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Botswana’s internet speed improves in global rankings
Botswana’s internet speed ranking went up the ladder in global rankings, according to Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index which tracks African countries’ internet speeds at...
Questions about safety of Botswana’s horticultural produce raised in Ivory Coast
Horticultural farmers are understandably happy about the killing they have made on the back of a 13-month old import ban that the Ministry of...
Clause 20.8 in BPF constitution complicates Khama’s presidential ambitions
From when he formed the Botswana Patriotic Front, throughout his ceaseless feuding with his successor and now as he plans to run for the...
Mohembo bridge fails smell test
An environmental impact assessment (EIA) conducted by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) suggests that the iconic Mohembo Bridge is a disaster waiting to...
Two rhinos die during ‘evacuation’
Two rhinos have died while being relocated from the Okavango Delta in an exercise meant to save them from being killed by poachers, the...
Confident of victory, Khama wants elective congress he opposed last year
Had the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) held its elective congress late last year, a Khama would have lost an election for the first time...
Feedlotting could ‘undermine Botswana beef’s positioning as a premium brand’
On a game show of his that enjoys international patronage, Steve Harvey has told the world that Botswana has the tastiest beef in the...
Masisi blindsides Magosi to appoint Torto
The appointment of Nelson Torto as deputy Director General at the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is alleged to have taken Director Peter...
BNF demands President to withdraw derogatory remarks
Angered Botswana National Front (BNF) has called on President Mokgweetsi Masisi to withdraw and apologise for use of vulgar language.
The party has beef with...
President’s sister seeks mercy over controversial tender
President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s sister and a Chinese contractor seek court to exonerate them from blame.
Following allegations that they bankrolled the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP),...
