the the 21st International Electoral Awards ceremony, which took place in Gaborone, Botswana on Friday. This milestone marks the first time in its history...

Owner:  Non-transparent
Zambia, Botswana Urged to Unlock Investment Through Strategic Partnership

Zambia, Botswana Urged to Unlock Investment Through Strategic Partnership

Zambia’s High Commissioner to Botswana, Pamela M. Chisanga, has called for the two nations to leverage their shared opportunities to attract greater investment. Speaking at the Africa Early-Stage Investor Summit in Gaborone, Ms. Chisanga...

Owner:  Non-Transparent
Somaliland Electoral Commission honoured in Botswana
Namibia to host Botswana-Namibia Bi-National Commission

Namibia to host Botswana-Namibia Bi-National Commission

Namibia will host the second session of the Botswana-Namibia Bi-National Commission (BNC) from Monday to Thursday, the Presidency announced on Saturday. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Botswana’s president, Duma Boko, will co-chair the Heads...

Owner:  Gwen Lister
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