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Botswana President Boko dates Malawi, to pair with Chakwera in 61st Independence Day Celebrations

Botswana President Boko dates Malawi, to pair with Chakwera in 61st Independence Day Celebrations

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Botswana President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko is visiting Malawi for three days. Boko is expected to arrive in Malawi on Saturday, July 5, 2025 through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in the capital Lilongwe. Reads Foreign...

Botswana’s Mares Geared Up for WAFCON Challenge

Botswana’s Mares Geared Up for WAFCON Challenge

Botswana’s senior national women’s football team, the Mares, have set their sights on making history at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament in Morocco. Preparations are progressing smoothly with no injury concerns reported, and...

Botswana Athletics Association Worried About Increasing Doping Violations

Botswana Athletics Association Worried About Increasing Doping Violations

For close to a decade and a half, Botswana has been enjoying an unprecedented success in the international track and field athletics arena. Due to this success, after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) was incepted by World Athletics in 2017,...

Limpopo star Shandesh apologises after calling Botswana a dry place with nothing but dust and cows

Limpopo star Shandesh apologises after calling Botswana a dry place with nothing but dust and cows

South African musician Shandesh has apologised after backlash over her post dissing Botswana Fans from Botswana slammed the 21-year-old singer for her disrespectful remarks, and her management’s statement failed to calm the outrage Mzansi...

Flames begin preparations for Botswana

Flames begin preparations for Botswana

Malawi National Football Team Thursday started preparations for a friendly against Botswana as part of the 61st independence celebrations. The two teams will meet at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on Sunday, with Flames coach Kalisto Pasuwa...

Ekhaya Goalkeeper ‘Elias Misi’ Replaces Injured ‘Chikooka’ in Flames Squad Ahead of Botswana Friendly

Ekhaya Goalkeeper ‘Elias Misi’ Replaces Injured ‘Chikooka’ in Flames Squad Ahead of Botswana Friendly

Published on July 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM by Evance Kapito 117 words • approx. 1 min read Ekhaya FC goalkeeper Elias Misi has been called up to the Malawi national team to replace Silver Strikers’ shot-stopper George Chikooka, who sustained an injury...

MIT Kuo Center, Botswana Government Launch Multiyear Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partnership

MIT Kuo Center, Botswana Government Launch Multiyear Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partnership

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship has launched a five-year collaboration with the Government of Botswana aimed at strengthening the country’s innovation and entrepreneurship...

Grilling his way from Tawau to Botswana

Grilling his way from Tawau to Botswana

Grilling his way from Tawau to Botswana Published on: Friday, July 04, 2025 Published on: Fri, Jul 04, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off From a small town in Tawau to the international stage in Botswana, one young man’s journey shows how far chicken...

Flames face Botswana in international friendly on Independence Day Celebrations

Flames face Botswana in international friendly on Independence Day Celebrations

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi national football team, Flames, is gearing up to play Botswana in an international friendly match on Sunday, July 6,2025, as part of Malawi’s 61st independence celebrations. The match will be played at Bingu...

BTA Hails Botswana Open All Round

BTA Hails Botswana Open All Round

Having attracted a positive assessment in all of its aspects including sponsorship, the Botswana Open has laid the groundwork for players due for the AUSC Region 5 Games beginning this week in Namibia and for BTA to host the prestigious Davis Cup...

St. George’s University Partners With Legae Academy To Expand Medical Education Opportunities In Botswana

St. George’s University Partners With Legae Academy To Expand Medical Education Opportunities In Botswana

St. George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, has formed a three-year partnership with Legae Academy, an internationally certified secondary school in Gaborone, Botswana. This collaboration aims to assist aspiring...

How Wafcon 2024 will be 'a dream' for underdogs Botswana

How Wafcon 2024 will be 'a dream' for underdogs Botswana

Born in the village of Thamaga, Dithebe would sneak out to play football as a child while her mother, who was concerned about her schooling being affected, was out of the house. The player overcame a difficult spell playing in France, where she...

Unity in Diversity: Solidarity Among Botswana’s Tertiary Education Students

Unity in Diversity: Solidarity Among Botswana’s Tertiary Education Students

Botswana’s tertiary education landscape is diverse, vibrant, and deeply woven into the nation’s developmental ambitions. From the lecture halls of the University of Botswana and the Institute of Development Management (IDM) to the training...

Medochemie donates over €60K-worth of medicines to Botswana

Medochemie donates over €60K-worth of medicines to Botswana

With a strong sense of responsibility and a deep commitment to the principles of humanitarian contribution, Medochemie has sent vital pharmaceutical supplies to the Republic of Botswana as part of a coordinated initiative to address critical...

Crisis in Botswana’s Prisons

Crisis in Botswana’s Prisons

Three Botswana Prison Service officers are currently on interdiction pending investigations into alleged criminal offences committed inside the prison.According to a written response to this publication, the officers have been reported to the...

Duma Boko: the angriest man in Botswana

Duma Boko: the angriest man in Botswana

President Advocate Duma Boko comes across as a deeply hurt person. He is an angry man, very angry, despite his claim that he’s chosen to be a ‘wounded healer’. Addressing a press conference recently, the President laid bare his soul in a......

Matheus clinches bronze in Botswana half marathon

Matheus clinches bronze in Botswana half marathon

Namibian long-distance runner Jesaya Matheus put on a stellar performance yesterday, to secure a bronze medal in the 21-kilometre Sir Seretse Khama Day half marathon held in Serowe, Botswana. Matheus crossed the finish line in a commendable time...

New trade agreement with China sparks optimism in Botswana beef industry

New trade agreement with China sparks optimism in Botswana beef industry

Beef exporters in Botswana have warmly welcomed a new trade agreement granting access for the country's premium beef to the Chinese market — seen as a major boost to one of Botswana's pillar industries. Boniface Monnawapula, a board member of the...

Botswana Tennis Open dangles P85, 550 cash incentives

Botswana Tennis Open dangles P85, 550 cash incentives

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

Botswana secures $200m OPEC Fund loan

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...

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