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Bona Life Powers Clash of Legends Tournament in Francistown
Sunday Standard
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June 30, 2025
Bona Life’s sponsorship played a pivotal role in the successful staging of this year’s Clash of Legends tournament which was held at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, organisers have said. They credited the life insurance company’s...
Debswana charity walk activation draws Gaborone crowds
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
The event, held last weekend, served as a warm-up and awareness campaign ahead of the main charity walk scheduled for August in diamond town Orapa. Participants took part in the 5km, 10km, and 21km races. The theme for this year’s walk focuses on...
Gaborone to bid for CAF Women’s Champions league qualifiers
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
The tournament is zonal qualifiers that feature eight league champions from Southern Africa, battling for a single CAF Women's Champions League finals spot. The tournament has been held in South Africa for two previous editions in 2022 and 2023,...
Botswana Tennis Open dangles P85, 550 cash incentives
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
With a total prize money of P85, 550, this year’s edition promises energetic matches from players drawn from across the region. There are decent cash prizes for the winners with the men's and women's singles champions guaranteed P12, 000 each. The...
Botswana secures $200m OPEC Fund loan
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
Gaolathe, who is also the Finance Minister, attended the OPEC Fund’s Development Forum earlier this month as part of his engagements with investors and funding partners. A statement released by the OPEC Fund says the loan complements a package...
MISA Botswana to host second Golf Day
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
Now in its second edition, the MISA Golf Day is a fundraising initiative to support the ongoing MISA Botswana activities. As a champion of media freedom, freedom of expression, and pluralistic independent journalism, MISA plays a vital role in...
Namibia and Botswana continue to strengthen border relations
Informante
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June 29, 2025
Date: June 29, 2025 Staff Reporter NAMIBIA and Botswana continue to show their dedication to tackling issues affecting border communities, as the second phase of the Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Sensitization Campaign is currently underway...
Liu Jianchao meets ministers from Mozambique and Botswana
Friends of Socialist China
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June 29, 2025
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (IDCPC), met on June 13 with Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, and Phenyo...
Botswana court orders apology over S.African magnate graft claims
Macau Business
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June 27, 2025
Botswana’s High Court ruled on Friday that a former government investigator’s claims of corruption against South African mining executive Bridgette Motsepe were false and ordered an apology. Motsepe is the sister of South Africa’s first lady,...
Botswana Govt, Bridgette Motsepe reach settlement in ‘Butterfly Case’
SABC News
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June 27, 2025
The government of Botswana and business mogul Bridgette Motsepe have reached a court settlement, concluding a protracted litigation over allegations made against her in what is now known as the “Butterfly case”. This case affected Bridgette...
Botswana: Jordan MoOzy shares visuals for No Time single
Music in Africa
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June 27, 2025
Produced by multi-award-winning producer Fella, the track blends synth-pop, R&B, and Afrobeats into an up-tempo, romantic anthem encouraging self-belief and decisive action in both love and life. Shot by Masian Pictures, the video interprets the...
How Botswana’s Sustainable Natural Diamond Story Sparkled At JCK
Forbes
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Diamond exports provide Botswana's economy with strong supplies of foreign exchange and have helped ... More finance industrial development, improvements in Botswana's infrastructure plus nationwide free education.Natural Diamond Council Various...
Motsepe cleared! – Botswana court slams dirty money claims as lies
African Insider
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June 28, 2025
Gaborone – Botswana’s High Court ruled on Friday that a former government investigator’s claims of corruption against South African mining executive Bridgette Motsepe were false and ordered an apology. Motsepe is the sister of South Africa’s first...
BAA Releases Bantsi to Lead 2026 World Relays Secretariat
Sunday Standard
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June 30, 2025
Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has recommended its president, Moses Bantsi, to be appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 2026 World Relays. According to well placed sources, the BAA leader’s appointment is already approved....
Pouncing lions, pronking springboks, poison-arrow lessons: Botswana’s safari idyll
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 27, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size In Botswana, they named their currency, pula, after their most precious commodity. Their...
Botswanan president urges state-owned enterprises to explore int'l markets
Xinhua News Agency
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GABORONE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Botswanan President Duma Boko on Monday urged state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and parastatals to increase productivity and profitability and to explore international markets. During a meeting with the executives of...
Who failed Botswana — The technocrats or the system?
MMEGI
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June 26, 2025
There is a Maasai proverb that says, “Don’t let the belly make you useless.” Given the current economic crunch, one might wonder if Botswana grew drowsy from a prolonged diamond feast. For years, the country enjoyed consistent economic growth...
Vunani hosts annual Botswana women Awards workshop
MMEGI
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June 26, 2025
Held as a follow-up to the Vunani Annual Botswana Women in Sports Awards in March, the workshop aimed to empower award winners with essential professional development tools. Key focus areas included financial literacy, contract negotiation,...
Liberty Life urges Batswana to rethink retirement
MMEGI
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June 26, 2025
Speaking at the inaugural Liberty Life Annuity Conference held last Friday, Managing Director Joy Buno said Botswana must move beyond seeing retirement as a personal issue and start treating it as a national economic concern. The conference...
South Africa takes action against foot and mouth disease with Botswana's vaccine support
IOL
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June 26, 2025
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has confirmed that South Africa is actively addressing the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) affecting four provinces. On Thursday, Ntshavheni indicated that the Cabinet also welcomed...