AU Summit launches talks on US$800 million green conservation Trust Fund

03 november 2025 - 20:37:19 AO/WA 356 Views Panafrican News Agency Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Talks on the creation of a US$800 million environmental support facility to be funded from 1% of the Gross Domestic Product of all African countries to...

Botswana unearths rare track diamonds

On the fringes of the vast Kalahari desert, which stretches more than 900,000 square kilometres across three countries, lies Botswana’s most valuable commodity: the sparkling diamond. The diamonds have been the mainstay of the country’s economy,...

Botswana’s reflections, participation at TABEF 2025

TABEF, a prestigious forum, brings together prominent representatives of public and private sector actors from both Africa and Turkey. Botswana’s Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Tiroeaone Ntsima, led a delegation of two officials including...

Botswana Athletics Earns Plaudits from Confederation of African Athletics 

On Wednesday, the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) announced Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) as the Best African Federation for the year 2025. In what should have rightfully been Botswana’s crowning moment, CAA also announced rising...

FIFA Visit A Watershed For Botswana Football

FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s upcoming visit to Botswana will mark a historic moment, signalling international recognition and accelerating the country’s football development agenda GAZETTE REPORTER The planned visit of FIFA President Gianni...

AWIEF Announces 2025 Winners, Honours Audrey Joe-Ezigbo with Lifetime Achievement Award

L-R: Soraya da Piedade, Winner of Creative Industry Award; Dr Vera Kamtukule, Former Minister of Tourism, Malawi. Photo taken at the 2025 AWIEF Awards on 31 October 2025 at CTICC, Cape Town. The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum...

Licence fees review timely

Mthuli Ncube FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube has announced a raft of reforms for the wholesale and retail sectors which has culminated in the slashing of fees. The reforms come barely two months after...

A Diamond Found in Botswana May Be the Rarest of Its Kind Found to Date

The diamond formed in two stages, with the pink half arising first. Credit: Tebogo Hambira/GI Many a special diamond has been unearthed in Botswana, but this one is something else. A diamond split cleanly in two—one half a soft pink, the other...

Luxury tourism is a risky strategy for African economies – new study of Botswana, Mauritius, Rwanda

How successful is luxury tourism in Africa? What happens if it fails to produce higher tourism revenues: can it be reversed? And does it depend on what kind of government is in place? Pritish Behuria is a scholar of the political economy of...

Angola and Botswana battle for control of De Beers

Angola has made a bold move to acquire Anglo American’s entire 85% stake in diamond giant De Beers, positioning itself against rival bidders, including Botswana. State-owned Endiama EP confirmed it has submitted a “concrete and...

Rare half-pink rough diamond with ‘astounding’ weight of 37.4 carats discovered in Botswana

Miners have unearthed a rare, two-colored natural diamond in Botswana — and experts say it likely formed in two stages. The diamond is half pink, half colorless. It measures about 1 by 0.63 by 0.57 inches (24.3 by 16 by 14.5 millimeters) and...

Starlets coach Odemba targets semi-final berth at WAFCON Finals

Harambee Starlets coach Beldine Odemba instructs her charges during their 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier against Botswana at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on November 29, 2023. Photo/Sportpicha Audio By Vocalize...

Containerised Electrical & Control System Powers Paste Plant in Botswana

Containerised Electrical & Control System Powers Paste Plant in Botswana October 2025 System Integration & Control Systems Design Delivering a complete, containerized solution for a mine’s paste plant in Botswana, this project stands as a model of...

BUAN charts Botswana’s path to One Health

The Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN), in collaboration with the EU-funded Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) project, convened a high-level One Health Breakfast Meeting this week. The...

‘Infantino’s Visit a Turning Point for Botswana Football’ — Babitseng

Botswana Football Association (BFA) President Tariq Babitseng has described the much-anticipated visit to Botswana by FIFA President Gianni Infantino as a historic and transformative moment for football in the country. He says the visit marks a...

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Botswana and one other: De Beers’ race heats up

Renowned diamond industry expert, Sheila Khama, says Angola’s proposal for a regional partnership to takeover De Beers, is not advisable. “The idea’s pan-African undertones may resonate with some but is easier said than done,” she wrote in an...

Mr & Miss Beauty with Albinism Botswana set to shine

The event, which will take place on November 1, 2025, at Botho University, aims to fight stigma and discrimination against persons with albinism while promoting beauty and awareness. Motladiile-Kenneth, a human rights defender and advocate for the...

Botswana moves closer to ratifying key human rights covenants

Speaking on Friday at the closing ceremony of a national consultation workshop held in Gaborone, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services, Moffat Lubinda, confirmed that the country is advancing efforts to...

Rhino poaching kingpin Dawie Groenewald faces new scrutiny in Botswana

POLOKWANE – Dawie Groenewald, who faces more than 1 600 charges related to rhino poaching, is expected to appear in court again – despite currently being allowed international travel under his bail conditions. Groenewald and his co-accused last...