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Okavango Delta faces mounting threats despite World Heritage status

The Okavango Delta, Botswana’s sprawling inland oasis of papyrus channels, hippos, and fish-catching owls, has long been one of Africa’s last untouched wildernesses. But...
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Towards a transformative people’s constitution: A Reply to the Son of Ngamiland Soil

Dear Victor Baatweng, Thank you for the open letter you wrote me last week through the pages of the Sunday Standard. I thought it is my duty...
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Botswana stands with Cuba as U.S. embargo faces global condemnation

When Botswana joined the overwhelming majority of United Nations (UN) member states in calling for the United States to lift its decades-old economic, commercial...
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Botswana’s debt could blow past red light

Botswana’s debt could peak at 40% of GDP raising concerns that the country may soon run past a fiscal red light according to Moody’s...
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Botswana Railways derails into debt,   wagons and shares under hammer

Botswana Railways (BR) which is the country’ once-proud transport lifeline is facing a deepening financial crisis as two separate High Court cases have led...
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State lines up thousands of witnesses in Ecoplexus case 

The ongoing Ecoplexus case in which Batswana are reported to have been swindled out of P170 million is poised to become one of the...
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ARV defaults may derail Botswana’s UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets

A reported shortage of life-saving HIV medicines across Botswana is threatening to undo decades of progress in the country’s celebrated fight against HIV/AIDS and...
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Govt faces “Lie by Omission” over electricity tariff hike

The government through the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security’s appears to have lied by omission following its recent social media...
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Liquor proposal risks undermining Alcohol Levy gains

A government proposal to let bars and liquor stores operate 24 hours a day is drawing criticism from health experts, who say it could...
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Air Botswana board cleans house following GM’s sacking

The Air Botswana board has launched a sweeping purge of the national carrier’s management ranks after the firing of General Manager by the Minister...
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