Botswana puts Olympic champion on five-dollar bill

Even though it’s been more than a year since Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo stormed to 200m Olympic gold at Paris 2024, his country has not stopped celebrating him. On Friday, the president of Botswana announced that Tebogo would be the new face of the...

Choppies' profit outlook impacted by foreign exchange and operational costs

Choppies Enterprises' taxed profit will likely decline by between 35% and 25% for the 12 months to June 30, impacted mainly by the loss on the sale of the Zimbabwean business, foreign exchange rate differences, cost of diesel to mitigate...

Botswana sets up Sovereign Wealth Fund

The Fund is designed to provide long-term economic stability, create jobs, and ensure that wealth from the nation’s resources continues to benefit generations to come. During a press briefing earlier today, the Fund’s inaugural chairperson, Farouk...

Olympic hero Letsile Tebogo becomes face of Botswana’s 50 pula note

Olympic hero Letsile Tebogo becomes face of Botswana’s 50 pula note The Bank of Botswana has unveiled a new 50 pula banknote to celebrate its 50th anniversary and honour Olympic sprint champion Letsile Tebogo. The commemorative note features...

African Science Councils push evidence, innovation and inclusion to drive development 

Accra, Sept. 18, GNA – Science Granting Councils across Africa are shifting from simply funding research to actively shaping national and continental policy through evidence, accountability, innovation and inclusion. The transformation is crucial...

Botswana launches new wealth fund to drive diversification, create jobs

"The Pula Fund is a liquidity stabilisation fund, it is a fund that takes cash and keeps it for a rainy day. This sovereign wealth fund will not be only about stabilisation, it's about growth," Farouk Gumel, the fund's board chairperson, told a...

Meet the Kerry woman who has set up a successful business catering for solo travellers

A Tralee woman who has set up a thriving travel business aimed at reluctant solo travellers who want to travel in a group said this week that she’s only just getting started with trips to Botswana, China, India, and Egypt, which are already...

Beyond Safaris: Botswana Turns to Its Cities

Botswana just launched the City Tourism Initiative in Gaborone in a bold move to transform its capital city and other towns in Africa’s longest uninterrupted democracy into vibrant destinations that complement the country’s famed wilderness...

Jemma Reekie left with more questions than answers after early exit at World Athletics Championships

Paul Eddison in Tokyo 16:21, 18 Sep 2025 Jemma Reekie competes in the women’s 800m heats(Image: Sam Mellish) Jemma Reekie arrived at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo looking to banish the demons of her Olympic disappointment, but she...

Botswana launches new wealth fund to drive diversification and create jobs

Botswana has set up a new sovereign wealth fund to drive economic diversification, create jobs and manage state companies, officials said on Wednesday. The Southern African country, long viewed as an African economic success story, is in a slump...

'Botswana’s solar wealth still untapped'

This was the central theme at the Absa Green Energy Roundtable last Thursday, where experts, policymakers and financiers reflected on the gap between potential and actual capacity. Speaking at the forum, Absa Bank Botswana Managing Director,...

Botswana edges closer to carbon tax introduction

Technocrats at the Ministry of Environment and Tourism have revealed that they are wary of the European Union’s plans to heavily tax commodities from carbon gas-emitting countries, which could affect the country’s trade. Thus, the country is...

Shankar’s lonely journey ends: Tragic tale of Delhi Zoo elephant who spent 13 yrs in shackles & solitary

New Delhi: Shankar, Delhi Zoo’s only African elephant, died Wednesday at the age of 29. The National Zoological Park of Delhi said Thursday he had not been eating properly for two days. A probe is underway to determine the main cause of death....

Senior citizens battling for Malawi's State House: Are older leaders threatening democracy in Africa?

As Malawians and other Africans eagerly await the results of Tuesday's elections, where people queued to elect the president, members of the National Assembly, and local government councillors, a political analyst says "very old" leaders weaken...

BOTSWANA URGED TO SELL OFF ITS DE BEERS STAKE

Article By: Gilbert Manenye Investment professional and economic consultant Mphoeng Mphoeng has urged Botswana to think twice before buying a bigger stake in De Beers and instead consider following Anglo American in cutting its stake in the...

Tebogo honoured by Botswana with new banknote

Leslie Tebogo on Botswana's P50 note (Photo: Citi Sports) September 12, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sprinter Letsile Tebogo has been honoured in his homeland with his image featured on the country’s 50 pula note. The 22-year-old, who will contest the...

The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA)

The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA) is a leading Sino-African research and policy think tank headquartered in Accra, Ghana, with operational teams across several countries, including Morocco, Tanzania, Tunisia, the Democratic...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins women’s 400m World Championship gold in second-fastest time ever

(CNN) — American track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won gold in the women’s 400m at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday, running the second-fastest time ever. McLaughlin-Levrone – who typically runs hurdles – completed the race in a...

Jared Pushes Natural Diamonds With New Documentary

As lab-grown diamonds win more admirers, Jared Jewelers is making the case for natural stones with “A Diamond Is Born,” a 20-minute documentary that traces a gem’s journey from discovery to finished jewelry. Directed by Luc Jacquet (“March of the...

CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER ATTENDS GLOBAL EDUCATION FORUM IN BOTSWANA

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Friday, September 12, 2025: Chief Education Officer, Mr. Francil Morris, attended the 11th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (COL-PCF11), a premier international gathering hosted by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL)...